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R&D Plan
Deer projects are now managed in the RIRDC New Animal Products Program.
The Deer Industry's goal is to be a profitable and sustainable food industry, with efficient vertically integrated supply chains, skilled human resources and effective marketing for a range of internationally competitive products. This will be achieved through the organisation, funding and management of a research, development and extension program that is both market focused and stakeholder driven.
The Deer Industry's Research and Development (R&D) Plan for 2006 to 2011 is directed towards improving industry performance in four key areas where the industry has identified problems at both whole-of-industry and industry sector-specific levels. An indicative allocation of resources is given in brackets. Improvement is sought in:- Efficiency, profitability and sustainability of deer farm production (15%);
- Supply chain efficiency, quality management and value adding (59%);
- Market access and marketing arrangements (22%);
- Human capital formation, industry organisation and communications (4%).
The purpose of this Five Year Plan is to:
- outline the rationale for the Deer R&D Program that RIRDC will manage, in conjunction with the Deer Industry Association of Australia (DIAA), on behalf of the Australian Government and the Australian deer industry;
- indicate the specific role that RIRDC funded R&D will play in expanding the knowledge base of the industry and improving its profitability and sustainability over the next five years;
- provide clear signals to the deer industry and the research community concerning deer industry R&D needs and priorities for the period 2006 to 2011;
- outline the broad priorities that RIRDC will pursue through its investment in the program over the next five years, taking account of national research priorities and RIRDC corporate policies;
- encourage collaboration and coordination in future deer industry R&D, including new joint investment, where this is appropriate;
- encourage and support discussion between the deer industry, RIRDC and the research, development and extension community that will enable the future needs of the industry to be identified and incorporated in annual and longer term planning.
Download the Deer Industry R&D Plan for 2006 to 2011