Figure 8 Performance framework Government Australian Government priorities Industry priorities and industry Primary Industries Research National Research Rural R&D Priorities Grains Industry National Industry priorities objectives and Development Act 1989 Priorities Research, Development and Extension Strategy Increased economic, An environmentally Productivity and adding Improved processes to build on Meeting market requirements. environmental and social sustainable Australia. value. existing national collaboration. Improving crop yield. benefits to members of primary Promoting and maintaining Supply chain and markets. Effective relationship models for Protecting your crop. industries and to the community good health. private–public coexistence. Natural resource in general by improving the Advancing profitable farming Frontier technologies for management. National research programs, production, processing, storage, systems. building and transforming national centres of research transport or marketing of grain. Climate variability and Improving your farm resource Australian industries. capacity and regional networks of climate change. Sustainable use and base. applied RD&E under the Safeguarding Australia. management of natural Biosecurity. framework. Building skills and capacity. resources. Innovation skills. National capability planning for More effective use of the Technology. human and physical infrastructure. resources and skills of the Better and ongoing alignment of community in general and the stakeholder priorities and RD&E scientific community in resource allocation. particular. Development of scientific and technical capacity. Development of the adoptive capacity of grain growers. Improved accountability for expenditure on R&D activities. GRDC RD&E 1 Meeting market 2 Improving crop yield 3 Protecting your crop 4 Advancing profitable 5 Improving your farm 6 Building skills and investment requirements farming systems resource base capacity themes Intermediate Understanding Genetic yield Effective, sustainable and Knowing what is Understanding and Grains industry outcomes market potential and stability efficient management of weeds. important (key adapting to climate leadership and (5 years) opportunities for improvement of business drivers). variability. communication. Effective, sustainable and Australian grain. cereal varieties. efficient management of Responding Improving soil health. Capacity building Crop and variety Genetic yield vertebrate and invertebrate strategically (building in the extension Managing water use on selection aligned potential and stability pests. system benefits and sector. dryland and irrigated with market
Figure 8 Performance framework Government and industry objectives Australian Government priorities Industry priorities Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 National Research Priorities Rural R&D Priorities Grains Industry National Research, Development and Extension Strategy Industry priorities Increased economic, environmental and social benefits to members of primary industries and to the community in general by improving the production, processing, storage, transport or marketing of grain. Sustainable use and management of natural resources. More effective use of the resources and skills of the community in general and the scientific community in particular. Development of scientific and technical capacity. Development of the adoptive capacity of grain growers. Improved accountability for expenditure on R&D activities. An environmentally sustainable Australia. Promoting and maintaining good health. Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries. Safeguarding Australia. Productivity and adding value. Supply chain and markets. Natural resource management. Climate variability and climate change. Biosecurity. Innovation skills. Technology. Improved processes to build on existing national collaboration. Effective relationship models for private–public coexistence. National research programs, national centres of research capacity and regional networks of applied RD&E under the framework. National capability planning for human and physical infrastructure. Better and ongoing alignment of stakeholder priorities and RD&E resource allocation. Meeting market requirements. Improving crop yield. Protecting your crop. Advancing profitable farming systems. Improving your farm resource base. Building skills and capacity. GRDC RD&E investment themes 1 Meeting market requirements 2 Improving crop yield 3 Protecting your crop 4 Advancing profitable farming systems 5 Improving your farm resource base 6 Building skills and capacity Intermediate outcomes (5 years) Understanding market opportunities for Australian grain. Crop and variety selection aligned with market Genetic yield potential and stability improvement of cereal varieties. Genetic yield potential and stability Effective, sustainable and efficient management of weeds. Effective, sustainable and efficient management of vertebrate and invertebrate pests. Knowing what is important (key business drivers). Responding strategically (building system benefits and Understanding and adapting to climate variability. Improving soil health. Managing water use on dryland and irrigated Grains industry leadership and communication. Capacity building in the extension sector.