GRDC Research, Development and Extension Plan 2018-23
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GRDC Key Investment Target 2.4

2.4 Develop new, novel, high-value uses of products and by-products targeted at: human health, nutrition and allergenicity; high-value feed uses; new industrial uses; biofuels

Impact

Grower profitability is improved through access to new, novel, high-value markets for Australian grains and grain crop by-products.

Summary
  • Growers and other grains industry participants are able to identify new, novel, high-value uses of grains and grain crop by-products.
  • GRDC invests where it can be clearly demonstrated that growers will capture value from the new use of a grain or grain crop by-product.
  • GRDC seeks to partner with value chain participants to develop the knowledge and tools to assist growers to capture value from new uses of grains or grain crop by-products.
SCOPE INVESTMENT OUTCOMES
Market intelligence and value chain analysis

Opportunities for new, novel, high-value uses of grains and grain by-products, where the value can be captured by growers, are identified.
  • 2.4.1
    Grain growers and the broader grains industry are aware of new, novel, high-value uses of Australian grains and grain crop by-products.
Delivery

Knowledge and tools are delivered to growers and other grains industry participants.
  • 2.4.2
    Grain growers and other grains industry participants have the knowledge and tools to maximise the value that may be captured from new uses of grains and grain crop by-products.
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