RIRDC
RIRDC, shaping the future

RIRDC Projects and Results

Completed Projects & Research in Progress




Current projects

Managing Climate Variability Program Part 2
Climate change, trade policies and food security: implications for Australia
Trade implications of climate change policy
Tariff Quota Administration and Trade Liberalisation
Achieving Food Security in Australia – beyond a production and processing focus
An international comparison of agricultural productivity
CCRSPI funding support (UM project acct code 38729)
Developing a LCI database for Australian agriculture
Australian Food Plan

Completed projects

Annual awards for excellence in agribusiness III
The 2002/2003 drought: Part 2: A review of information advice and producer
Assessment and communication of risk in agricultural quarantine issues
Agrifood Globalisation and Asia (Final two volumes) [Continuation of DFT-1A]
Survey of Australian rice blast races and cultivar susceptibility
China agriculture and the WTO
Trends in world agriculture to 2030
Special safeguards and agricultural trade liberalisation
Improving the GTAP database for modelling agricultural trade liberalisation
Unlocking successful new rural industries: Monitoring three Australian nati
Biosecurity and the small landholder: linking spatial data to risk analysis
Enhanced biosecurity planning tools
Building effective Australia-China supply chains post WTO: a Chinese perspe
The implications of changing global animal protein demand for Australian farmers
PDOs, PGIs and TSGs: Implications for Australian agriculture
Pursuing trade liberalisation by enhancing the WTO's transparency of trade
Biosecurity risk management in the food chain - a framework
Agricultural support -- Implications for industry adjustment
Australian domestic demand elasticities for rural marketing and policy analysis
Enhancing value-chain linkages through internet technologies
R&D investment into the issue of energy in the rural sector business case f
LWA - Climate Witness: a dispersed national observer network for NRM phenology
R&D investment into key trade issues: Business case for co-investment
Ethical foods: International Situation Assessment, Opportunties/Threats
Managing Climate Variability
Inter-organisational leadership in Australian agribusiness value chains
Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries (CCRSPI)
Global Competitiveness program R&D 5-year plan
Developing agreed life cycle assessment methodologies
Developing agreed life cycle assessment methodologies - Tech advice to URS
High food prices: an analysis of causes, implications and solutions
Review of Australia’s agricultural Export Policies and Programs
Implementing foresight into the processes of the Corporation
Viability of alternative frameworks for agricultural trade negotiations
On-farm impacts of an Australian ETS - Economic analysis
Innovation for Indigenous Rural Industries
Emerging Rural Issues Forum facilitation
Effective investment strategies for food integrity and biosecurity in Australia
Enhancing RIRDC's role in emerging rural issues
Evaluation of R&D Programs 2008/09 (JVAP, FCR, CME)
Innovation for Indigenous Rural Industries (Part 3)
ABARE review of final report: On farm impacts of an Australian ETS
Decision making in rural communities in relation to climate change
Development of the 5 Year Plan for the Global Challenges Program
Productivity and Innovation in Australia’s Agricultural Sector
Factors Driving Agricultural Productivity
Evaluation of R&D Programs 2009/10 (GLC, TTO)
SAI Platform water footprinting project for wheat from NSW
The nature and role of bilateral and regional trading agreements
A Strategic View of Transport Infrastructure for Australia’s Agricultural Needs
Foreign investment and Australian agriculture
Ethical Foods - update of final report for PRJ-000261