The Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations is a forum ensuring that the Rural RDC model continues to contribute to a sustainable and profitable Australian agricultural sector.
- For further information and a publication on Rural R&D, click to view “The Benefits of Rural R&D”
- View “Innovate Australia” ezine – an online news publication of the Rural R&D corporations.
Contacts for the secretariat for the Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations.
Offices: Level 1, 33 Ainslie Avenue, Canberra City ACT 2600
Tel: +61 2 6103 8200 Fax: +61 2 6103 8233
Email: secretariat@ruralrdc.com.au
The Rural Research and Development Corporations provide a fundamental underpinning to the profitability and sustainability of Australia’s rural industries.
The Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) listed below form a unique partnership between the Australian Government and the agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.
The following list shows the name of the rural research and development corporation for each industry’s RDC together with the abbreviated identity of each. Click any of the links for the corporation’s website.
| Grains Research & Development Corp. GRDC | www.grdc.com.au |
| Rural Industries Research & Development Corp. RIRDC | www.rirdc.gov.au |
| Land and Water Australia LWA | www.lwa.gov.au |
| Dairy Australia Ltd DA | www.dairyaustralia.com.au |
| Australian Pork Limited APL | www.australianpork.com.au |
| Australian Egg Corp. Limited AECL | www.aecl.org |
| Horticulture Australia Limited HAL | www.horticulture.com.au |
| Australian Wool Innovation Ltd AWI | www.wool.com.au |
| Grape & Wine Research & Development Corporation GWRDC | www.gwrdc.com.au |
| Meat and Livestock Australia Ltd MLA | www.mla.com.au |
| Sugar Research & Development Corporation SRDC | www.srdc.gov.au |
| Forest and Wood Products Research & Development Corporation FWPRDC | www.fwprdc.org.au |
| Fisheries Research & Development Corporation FRDC | www.frdc.com.au |
| Livecorp | www.livecorp.com.au |