RIRDC 2006-2007 Annual Report

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R&D Expenditure in 2006–07 allocated to Government Research Priorities}

National Research Priorities and Rural Research and Development Priorities

On 5 December 2002 the Prime Minister announced a set of four National Research Priorities:

an environmentally sustainable Australia
promoting and maintaining good health (including strengthening Australia’s social and economic fabric)
frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries
safeguarding Australia

These link with the seven Rural Research and Development Priorities announced on 19 March 2003 by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry:

sustainable natural resource management
improving competitiveness through a whole of industry approach
maintaining and improving confidence in the integrity of Australian agricultural, food, fish and forestry products
improved trade and market access
use of frontier technologies
protecting Australia from invasive diseases and pests
creating an innovative culture

On 8 May 2007, the Minister announced a new set of Rural Research and Development Priorities that will be reported against in the 2007–08 Annual Report).

The following section lists the 2006–07 priorities and indicates how RIRDC has met them. Where the priorities cover the same general area, they are reported together.

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