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Wool
Processing & packaging
Research project

Biodegradation of textiles in marine & terrestrial environments.

This project assessed the marine and terrestrial biodegradation of major apparel fibre types, including shrink resist treated and untreated wool …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    8 Oct 2018 -
    30 Jun 2020

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Research project

Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics 2017

Statistics on Australian fisheries production and trade provides a source of information for a range of purposes. This project will …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    4 Oct 2018 -
    22 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)

Cotton
Input management
Research project

Review of international water footprints and their assessment of Australian Agriculture

Water is arguably the most significant environmental issue for cotton growers. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an internationally excepted approach …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    2 Oct 2018 -
    31 Jul 2019

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Renewable energy
Research project

Technical and economic feasibility of water recycling and energy recovery for red meat processing operations in abattoirs

This project will conduct a technical and economic feasibility study to identify technologies capable of water recycling while simultaneously recovering …
  • Funded by

    Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2018 -
    1 Apr 2021

  • Research organisation

    University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Dairy
Plant science
Research project

"Waste to profits" Rural R&D for Profit projet

The objective of the Wastes to Profits project is to develop technologies and business models for the conversion of organic …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2018 -
    1 Jan 2022

  • Research organisations

    Murdoch University, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), The University of Queensland (UQ), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

Cotton
Processing & packaging
Research project

High Sound Absorbing Composites from Recycled Cotton

This investment uses recycled fibres from waste cotton to manufacture tough, lightweight and highly sound-absorbing composite materials for vehicles and …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2018 -
    30 Sep 2019

  • Research organisations

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Deakin University

Cotton
Traceability
Research project

PhD: Textile supply chain transparency and accountability

The objective of this investment is to map the physical flow of material within a typical supply chain, and also …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2018 -
    30 Sep 2021

Research project

Joint-RDC Community Trust Scoping Study

This project will develop a strategy for a program of work to build and maintain trust in Australia's primary industries …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    7 Sep 2018 -
    14 Dec 2018

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Traceability
Research project

Digital Supermarket of the Future

This project will explore and design two mobile, interactive meat supermarket cabinets, one refrigerated and one standard, to improve user …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    29 Aug 2018 -
    17 Jan 2019

Research project

Phase II - $100bn growth strategy

Evaluation of the current growth trajectory of Australia's agriculture, fishing and forestry industries. Identify potential growth opportunities above the forecasted …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    27 Aug 2018 -
    31 Jan 2019

  • Research organisation

    ACIL Allen

Cotton
Input management
Research project

Understanding environmental impacts and resource impacts with changing demand for Australian cotton, assessed using a change modelling life cycle assessment approach

The penultimate consumers of cotton (retailers and brands) are increasingly interested in understanding and reducing the environmental and social impact …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    15 Aug 2018 -
    28 Feb 2020

  • Research organisation

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Wool
Consumer health
Research project

Global Eczema Therapy Study

Atopic dermatitis (eczema) is a growing international issue with 20% of Australian children displaying clinical symptoms at 12 months of age. Previous …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2018 -
    31 May 2021

Other rural industries
Research project

Data-driven Regional Development - Gippsland

Agribusiness Gippsland and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University) University are leading a strategic project to provide baseline data of food value chains across agriculture sectors in the Gippsland region. These are supply chains that include various value-adding steps during different stages of production and distribution.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    16 Jul 2018 -
    16 Oct 2018

  • Research organisation

    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)

Cotton
Research project

PhD: Sustainable value chain analysis of the Australian cotton industry

The Australian cotton industry is committed to on-farm sustainability. However, as the raw material goes through value-adding stages in global …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    16 Jul 2018 -
    15 Jul 2021

  • Research organisation

    Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Honey bees
Novel ingredients
Research project

Market and Production Potential for Australian Produced Propolis

Propolis is a resinous mixture that honey bees produce from saliva, beeswax and the exude of tree buds, sap flows …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    9 Jul 2018 -
    31 May 2019

  • Research organisation

    AgEconPlus Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Process Development

This investment focusses on identifying both opportunities and needs in key market areas for processing innovation of wool. This will …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

Wool
Consumer health
Research project

Wool's benefit in dynamic circumstances

This investment seeks to develop a new test method to demonstrate wool's greater thermal comfort during physical activity than other …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2021

Cotton
Processing & packaging
Research project

Scoping study: Identifying opportunities for blending cotton with high tech / novel textile materials

Many new types of specialty man-made fibres are emerging offering a range of strong functional properties (eg super-high strength, super-high …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Wine
Research project

Australia’s changing competitiveness in global wine markets

This investment reviews global beverage markets and winegrape production data to provide knowledge of the impact of trends in and …
  • Funded by

    Wine Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Honey bees
Consumer health
Research project

Increasing the value of Australian honey as a health food

Gut microbes are recognised as playing a crucial role in health and disease and manipulating the balance of gut microbes …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2018 -
    3 Apr 2022

  • Research organisation

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

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