RICE 
95 pages
Published: 1 Jul 2011
Author(s): RIRDC
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The Australian rice industry is a world leader in production efficiency, water use efficiency and environmental management. Its high quality export focussed production achieves premium prices in world medium grain rice markets. This status is directly attributable to research, development and extension.
The industry faces a different operating environment to the one in which the last Five Year R&D plan was prepared. Production is now more likely to average 800,000 tonnes of paddy rice and be more variable than the 1.2 million tonnes per annum planned for in 2006.
This RIRDC Five Year R&D Plan addresses the new industry realities and builds on past program success. The program retains its strong emphasis on rice variety breeding to further reduce demand for irrigation water and adapt to a climate that is hotter, drier and more variable.
The Australian rice industry must maximise water productivity to stay competitive as the cost and demand for irrigation water increases. Water productivity is increasing as...
Rice farming contributes significantly to the regional economies of the Riverina region of New South Wales (NSW) and has a pivotal role in the agriculture...
Reducing variability in rice production at a sub-field level is a crucial strategy the Australian rice industry can use to improve water use efficiency and...
The Australian rice industry is a world leader in the efficient use of water and achieving high yields. This status has been achieved through a...
The primary objective of the Identifying revenue opportunities for AgriFutures Australia’s rural industries project was to identify potential new and alternate revenue sources within 28...
Rice Breeding Australia Ltd (RBA) has continued to rapidly evolve the previous rice breeding program, and July 2024 marks the end of a very successful...
The AgriFutures Rice Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) to support a sustainable and prosperous rice industry that is a global leader in...
This blueprint serves as a resource for those interested in the rice industry and provides essential fast facts alongside the fundamental themes highlighted in the...
