Calls for better planning instead of emergency relief to give farms a future

By Peter Hannam
Updated March 26 2014 - 8:13am, first published February 23 2014 - 3:00am
Waste of cash: The tide turns against money for farmers caught out by the drought. Photo: Andrew Meares
Waste of cash: The tide turns against money for farmers caught out by the drought. Photo: Andrew Meares

Australia is more the ''food thimble'' of Asia than food bowl, and poorly designed drought aid could lead to funds being diverted from crucial research to boost competitiveness and improve farm resilience to extreme weather, agriculture experts say.

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