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Agricultural Sector Vulnerabilities – Building Supply-Chain Resilience logo
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Agricultural Sector Vulnerabilities – Building Supply-Chain Resilience

AgriFutures Australia

The impact of shocks to the Australian agriculture sector's supply-chain infrastructure (physical and digital) is potentially significant. There is a need to develop a cross-industry, national resilience framework that includes pre-emptive and reactive strategies and interventions to ensure that industry is prepared and has the tools to respond to any...

17 Jun 2021 - 27 Feb 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Strategic Project Partners Pty Ltd

Uncovering and minimising the impacts of global logistics disruption logo
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Uncovering and minimising the impacts of global logistics disruption

AgriFutures Australia

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian AgriFood is facing challenges in managing and protecting itself from the impact of supply chain disruption, both domestically and abroad. This project seeks to support Australian rural industries by analysing the impacts of COVID-19 supply chain disruption so that each industry has...

13 Apr 2021 - 12 Jul 2024

New South Wales, Australia

KPMG Australia

Model impacts of extreme disruptions on production and profitability of small and emerging industries logo
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Model impacts of extreme disruptions on production and profitability of small and emerging industries

AgriFutures Australia

There have been increasing national and global incidences such as pandemic, bushfires, and trade war, causing extreme disruptions to businesses of all kinds due to the increasingly inter-dependency of supply chain participants. The impacts of such disruptions on industries or businesses vary due to the nature of the industries and...

17 Jun 2021 - 29 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

University of Tasmania

Pathways to develop a future-ready workforce for Australia’s small and emerging agricultural industries logo
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Pathways to develop a future-ready workforce for Australia’s small and emerging agricultural industries

AgriFutures Australia

The Australian agricultural sector faces a shortfall in graduate supply and limited digital and technical literacy across its existing workforce. In 2018 further declines were estimated with only 36% of advertised positions for agricultural scientist were filled. In part this relates to the reliance on traditional ways of educating graduates....

21 Jun 2021 - 17 Jan 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Australian National University

De-tangling the blockchain: Solutions and barriers in AgriFutures-levied small and emerging industries logo
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De-tangling the blockchain: Solutions and barriers in AgriFutures-levied small and emerging industries

AgriFutures Australia

AgriFutures levied small and emerging industries include goat fibre, buffalo, deer, kangaroo, ratite, tea tree and thoroughbreds. These are the proposed target industries for this research.
Blockchain has emerged as a distributed ledger technology that is well suited to some industry and economic development challenges. Today the blockchain industry has...

19 Jun 2021 - 26 Jan 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Inclusive Growth Pty Ltd

Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Guayule industry logo
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Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Guayule industry

AgriFutures Australia

Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) is a perennial woody shrub that is native to the arid zone of the southwestern part of the USA and northern Mexico. Therefore it can be grown in environments totally different from those suited for para rubber trees (the current primary source of natural rubber). Natural rubber,...

10 Jun 2021 - 1 Oct 2021

New South Wales, Australia

AgEconPlus Pty Ltd

Soil moisture sensor network in the medium/low rainfall environment in the Northern Wimmera logo
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Soil moisture sensor network in the medium/low rainfall environment in the Northern Wimmera

AgriFutures Australia

The project aimed to establish a soil moisture monitoring network to benefit local farmers by providing real-time soil moisture status. This initiative was designed to help farmers make better decisions regarding crop rotations, nitrogen management, and hay cutting.

Key achievements of the project include:
  • Network Expansion: The project started with...

22 May 2021 - 1 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Woorak Community and Land Management Group

Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Moringa and Native Bee industry’s logo
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Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Moringa and Native Bee industry’s

AgriFutures Australia

This project will deliver two Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Strategic Plans, developed in close consultation with and owned by industry stakeholders, including growers, industry bodies, research agencies and others along the supply chain. Each Plan will be developed through a five stage consultation process, designed to maximise input and...

10 Jun 2021 - 1 Oct 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Susentom

Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Native Finger Lime industry logo
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Development of strategic RD&E Plan for the Australian Native Finger Lime industry

AgriFutures Australia

Through its major participants and stakeholders this project will develop an RD&E plan for the Australian finger lime Industry to address and carry out activities such as genetic breeding programs, addressing currently identified value chain barriers and coordination of industry participation connectivity through disseminating information through a communication strategy. Incorporating...

10 Jun 2021 - 1 Oct 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Business Core Associates Pty Ltd