New Crops 2004
Second Australian New Crops Conference
in association with ACOTANC-2004
 
Expression of Interest/New Crops Survey Form
 
 

1.  New Crops 2004 is to be held at the University of Queensland Gatton, Queensland, Australia, 21-24 September 2004. Would you be interested in:
          Receiving information about the conference?
          Attending the conference?
          Making some kind of contribution?  For example...

2.  If you wish to receive information about New Crops 2004 directly by email, please indicate your email below: (required)

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If you wish to forward only your contact details,
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and your contact information will be forwarded to the Conference Organiser.

If you wish to contribute to the outcomes of New Crops 2004,
the organisers would be very pleased to receive your advice on the following matters, as well:
 

3.  What is your interest in new crops?
Please mark as many of the following boxes as you wish: 

Of general interest                                  As a primary producer          
As a primary producer looking for alternative crops           As a student
As a current researcher into new crops           As a past researcher into new crops          
As an educator or teacher              As a current or past researcher into traditional crops          
As a marketeer of alternative crops and/or crop products
As a marketeer of traditional crops and/or crop products     
As a manufacturer with an interest in the processing of new crop products 
As an entrepreneur in any area of new crops research and development    
As an administrator/manager of agricultural research
As an extension advisor/agent or consultant on new crop options        
As a regional/community development officer/agent
As a journalist/publicist/promotion agent          
Other, please specify, if you wish........
 

4.  In which groups of crops are you most interested?
Please mark as many of the following boxes as you wish:

Agro-forestry                     Bamboo                          Beverages           
Cereals, including pseudocereals               Dyes                          Forages
Fibres                              Floriculture                       Fruit                  
Industrial crops                 Landscape species           Legumes            
Medicinal crops                Nuts                                 Oil crops           
Pesticide crops                Root crops                        Spices, herbs and condiments              
Starch crops                    Soil stabilizing crops          Sweetener crops      
Vegetables                      Windbreak crops                Other, please specify, if you wish........ 
     

5.  Please list any species in which you have an interest:
Please provide the new crop's common name and botanical name, if known
 

6.  Please list any species with which you have had some experience (whether good or bad):
Please provide the new crop's common name and botanical name, if known
 

7.  What aspects of new crop research and development do you feel should be featured at New Crops 2004?
Do you wish to propose a topic?
 

Other possible topics may include..............
Searching for new uses for crop plants
Individual new crop studies, such as......
                   Aniseed myrtle             Boab tubers                 Buckwheat     
                   Cacao                          Capers                         Cashews
                   Chestnuts                    Coffee                           Coriander        
                   Crambe                       Durian                           Giant Russian garlic
                   Ginseng                      Grain amaranth               Guar              
                   Guayule                      Hazelnuts                       Industrial hemp
                   Jojoba                         Lathyrus                         Lemon myrtle 
                   Longans                      Lychees                         Mangosteens
                   Mint                            Myrtus ugni                    Niger             
                   Olives                          Paprika                          Pitaya
                   Quandong                    Quinoa                           Rambutan      
                   Red bay berry               Sesame                         Specialty mushrooms
                   Stevia                           Sugar beet                     Tea               
                   Tea tree                        Truffles
                   Other, please specify, if you wish........ 
 

The Australian native food industry
Reviewing ethnobotanical uses of crop plants
Commercialisation of new crop products
Intellectual property and new crop commercialisation
Regional and community development through new rural industries
Government policy towards new rural industry development
Funding of new crop research and development
Reviews of past new crop research and development
The process of new crop commercialisation
New crop research and development occurring in specific regions in Australia, for example........... 
                          Your choice ..........

New crop research and development occurring in specific overseas countries, such as...........
                   New Zealand                 Brazil                      Canada           
                   France                          Germany                 Israel
                   Italy                              Mexico                    Netherlands        
                   Pakistan                       Russian Federation   South Africa       
                    Spain                            United Kingdom        US           
                   Some other country........ 
 

Supply chain development for new crop products
Marketing of new crop products
Innovation in agriculture
Processing of new crop products
Planning of new crop research and development
Skills required for new crop research and development
Risk in new crop research and risk management
The availability and usefulness of information in the new crop industry
New crop industry cycles
Chaos and prediction in new crop research and development
Cooperation and competition in new crop development 
Other topics................