Horticulture / Industry Commission

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Australia. Industry Commission
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Canberra : Australian Govt. Pub. Service, c1993
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HORTICULTURE REPORT NO. 29 18 FEBRUARY 1993 1
HORTICULTURE Report No. 29 18 February 1993 3
CONTENTS 7
ABBREVIATIONS 12
TERMS OF REFERENCE 14
INTRODUCTION 15
PART A OVERVIEW, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1 SCOPE OF THE INQUIRY AND THE COMMISSION’S APPROACH 19
2 WORLD MARKETS FOR HORTICULTURE 25
3 AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 29
4 PRODUCTION 37
5 TRANSPORT 47
6 REGULATORY AND ASSISTANCE ISSUES 53
7 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 61
8 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 71
PART B DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE HORTICULTURAL SECTOR 1 PRODUCTION, TRADE AND ASSISTANCE 81
2 COSTS OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION 113
3 DOMESTIC MARKETING 157
4 EXPORT MARKETING 191
5 THE AHC: STRUCTURE, OPERATIONS AND EFFECTIVENESS IN INCREASING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS 223
6 THE AHC: PROPOSALS FOR REFORM 237
7 OTHER COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTIONS 267
PART C APPENDIX A: APPENDICES RECENT SUBSTANTIVE STUDIES 289
APPENDIX B: INQUIRY PROCEDURES 297
APPENDIX C: INQUIRY PARTICIPANTS 299
APPENDIX D: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE INDUSTRY COMMISSION REPORT ON THE AHC1 303
APPENDIX E: STATISTICS 305
APPENDIX F: ASSESSING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS 321
APPENDIX G: COST STRUCTURE OF AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 331
APPENDIX H: INTERNATIONAL COST COMPARISONS 347
APPENDIX I: TAXATION, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 355
APPENDIX J: HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH 365
APPENDIX K: HORTICULTURAL PROMOTION 375
APPENDIX L: AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 385
APPENDIX M: OVERSEAS INTERVENTIONS 399
APPENDIX N: AUSTRALIAN CITRUS INDUSTRY 413
REFERENCES 429

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