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Since its launch in mid-2022, the WA Agricultural Research Collaboration (WAARC) has invested in 10 innovative research projects to date. These projects are part of WAARC’s broader applied research and development programs: Northern Agriculture, Grains Transformation, Resilient Agricultural Futures, Agricultural Technologies, Aboriginal Science Engagement and Capacity Building & Extension.
Program | Project | Partners | WAARC investment (cash) | Leverage investment (cash) | Total project value |
Grains Transformation | Lupin Disease Resistance: Increasing stable lupin productivity through enhanced disease resistances | DPIRD, MU, Curtin, AGT, GRDC | $1,059,287 | $2,948,294 | $9,146,366 |
Grains Transformation | Harvestable Annual Legume Options (HALO): Summer sown aerial seeded pasture legume development for Western Australia | MU, GRDC, CSIRO, DPIRD | $1,497,500 | $3,025,000 | $8,830,369 |
Northern Agriculture | Cropping Enabled Cattle: Intensification of northern cattle produced in WA | CRCNA, DPIRD, CRDC, UWA, Murdoch, CSIRO | $1,200,000 | $1,550,000 | $5,987,858 |
Grains Transformation | N-ABLE: Innovative management approaches to maximise the use of legume crops in reducing the reliance on N fertiliser | GRDC, CSIRO, Murdoch, DPIRD, Stirlings to Coast Farmers Inc | $1,246,500 | $2,493,002 | $5,316,829 |
Grains Transformation | Wheat Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE): Increasing wheat nitrogen use efficiency through improved genetics | GRDC, Murdoch, DPIRD, UWA, AGT | $1,401,824 | $3,081,804 | $7,568,006 |
Northern Agriculture | Business case development: Improving the north-west cattle herd | UWA, MLA | $40,320 | $26,880 | $67,200 |
Resilient Agricultural Futures | SMART SPRAYS: Maximising the benefits of rainfall | Future Drought Fund (DAFF), GGA, Murdoch | $100,000 | $200,000 | $766,676 |
Aboriginal Science Engagement | Transformative Aboriginal Agricultural Methods (TAAM) and cultural indicators of drought: Maaman Marra Boodjar | Future Drought Fund (DAFF), GGA, ECU | $90,000 | $199,000 | $497,175 |
Resilient Agricultural Futures | Agrivoltaics: Integrating profitable agricultural production and renewable energy generation | Zero Net Emissions Agriculture CRC | $388,037 | $679,284 | $2,022,120 |
Resilient Agricultural Futures | Murdoch University: Development of an integrated pest containment strategy for Polyphagous Shot-hole Borer - Fusarium Dieback (PSHB-FD) to facilitate management and control | Murdoch, ArborCarbon, Curtin, DPIRD | $781,927 | $3,048,069 | |
TOTAL | $7,805,395 | $14,203,264 | $43,250,668 |
