Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Animal technology Traceability Research project Opportunities for utilizing DNA-based technologies to enhance traceability and profitability in the Australian Red Meat industry Co-funded scoping project with the Food Agility CRC. Genotyping has potential as a traceability technology in the red meat industry. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jun 2021 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management Renewable energy Research project Carbon market development pathways for producers - Objective 3 Agriculture is more reliant on natural capital than almost any other sector of the economy, and is also uniquely positioned … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Jun 2021 - 9 Nov 2022 Research organisation Australian Farm Institute (AFI)
Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Animal technology Renewable energy Research project Carbon Abatement and Storage - Kangaroo Grazing Systems Livestock industries contribute 10 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas liability in form of methane emissions from digestion. Better … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Jun 2021 - 9 Dec 2022 Research organisation Australian Wildlife Services
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Seafood Directions Conference 2022, 2024, 2026 Seafood Directions is regarded as the premier seafood industry conference in Australia. Seafood Directions provides an opportunity for the stakeholders … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 13 Jun 2021 - 30 Dec 2026
Other rural industries Research project Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Guayule industry Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) is a perennial woody shrub that is native to the arid zone of the southwestern part of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 10 Jun 2021 - 1 Oct 2021 Research organisation AgEconPlus Pty Ltd
Cross industry Research project Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Moringa and Native Bee industry’s This project will deliver two Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Strategic Plans, developed in close consultation with and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 10 Jun 2021 - 1 Oct 2021 Research organisation Susentom
Fruits Research project Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Native Finger Lime industry Through its major participants and stakeholders this project will develop an RD&E plan for the Australian finger lime … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 10 Jun 2021 - 1 Oct 2021 Research organisation Business Core Associates Pty Ltd
Other rural industries Plant science Research project Development of a RD&E Plan for the Australian Cocoa Industry A well-researched and extensively consulted 5-year strategic RD&E plan is required to guide industry development and investment in … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 10 Jun 2021 - 19 Nov 2021 Research organisation Roth Rural and Regional Pty Ltd
Aquaculture Research project Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Murray Cod industry Murray cod farming is an emerging aquaculture sector that has the potential to achieve GVP of $10M over the next … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 10 Jun 2021 - 29 Oct 2021 Research organisation Lotic Consulting
Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Feasibility study and development of RD&E Plan for the Australian teff industry This project will undertake a feasibility study that determines the potential of teff production in Australia and develop a research, … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 5 Jun 2021 - 5 Sep 2022 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Pork Animal technology Research project Analysing production costs of whole v immunocastrated males APL has previously conducted research studying the effects of immunocastration (IC), such as improvement of pork eating quality and affect … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Jun 2021 - 28 Oct 2021 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Vegetables Research project Sweetpotato Export Strategy The aim of this work is to assist Hort Innovation develop and deliver for the Australian sweetpotato industry an export … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 31 May 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
Multiple industries Cereal grains Pulse grains Multiple technology areas Alternative protein Crop protection Plant science Research project National Field Pea Breeding Program The National Field Pea Breeding program is focussed on developing improved, high yielding varieties faster. The program deploys breeding technologies … Funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Project date 31 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2026 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Other rural industries Processing & packaging Research project Developing a northern industrial hemp industry value chain This project will conduct a value chain analysis for the potential for industrial hemp production in Northern Australia. The proposed … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 May 2021 - 1 May 2022 Research organisation Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Renewable energy Research project Collaborative management and measurement of carbon farming and its co-benefits Farmers can earn money by storing carbon in their soils, but there is an opportunity to work together to develop … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2021 - 14 Dec 2022 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cross industry Input management Research project Towards Circular Material Futures: Development of innovative solutions to recycling and re-purposing existing pre-farm gate waste Plastics and limited quantities of mixed general waste can be effectively repurposed into new products for the built environment through … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2021 - 27 Jan 2022 Research organisation University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Other rural industries Plant science Research project Development of a RD&E Plan for an Australian sunn hemp industry This project will develop a Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Plan for the Australian sunn hemp industry. The … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 May 2021 - 29 Jan 2022 Research organisation Robinson, Michael Barrett (Science Leadership Services)
Cross industry Input management Research project Carbon Initiative Objective 3 - Market development pathways for producers. The transition to net zero emissions targets by a number of global economies represents both a threat and opportunity for … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 29 May 2022 Research organisation Common Capital
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Understanding export supply chain logistics under COVID-19 - Sea freight capacity This investment is supporting a business case to identify current and future demand for sea freight capacity requirements of Australian … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 May 2021 - 1 Jan 2023
Cross industry Research project Evaluation of cooperative models under a carbon market as a method of increased engagement and uptake by producers, including exploring new or augmented approaches. Current research has focused on carbon practices at a national and regional level, but not at a local level to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 May 2021 - 30 Aug 2022 Research organisation Southern Queensland Natural Resources Management trading as Southern Queensland Landscapes