The Collaboration brings together the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, CSIRO, Grower Group Alliance, Curtin University, Murdoch University and The University of Western Australia.
Increasing the gross value of production through intensification of agriculture by 2030, focusing on sustainable growth of irrigated agriculture and the northern beef industry.
Transforming the WA grains industry to achieve an average 25 million tonne crop per annum by 2035, achieved with 50% decrease in fertiliser, crop protection and fuel input use than 2022.
Addressing the impacts of climate change through technologies that can deliver future landscapes that maintain agricultural productivity while reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2035.
Driving 20% improvement in margins of the leading 10% of producers by 2035.
Doubling Aboriginal employment in agriculture by 2035 including by direct participation in agricultural businesses.
Encouraging and supporting WA growers to apply research outcomes in the paddock.
The funding aims to secure more than $50 million in additional investment from national and industry-based funding sources, including research corporations to fund specific WA priority research, development and extension initiatives.
