EconSearch Completed Project

Project: Benchmarking Production Costs for Growers in the Chicken Meat Industry in South Australia (2008)

Client: Chicken Meat Registrar, PIRSA

Summary: The purpose of the study was to gather production cost data for growers in the SA chicken meat industry for 2007/08. This involved undertaking around 20 face-to-face interviews with growers, collating and analysing their cost data and preparing benchmarking data on a per farm, per shed and per square metre basis. A user friendly benchmarking spreadsheet was developed that enables growers to compare their own operations against industry benchmarks. Growers can now access this tool online.

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RISE Modelling Presentation

2 December 2011: Imran Zawwar, a recent intern research officer with EconSearch, presented a paper on the basic method and introduction to the RISE model to policy makers, consultants, researchers, managers and students with interests in regional economics at Carnegie Mellon University, Adelaide.

Fishing for Sustainability

December 2011: Julian Morison along with Tor Hundloe, Kate Brooks and Andrew Sullivan co-authored a book titled Fishing for Sustainability, will your grandchildren have the option to eat seafood. The book, published by Bond University Press, illustrates how the integration of ecology, economics and sociology can assist commercial fishers and their government managers in preserving the seafood industry.

RISE Presentation

23 November 2011: Julian Morison presented a paper titled A Practical Guide to Using the RISE Model for Economic Impact Analysis in the Murray Mallee LGA Region to the South Australian Regional Organisation of Councils held in Adelaide.

EconSearch to Evaluate Impacts of SA Marine Parks

July 2010: EconSearch in partnership with the Australian Institute for Social Research and Dr Hugh Kirkman and his environmental team, have been contracted by DENR - Coast and Marine to undertake a cost-benefit analysis on a state-wide basis and prepare an impact statement for each of the 19 parks proposed for South Australian state waters.