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government. In this way the long-st<strong>and</strong>ing division of<br />
responsibilities which delays the implementation of <strong>conservation</strong><br />
plans_may be minimised.<br />
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in Soil Conservation<br />
L<strong>and</strong> stabilisation <strong>and</strong> <strong>soil</strong> <strong>conservation</strong> should become the prime<br />
objective of several divisions of CSIRO - Tropical Crops, Soils<br />
<strong>and</strong> Water <strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong> Utilisation. his should apply for a period<br />
of 20 years.<br />
9. Tariff Reduction <strong>and</strong> Farm Costs<br />
The increasing disadvantage to the rural sector of tariff<br />
protection on manufactured goods should be significantly<br />
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reduced. In this way farm costs could be reduced to a level<br />
where financial survival doesnr t take precedence over<br />
<strong>conservation</strong> farming.<br />
10. Producer Orsanisations <strong>and</strong> Soil <strong>conservation</strong><br />
All the major crop <strong>and</strong> animal producer organisations should<br />
recognise their potential role in encouraging <strong>and</strong> implementing<br />
<strong>soil</strong> <strong>conservation</strong>. Despite the fact that their members depend<br />
on the <strong>soil</strong> resource, these organisations have done 1ittJ.e to<br />
take their necessary level of responsibility for encouraging<br />
their members to develop their stewardship role <strong>and</strong> the l<strong>and</strong><br />
ethic associated with trusteeship. ~ecognition of their<br />
ineffective communication with government <strong>and</strong> the urban majority<br />
in the past, rural industry should develop promotion campaigns<br />
which gain the underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> support of the non-rural<br />
sector'. This could be done by following the example of the<br />
mining sector.<br />
11. INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES<br />
1. States' Rishts <strong>and</strong> L<strong>and</strong> Res~onsibilities<br />
The present division of responsibilities <strong>and</strong> resultant inaction<br />
in <strong>soil</strong> <strong>conservation</strong> should be replaced by a clear permanent<br />
federal responsibility for l<strong>and</strong> use policy <strong>and</strong> associated<br />
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The long-sought after incentives of tax rebates, long term low<br />
interest loans <strong>and</strong> grants should be exp<strong>and</strong>ed <strong>and</strong> made available<br />
nation-wide to cover all facets of <strong>conservation</strong> farming.<br />
111. PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION<br />
1. Conservation Political Grou~inq<br />
In line with developments in other developed countries, there is<br />
an increasingly strong case for the formation of a political<br />
movement aimed primarily at national environmental planning <strong>and</strong><br />
protection of productive potential. Repeated claims by existing<br />
political parties that l<strong>and</strong> use policy can be h<strong>and</strong>led by the<br />
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