Final report: Return on Investment for National Vegetable Research and Development Levy
20 May 2009Integrated Viral Disease Management in Vegetable Crops
24 August 2012The Enhanced Risk Analysis Tools (ERAT) project has developed an interactive approach to priority setting for the future. It draws on state-of-the-art simulation modelling and novel approaches to communicating risks to industries and government in advance of pest outbreaks. This report includes, among other things, a comprehensive review of decision-making techniques involving multiple criteria; an exploration of the role of economic tools in biosecurity management; a theoretical discussion of quantitative impact simulation modelling; a technical discussion of the quantitative bioeconomic model developed to estimate pest and disease impacts on industry; description of the workshop approach to combine the outputs of quantitative models with expert testimony to prioritise biosecurity threats; and a detailed summary of the most significant pests and disease threats facing new and emerging industries in Australila.