Overview

Strategies and Expectations

Key strategies for 2010-11 

• To provide clear signals concerning R&D needs and priorities for 2010-11
• To encourage and support discussion between Australian agriculture, RIRDC and the research, development and extension (RD&E) sector, that will enable future needs to be identified and incorporated in annual and longer term planning
• To provide a budget framework for investment in global challenge RD&E for the next five years.

Expected key outputs for 2010-11  

• National Agricultural Productivity Forum held in 2010
• Annual workshop of stakeholders in relation to life cycle assessments (LCAs)
• Development of one on-farm took for measuring emissions, water or energy use
• Ongoing support of the Managing Climate Variability program
• Annual workshop of industry and government leaders to review emerging priorities

Expected key outcomes for 2010-11

• Identified enhancements to the definition and methodology for productivity
• Established framework for international comparison for measuring productivity
• Continued leadership in the development of a common methodology for LCA
• Engagement with other Australian export industries to understand emerging