Performance against the Australian Government's research priorities
Science and Research Priorities Expenditure
Science and Research Priorities Expenditure for 2019-20 | Arena 1 ($000) | Arena 2 ($000) | Arena 3 ($000) | Arena 4 ($000) | Total ($000) | Total (%) |
1.Food | 12 | 8,417 | 12,505 | 2,446 | 23,380 | 91.58% |
5.Energy | 0 | 287 | 31 | 0 | 319 | 1.25% |
6.Resources | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0.18% |
7.Advanced manufacturing | 0 | 0 | 906 | 0 | 906 | 3.55% |
8.Environmental change | 60 | 606 | 0 | 0 | 666 | 2.61% |
9.Health | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0.77% |
Unspecified* | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 0.07% |
Total | 72 | 9,558 | 13,451 | 2,448 | 25,529 | 100.00% |
*Unspecified includes ancillary expenses incurred in the completion of research projects
Rural Research and Development Priorities
Rural Research and Development Priorities for 2019-20 | Arena 1 ($'000) | Arena 2 ($'000) | Arena 3 ($'000) | Arena 4 ($'000) | Total ('000) | Total (%) |
1.Advanced Technology | 10 | 3,848 | 2,664 | 2,438 | 8,960 | 35.10% |
2.Biosecurity | 0 | 4,953 | 441 | 8 | 5,403 | 21.16% |
3.Soil, water and managing natural resources | 0 | 638 | 1,078 | 0 | 1,716 | 6.72% |
4.Adoption R7D | 62 | 112 | 9,259 | 0 | 9,433 | 36.95% |
Unspecified* | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 0.07% |
Total | 72 | 9,558 | 13,451 | 2,448 | 25,529 | 100.00% |
*Unspecified includes ancillary expenses incurred in the completion of research projects
Communication R&D results
AgriFutures Australia publishes final reports and/or project summaries to promote and make
publicly available the results and outcomes of the research projects it funds. During 2019-20, 65 final reports or project summaries were delivered.
In 2019-20, AgriFutures Australia collected the fourth full year of data about the additional communication outputs produced by research projects. Figure 9 provides the number of presentations (at field days, workshops and conferences), scientific journal articles and industry
newsletter articles delivered, or that will be delivered, by the 65 research projects completed in 2019-20.
Research project communication outputs (in addition to reports and factsheets)
Presentations: 399
Scientific journal articles: 57
Industry newsletter articles: 133
*This data has been collected from AgriFutures Australia Clarity system
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https://www.transparency.gov.au/annual-reports/rural-industries-research-and-development-corporation/reporting-year/2019-20-34