?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7440%2F&rft.title=EverFarm%C2%AE+-+Climate+adapted+perennial-based+farming+systems+for+dryland+agriculture+in+southern+Australia&rft.creator=Farquharson%2C+R&rft.creator=Abadi%2C+A&rft.creator=Finlayson%2C+J&rft.creator=Ramilan%2C+T&rft.creator=Liu%2C+D+L&rft.creator=Muhaddin%2C+A&rft.creator=Clark%2C+S&rft.creator=Robertson%2C+S&rft.creator=Mendham%2C+D&rft.creator=Thomas%2C+Q&rft.creator=McGrath%2C+J&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.subject=Climate+Change&rft.description=Australian+dryland+agriculture+will+be+affected+by+climate+change+in+a+number+of+ways.+First%2C+higher+temperatures+and+changes+to+rainfall+are+likely+to+create+greater+variability+of+crop+yields+and+livestock+productivity.+Second%2C+government+policies+introduced+to+mitigate+greenhouse+gas+emissions+are+likely+to+influence+production+costs+and+commodity+prices.+Third%2C+global+trade+patterns+are+likely+to+alter+as+populations+increase%2C+and+as+climate+change+continues+to+affect+producers+and+consumers+worldwide.+This+will+create+both+challenges+and+opportunities+for+Australian+agriculture.%0D%0A%0D%0AFarmers+will+have+to+respond+to+the+additional+challenge+of+climate+change+even+when+it+is+compounded+by+existing+long+term+stresses+associated+with+declining+terms+of+trade%2C+climate+variability+and+existing+environmental+issues.+Investing+in+new+land-use+options+to+combat+climate+change%2C+with+their+associated+risks%2C+is+made+more+difficult+by+being+set+against+a+backdrop+of+declining+profitability.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+opportunity+to+create+transformational+change+in+farming+enterprises+was+tested+by+combining+the+multiple+components+of+the+potential+future+perennial%E2%80%90based+dryland+farming+systems+and+assessing+their+expected+contribution+to+climate+change+adaptation.+This+project+has+found+that+adopting+perennial+pastures+for+livestock+grazing+and+tree+crops+for+biomass+production%2C+when+planted+on+appropriate+soils%2C+can+improve+profitability+when+compared+to+the+existing+land+uses+facing+a+changing+climate.++In+some+farming+systems+increased+cropping+is+likely+to+result+in+improved+future+farm+profits.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+work+demonstrated+that+Mallees+as+a+biomass+tree+crop+can+be+cohesively+integrated+into+existing+farming+systems+with+minimal+interruption+to+normal+operations+of+livestock+and+cropping+enterprises.+A+woody+biomass+crop+can+be+profitable+and+diversify+revenue+risk+by+enabling+farmers+to+supply+biomass+and+sequester+carbon+to+relevant+markets.+This+work+demonstrates+suitable+designs+of+a+mallee+belt+planting+layout+that+minimizes+costs+and+maximizes+benefits+when+planted+in+appropriate+agro%E2%80%90climatic+zones+and+where+there+are+adequate+soil+conditions.+Knowledge+developed+from+this+work+will+help+build+farmers+capacity+about+climate+change+adaptation+and+assist+in+achieving+positive+social%2C+environmental+and+economic+outcomes.&rft.publisher=National+Climate+Change+Adaptation+Research+Facility&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7440%2F1%2FEverFarm_ramilan_2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++Farquharson%2C+R+and+Abadi%2C+A+and+Finlayson%2C+J+and+Ramilan%2C+T+and+Liu%2C+D+L+and+Muhaddin%2C+A+and+Clark%2C+S+and+Robertson%2C+S+and+Mendham%2C+D+and+Thomas%2C+Q+and+McGrath%2C+J++(2013)+EverFarm%C2%AE+-+Climate+adapted+perennial-based+farming+systems+for+dryland+agriculture+in+southern+Australia.++Monograph.+National+Climate+Change+Adaptation+Research+Facility%2C+Gold+Coast.+++++