Publications Available


[If you wish to order any of these publications, please use the order form or contact Dr Rob Fletcher at the address listed at the base of this page]


The Australian New Crops Newsletter
ISSN 1328 2026

Issues 1-10, Published January 1994 to July 1998
Republished in a single volume with comprehensive index, 548 pages............................. $30
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A wealth of information about all aspects of the Australian new crops industry, including articles and crop profiles and details of publications, web links, contacts, organisations etc.

Index (for Issues 1-10), also available separately,
148 pages............................. $15
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The Australian New Crops Newsletter
ISSN 1328 2026

Issue 10, Published July 1998, Still available separately, 104 pages........................... $10
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Articles on company essentials, investment schemes, Do Our Own Marketing Research, information services, business and farm planning, cooperatives, bushfood etc. Crop profiles include native citrus, kenaf, native pepper, oil palm, kakadu plum, argan, taro etc. Usual features include research, publications, conferences, organisations, enquiries etc.

The Australian New Crops Newsletter
ISSN 1328 2026

Issue 11, Published Jan. 1999, Still available separately,
172 pages........................... $10
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Articles on critical success factors in new agricultural enterprises, hydroponic herbs, risk management, establishing new industries, commercialisation of new crops, entering the herb industry, herb raw materials used in manufacturing in Australia, farm marketing tips, etc. Crop profiles include stevia, ramie, pitaya, acacia, cat's whiskers, chamomile, ginseng, industrial hemp, vegetable amaranth etc. Short articles on pulses, navy beans, faba beans, essential oils, olives, farm forestry, paulownia, carbon credits, adzuki beans, lentils etc. Usual features include conference reports, forthcoming conferences, new crops research, publications, organisations, enquiries, web links etc. Index included for Issue 11.

The Australian New Crops Newsletter
ISSN 1328 2026

Issue 12, Dated July 1999,
248 pages........................... $15
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Articles on the global marketplace, Asian vegetables, developing niche agribusiness exports, trees on farms and bushfoods, the value chain in the Native Australian Food Industry, market and product development, marketing and advertising tactics, marketing strategies, an evaluation of DOOR Marketing, synthetic varieties, numerous brief crop profiles, reports and the regular features.
Index included for Issue 12.

The Australian New Crops Newsletter
ISSN 1328 2026

Issue 13, Published January 2000,
254 pages........................... $15
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Final report of UQ-33A: details of the 10 Steps for Planning, the background and execution of the DOOR Marketing Course, the 13 Steps for New Crop Commercialisation, the Australian New Crops Web Site, etc. Index included for Issue 13.

 

 

Directory of New Crops Workers in Australia
ISBN 186 499 0929

Second Edition, Published January 1999
284 pages........................... $30
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Includes names and addresses of over 250 Australian new crops workers, along with their contact details, crops of interest, experience and other information provided by the participants. Includes an index.

New Crops DOOR Marketing:
Do Our Own Marketing Research Manual
ISBN 0 909816 35 2

Published May 1998, 254 pages................. $30
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Includes chapters on What is a new crop?, Planning for new crops, Choosing new crops, New crops as a component of the farming system, Marketing information, Solving problems, The 13 steps for commercialising new crops, Sources of information, Theory of marketing new crops, Analysing new crops marketing, including Strategic Marketing Management, SWOT analysis, Case histories (ginseng, chamomile, Echinacea angustifolia) and an extensive series of readings concerned with Seeking information, Internet searching, Marketing web links, Reference books, Marketing, Bushfood, New Crops Options Days, Do Our Own Research and the Process of Facilitation.

 

Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia
now known as
Listing of Useful Plants of the World
ISBN 0 86776 734 0

Second Edition, Published June 1997,
553 pages....................... $30
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A listing of over 3400 useful plants, many of which could be potential new crops, each with some useful product; includes common and botanical names and use; included in this edition is a diagram for each crop displaying the numbers of publications worldwide which have mentioned the crop, by year since 1960; this indicates whether interest is increasing or decreasing in each crop.


Contact: Dr Rob Fletcher, School of Agriculture and Horticulture, The University of Queensland Gatton, 4343; Telephone: 07 5460 1311 or 07 5460 1301; Facsimile: 07 5460 1112; International facsimile: 61 7 5460 1112; Email: r.fletcher@mailbox.uq.edu.au


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Latest update 30 October 2000 by: RF