Funding shortfalls 'leaving Australian farmers behind'

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Updated October 7, 2008 10:18:37

Australian scientists warn that farmers here are falling behind their fellows in other countries because too little money's being spent on agricultural research. The funding shortfall's now being blamed for slowing down Australian productivity.

Presenter: Jane Bardon
Speaker: Alan Bell, head of CSIRO Livestock Industries

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