ABARES is building capability and networks to provide support for development and implementation of agricultural innovation policy. This goal of the project is to build confidence in Australia’s agricultural innovation system to support its proactive management into the future.
ABARES will work with local and international experts on three main themes:
- Tracking investment
ABARES will seek to expand current tracking of investment and its effect on productivity to better integrate with monitoring for the national innovation system.
- Leadership on M&E
ABARES is working with a small group of experts to develop an authoritative framework for monitoring and evaluating government investment in RD&E that considers the productivity and broader goals of the agricultural innovation system and its role in the national innovation system.
- Future readiness
The project focuses on how Australia’s agrifood innovation system could be better positioned to address emerging sustainability and social inclusion challenges. It learns from international and national experience and a community of experts to develop a series of policy-ready papers to identify evidence-based options for strengthening Australia’s innovation policy.
For more information, please contact Heleen Kruger.