%T Farming smarter, not harder: securing our agricultural economy %A Christopher Stone %A Laura Eadie %I Centre for Policy Development %D 2012 %K Economics, %K Sustainability, %K Rural conditions %U https://apo.org.au/node/32250 %X In the context of rising global demand, resource scarcity, and environmental pressures, this report considers the future of Australian agriculture. Global populations are growing and food prices are skyrocketing. This creates new market opportunities for Australian agriculture. But Australia has fragile and vulnerable soils, which are being degraded at an unsustainable rate. %9 Report