An Action Learning approach to grower-focussed change: research among cotton producers in Queensland
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The most striking feature of the irrigated cotton industry is the intensive nature of the production system which is characterised by a high level of chemical inputs and high risk capital outlays, with yield and profit dependent on a guaranteed water supply and technological 'solutions' to production problems. The approach to the cotton industry in Emerald was initially made through the local Cotton Growers and Irrigators Association and resulted in the formation of one group of approximately ten growers. The group has persisted in researching the technology through the monitoring of established sites in the local region, and visiting other sites which use the technology throughout Australia's cotton growing areas. The Local best practices (LBP) approach is a participative group-extension method which is based on a 'farmer first' or 'bottom-up' paradigm. The LBP method of extension provides a structured mechanism to encourage producers to develop and utilise local knowledge.
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Restructuring Global and Regional Agricultures: transformations in Australasian agri-food economies and spaces
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978-0-429-44835-5
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17
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London, UK
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10.4324/9780429448355-18