A discussion paper launched today is calling for ideas to modernise Australia’s Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) to support the next wave of innovation for Australian farmers.
Minister for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie said Australian agriculture is an international success story and the Government is working to ensure farmers can build on that success.
“Farming underpins profitable farming families, strong rural and regional communities and contributes to our national economy.” Minister McKenzie said.
“Agriculture in the 21st century will be science-led, employ more cutting-edge technology and need highly skilled workers.
“If we’re to position agriculture as an agile, industry of choice for the 21st century we need to see what improvements we can make that will help us get there.
“This discussion paper is about modernising our agricultural research and development to ensure the RDC system is delivering value for our levy and tax payers into the future.”
Modernising the Research and Development Corporation system: Discussion paper is available for comment until 4 November 2019.
Wheatbelt NRM will be responding to this opportunity and welcome input from our community to guide our response. Let us know now or provide us with feedback after we have drafted a response. We want to know what you think is important.