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Protecting Australia’s sugarcane industry from biosecurity risks

Investment in biosecurity research is a valuable insurance policy for the sugarcane industry to protect against exotic threats. In this article, we talk with Sugar Research Australia (SRA) researcher Dr Rob Magarey about one of these collaborative research projects. 

 

The Australian sugarcane industry has a strong track record of being prepared well in advance for potential biosecurity risks. Just one such example occurred in 2006 when the then-exotic disease smut was first detected Australia.

 

At the time, the industry had already recognised the risk associated with this disease and the possibility that it could impact the Australian industry.

  • Led by

    Sugar Research Australia (SRA)

  • Published

    Saturday, 12 January 2019

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Vegetables
Research project

Crisis Management for the Sweetpotato Industry

This investment is delivering a crisis management plan for the Australian sweetpotato industry. As well as identifying risks and mitigation …
  • Funded by

    Hort Innovation

  • Project date

    28 Jun 2021 -
    30 Sep 2022

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Aquaculture Beef cattle Beverage Cereal grains Cotton Cross industry Dairy Eggs Essential oils Forestry Fruits Game Honey bees Natural capital assets Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Packaged food Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Poultry Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wild catch fisheries Wine Wool
Organisation

Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA)

CEBRA undertakes applied research to help prevent and mitigate the impacts of biosecurity breaches. CEBRA, together with its funding partners, …
  • Location

    Australia, New Zealand

  • Organisation type

    Public research organisation, Research service providers

Cross industry
Research project

Government farm financial risk management measures

In 2020, the AFI participated in a multi-organisation project coordinated by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) investigating different aspects of risk management in Australian agriculture. AFI’s research identified and described Australian Government farm financial risk management measures and those maintained by governments in other major developed countries to make recommendations on how policy measures could be improved.
  • Funded by

    National Farmers' Federation (NFF)

  • Project date

    1 Apr 2020 -
    1 Aug 2021

  • Research organisation

    Australian Farm Institute (AFI)

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cereal grains Cotton Essential oils Fruits Honey bees Nuts Oilseeds Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Vegetables Wine
E-commerce & market platforms
Opportunity

Invest in farming (IIF): reduce production risk, access capital and connect with consumers - seeking partners

Opportunity for

  • Farmers/growers in broadacre cropping and horticultural (orchard and vegetables) industries interested in collaboration with a novel farm production investment platform.

^This opportunity is only for professional and sophisticated investors.

  • Led by

    Invest In Farming (IIF)

  • Opportunity type

    Seeking partners

  • Readiness
    Mid to Late (TRL 5-9)
    For opportunities that are seeking solutions providers who are in the mid to late stages of readiness.
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Animal technology
Research project

Bacteriophage and R. equi pneumonia risk.

Rhodococcus equi pneumonia (aka 'Rattles') is caused by foals inhaling virulent strains of the bacterium R. equi from soil. Bacteriophages (…
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2020 -
    30 Jul 2023

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Research project

Update of Whichfish Risk Assessments

This project aims to update risk assessment reports in “Whichfish” to keep its website current for users. Th project will …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    11 Aug 2019 -
    29 Nov 2019

Research project

Risk Management in Australian Agriculture

To identify strategies to improve the availability and effectiveness of risk management options in the Australian agriculture sector.  
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2018 -
    17 Dec 2018

  • Research organisation

    Australian Farm Institute (AFI)

Cross industry
Crop protection
Research project

Managing verticillium risk for cotton

This project is part of a broader Australian Government’s Rural R&D for Profit cross-sectoral investment assessing the …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2016 -
    31 Dec 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Input management
Research project

Risk assessment of alternative litter types

The chicken meat industry requires reliable supplies of safe high quality litter for meat chicken production. The Australian industry predominantly …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    16 Aug 2019 -
    28 Feb 2021

  • Research organisation

    Integrity Ag

Research project

Residues in Livestock Production - On-Farm Risk Mitigation

This project aims to strengthen on-farm risk management around biosecurity and food safety through exploring mechanisms to notify users and stakeholders of potential contamination or exposure. This is the discovery and design phase (including prototype testing), which will then inform a separate phase for the full build and rollout.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    2 Sep 2021 -
    30 Nov 2022

  • Research organisations

    TigerSpike Pty Ltd, RPC Agri Services Pty Ltd

Wild catch fisheries
Data and AI
Research project

Developing a guidance document for Whichfish Risk Assessment

Whichfish.com.au is the FRDC B2B portal which provides the results of the risk assessments of key Australian …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Mar 2020 -
    30 May 2020

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Aquaculture technology
Research project

NCCP: Risks, costs, and water industry response

This project focuses on the potential impacts of the release of Cyprinid Herpes Virus (CyHV3) as a control measure for …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    11 Nov 2018 -
    13 Dec 2019

  • Research organisation

    Water Research Australia Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cross industry Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Traceability
Research project

Molecular risk assessment of Salmonella in red meat

Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) is a type of gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella bacteria. It remains a significant public health issue in Australia, and foods of animal origin are most frequently considered to be the source of infection in humans. This project will conduct a molecular risk assessment of Salmonella in red meat in order to prepare for potential changes to regulations in the USA that may impact Australian exporters.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2021 -
    29 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Pork Wool
Research project

Real-time, data-driven approach to assessing networked biosecurity risk

The purpose of this project was to interview a number of red meat stakeholders that are custodians of biosecurity data to collect feedback, and identify data sharing opportunities to determine the key risks and opportunities for data sharing between government and commercial organisations.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Oct 2021 -
    30 Sep 2022

  • Research organisation

    Exoflare Pty Ltd

Cereal grains
Crop protection
Research project

Russian Wheat Aphid Risk Assessment and Regional Thresholds

Russian Wheat Aphid (RWA) is a cereal pest of international significance due to yield losses caused by feeding induced phytotoxicity …
  • Funded by

    Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

  • Project date

    1 May 2018 -
    31 Aug 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

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