Five new agricultural research, development and extension projects will receive a share of $1.92 million funding.
Primary Industries and Water Minister Jo Palmer said the Rockliff Liberal Government was investing in innovation in the agriculture sector through the second round of its Agricultural Innovation Fund and Agricultural Development Fund.
“The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture will carry out the projects, which will deliver productivity benefits to key agricultural industries in Tasmania including the dairy, wine, pyrethrum and poppy industries,” Minister Palmer said.
“Each of these projects have a strong and active partnership with industry, with a co-investment of $3.45 million backing this research.”
The successful projects will:
In line with the Government’s Growing Tasmanian Agriculture – Research, Development and Extension for 2050 White Paper, investment in these types of industry-backed projects is central to our target to grow the value of Tasmanian agriculture to $10 billion by 2050.
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