Grain production and consumption in Oceania: Australia and Pacific countries

Authors

C W. Wrigley, University of Queensland
Robert J. French, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western AustraliaFollow

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Description

Many of the grains of economic significance are not native to Oceania, which includes the many small islands in the South Pacific, plus Australia and New Zealand. So the popular grain species have been introduced only in the past two centuries or so. Most of the grain species are poorly suited to the tropical islands, but the wide range of growth conditions in Australia suits most grain species. For example, Australia's wheat production exceeds consumption to the extent that about 75% of the crop is exported. The story is told of the development of Australia's wheat industry.

Publication Title

Encyclopedia of Food Grains (Second Edition)

ISBN

978-0-12-394786-4

Publication Date

2016

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publisher

Academic Press

Disciplines

Agronomy and Crop Sciences

Recommended Citation

C.W. Wrigley, R.J. French, Grain Production and Consumption in Oceania: Australia and Pacific Countries, Editor(s): Colin Wrigley, Harold Corke, Koushik Seetharaman, Jon Faubion, Encyclopedia of Food Grains (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2016, Pages 409-419, ISBN 9780123947864, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-394437-5.00049-8.