About
the Cooperative Venture
What is
it? The Cooperative Venture was established in 2001 by R&D corporations
to enhance capacity building in rural industries in Australia.
Its goal is to instigate
and support learning by farmer and rural communities. Through research
and development initiatives initiated by the CV, our rural communities
will be placed in a position to prosper and grow as Australian rural industry
adapts successfully to global change. We aim to give all primary producers
the opportunity and skills to obtain the information and education needed
to embrace innovation.
Investing in
people so they have the capacity to take advantage of the opportunities
created by an ever changing world.
How will
it do this? By investing in R&D that focuses on; enhancing the
understanding of learning, improving organisational arrangements to support
rural human capacity building, and inspiring innovative farming practices.
Who
are its partners? Partners are:
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Australian Wool Innovation
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Cotton Research and Development
Corporation
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Dairy Australia
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Grains Research and Development
Corporation
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Grape and Wine Research and
Development Corporation
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Land & Water Australia
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Meat & Livestock Australia
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Murray-Darling Basin Commission
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Rural Industries Research and
Development Corporation
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Sugar Research and Development
Corporation
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The Australia Government Department
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Horticulture Australia Limited
Steering
committee. Members are:
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Kevin Goss (Chairman), CRC for
Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity
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Jane Fisher, Rural Industries
Research and Development Corporation
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Ruth Nettle, Dairy Australia
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Paul Comyn, Australian Wool
Innovation
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Tom McCue, Grains Research and
Development Corporation
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Tony Clancy, Grape and Wine
Research and Development Corporation
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Michael Goldberg, Meat &
Livestock Australia
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Terry Walker, Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia
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Michael Lester, Land & Water
Australia
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Fiona Lynn, Murray-Darling Basin
Commission
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Tracy Henderson, Sugar Research
and Development Corporation
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John McKenzie, John McKenzie
and Associates (Program Manager and Executive Officer)
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Bruce Pyke, Cotton Research
and Development Corporation
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Richard Stephens, Horticulture
Australia Limited
What’s
unique about the CV? The commitment of its partners to combine their
resources, experiences and information to achieve the aim of enhancing
capacity building in rural industries.
Vision.
Rural
industries initiating and managing positive change
Mission
statement. To enhance the capacity of Cooperative Venture participants
and other institutions to effect change through cooperation and joint resourcing
to:
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facilitate R&D in key areas
identified by the Cooperative Venture
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deliver learning methods and
processes to Cooperative Venture partners and other stakeholders
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provide a forum for stakeholders
to learn from and help each other
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promote the benefits of human
capacity development in managing change.
Business
plan
The Cooperative Venture’s
business
plan explains its aims in detail.
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