Funding
The research and development work of the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and La Trobe University (La Trobe) is funded by a range of sources. The majority of external funding is from sources including Rural Industry Research and Development Corporations, industry, Cooperative Research Centres and the Federal Government. For DPI, the Victorian Government provides co-investment and strategic funds that enable the attraction and leveraging of external funding.Where consistent with government policy, DPI research and development services are also provided to the commercial sector on a contractual and fee-for-service basis through DPI's commercial agent, Agriculture Victoria Services. All services to the commercial sector comply with the National Competition Policy and are in full accordance with Victorian Government policy on costing and neutrality of these services.
Funders
Cooperative Research Centre (CRCs):
- Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease
- CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
- CRC for National Plant Biosecurity
- Dairy Futures CRC
- Molecular Plant Breeding CRC
- Sheep CRC
Federal funding:
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
- Australian Research Council (ARC)
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Rural Industry Research and Development Corporations (RIRDCs):
- Australian Wool Innovation
- Dairy Australia
- Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
- Geoffrey Gardiner Dairy Foundation Limited
- Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
- Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
- Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL)
- Meat and Livestock Australia
- Pig Research and Development Corporation (PDC)
