by Prof David Pannell Full details see: <a href="http://www.ruralpracticechange.org/">http://www.ruralpracticechange.org/</a>

1. Policy perspectives on rural practice change David Pannell ARC Federation Fellow School of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of Western Australia

5. Importance of adoption factors by adoption phase *** * Disadoption * *** * Revision * *** * Adoption *** ** ** Trial eval. ** * *** Non-trial evaluation *** Awareness Technology: trialability Technology: relative adv. Social

6. Choosing policy mechanisms Public: Private Benefits Framework

9. Alternative policy mechanisms for seeking changes on private lands A Includes polluter-pays mechanisms (command and control, pollution tax, tradable permits, offsets) and beneficiary-pays mechanisms (subsidies, conservation auctions and tenders). Informed inaction No action Development of improved land management options, e.g. through strategic R&D Technology change Technology transfer, education, communication, demonstrations, support for community network Extension Financial or regulatory instruments A to inhibit change Negative incentives Financial or regulatory instruments A to encourage change Positive incentives Specific policy mechanisms included Category

12. Simple public-private framework

14. Complex version

16. Adoptability Is the innovation adoptable? Yes. Then why is it not adopted? No. What to do? It is new. Adoption will occur. Promote Awareness. Learning failure. Target that failure. Lack skills, resources. Training. Wait for good year. Develop a better technology: one that is adoptable. Public benefits? Financial payments. Regulation. No action.