Areas of investment

The GRDC takes great care to ensure it invests in projects that are highly relevant to the grain industry’s needs. To this end, we have extensively consulted with growers and other stakeholders in determining the focus for our investment plan. Through these consultations, we’ve identified eight key areas in which our research and development (R&D) investments will achieve the highest returns for the industry.

How we manage investments

The GRDC receives around $200 million in investment capital annually, investing in hundreds of new research projects and initiatives. Learn how we invest this in high-impact projects that maximise the profitability of Australia's grain industry.

More about our investment process

Priority areas

Our priority areas are described below. You can browse project summaries and final reports for each area using the links in the right-hand column.

Priority area	Description	Related projects
Agronomy	Improvements to drought resistance and extreme temperature	Project summaries Final reports
Disease	Monitoring new and existing diseases including bacteria, fungi, virus and parasites Development of measures to manage known diseases and improve disease resistance	Project summaries Final reports
Farming systems	Improving productivity and profitability through continual improvements to business management and farming systems Includes water use efficiency, crop rotation methods, and adaptation to environmental changes	Project summaries Final reports
Information research support	Activities that support excellence in R&D within the grains industry Includes capacity building, R&D infrastructure analysis, and statistical modelling	Project summaries Final reports
Nutrition	Development of best-practice techniques for improving crop nutrition Improving nutrient uptake and added nutrient use Deepening our understanding how crops use nutrients and how best to apply them	Project summaries Final reports
Pests	Development of improved pest control measures Monitoring and managing emerging pest concerns Developing responses to pesticide resistance	Project summaries Final reports
Soil	Addressing soil-related constraints such as acidity, non-wetting and compaction	Project summaries Final reports
Weeds	Monitoring ongoing weed-related risks and concerns Development of weed-control techniques and management of herbicide resistance	Project summaries Final reports

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