Delivering transformational R&D for WA
The WA Agricultural Research Collaboration (WAARC) is working with industry to build applied research programs focused on priority and emerging issues for Western Australia.
Research programs
WAARC is focused on a series of programs to respond to the needs of WA industries by applying the best available scientific knowledge to our State’s unique context. These include:
Current projects
Wheat Nitrogen Use Efficiency project
The Wheat Nitrogen Use Efficiency project is WAARC's fourth grains project underway, aimed at boosting wheat production in Australia by improving nitrogen use efficiency through innovative genetic research.
Harvestable Annual Legume Options (HALO) project
The HALO project is focused on converting research insights into farming resilience, profitability and sustainability for our State’s growers. The project is exploring harvestable annual legumes cultivars that can be used...
N-ABLE project
The 3.5-year N-ABLE project is the third to be announced under the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration’s (WAARC’s) broader Grains Transformation program. N-ABLE is a co-investment between the Grains Research and...
Lupin Disease Resistance project
The Lupin Disease Resistance project is focused on boosting lupin resistance to its four major diseases. It is a co-investment between the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and WAARC...
Postgraduate Research Scholarship Program
Round 1 scholarship students
Congratulations to the final selection of 23 scholarship students who will be supervised and supported by the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration’s (WAARC’s) university members – Curtin University, Murdoch University, and...
Round 2 scholarships 2025
The WA Agricultural Research Collaboration (WAARC) has the potential to allocate up to 12 top-up Postgraduate Research Scholarships to each of its three participating university members (Curtin University, Murdoch University,...
Updates
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EventsFounders Factory Customer Roundtable
Events10-Year Science and Technology Plan Launch
EventsWAARC Inaugural PhD Showcase 2024
EventsDigital Technologies in Agriculture Lecture
EventsKimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association (KPCA) Conference
EventsAustralian Agronomy Conference
EventsImpact Economy Forum
EventsPolyphagous Shot-hole Borer Workshop
EventsPostgraduate Research Scholarship Program Launch
NewsWAARC seeks expressions of interest to spur shot-hole borer research
NewsWAARC announces first cohort of postgraduate scholarship students
NewsWAARC research aims to advance wheat nitrogen use efficiency
Collaboration members
