The Sugar Research and Development Corporation works in partnership with the Australian sugarcane industry and the Australian Government to foster an innovative and sustainable sugarcane industry, through targeted investment in research and development.

	Bright new ideas for industry R&D needed  Bright new ideas for industry R&D needed  SRDC is calling for researchers to submit research and development proposals for projects commencing from July 2010. SRDC are prepared to invest in bright new ideas and innovative R&D projects from anywhere in the world, which will deliver significant benefits to the Australian community and sugarcane industry. Research proposals should target one of the following: • Mitigating risks of climate change, and facilitating adaptation to climate change and variability. • Delivering opportunities for the sugarcane industry in energy, biomass utilisation and product diversification. • Reducing production costs and/or improving the utilisation of capital and other resources for cane farming, harvesting and milling. • Increasing uptake of improved technologies and improving decision-making by industry enterprises. • Developing improved sugarcane varieties • Reducing risks of exotic biosecurity threats, and improving management of endemic pests and weeds, including risks enhanced by climate change.  Expressions of interest applications will need to be submitted online using our application centre by Friday 14 August 2009.  For more information read media release or visit the research application section of this website.
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