Our Plans

The SRA Strategic Plan 2021-2026 outlines five key research missions, each targeting specific challenges and opportunities within the sugarcane industry:

1. Profitable and Productive:

  • Focuses on improving yield efficiency to overcome rising input costs. Expands breeding research, international partnerships, and smart farming technologies.

2. Resilient and Enduring:

  • Aims to mitigate risks from biosecurity threats, pests, diseases, and climate change. Prioritizes climate-resilient farming systems.

3. Diversified and Adaptable:

  • Supports diversification of the industry through biofuels, circular economies, and complementary farming systems.

4. Sustainable and Efficient:

  • Encourages resource-efficient, environmentally sustainable practices, reducing emissions and increasing sustainable crop inputs.

5. Resourced and Skilled:

  • Strengthens the industry by developing workforce skills, fostering partnerships, and supporting research infrastructure.

These missions are integral to ensuring the long-term sustainability, profitability, and adaptability of the Australian sugarcane industry.