Taking a strategic view

SRA’s Strategic Plan 2021-2026 was released in July 2021, following extensive engagement with industry stakeholders. The strategy puts industry at the heart of decision making, committing to strong collaboration and to growing industry satisfaction with, and adoption of, research and development that fosters productivity and growth.

The Annual Report is themed to align with the strategy’s five strategic pillars and five Research Missions.

STRATEGIC PILLAR 1

Strong foundations Evolve SRA to keep pace with the changing industry landscape by developing a capable, engaged, and safe workforce, and a lean, agile and entrepreneurial organisation with an agile and efficient cost-base.

STRATEGIC PILLAR 2

A high-performing research portfolio Design a focused, balanced and collaborative portfolio of research, development and extension (RD&E) investments and initiatives that deliver tangible solutions and options to advance the productivity, sustainability, profitability, and long-term growth prospects for the Australian sugarcane industry.

OUR RESEARCH MISSIONS

RESEARCH MISSION 1 PROFITABLE AND PRODUCTIVE Continuous improvement in farming and milling profitability.

RESEARCH MISSION 2

RESEARCH MISSION 3

RESEARCH MISSION 4

RESEARCH MISSION 5 RESILIENT AND ENDURING

Position the industry to stay ahead of climate, environmental and biosecurity threats.

DIVERSIFIED AND ADAPTABLE

Capitalise on changing consumer preferences, and the growing bio and green economies to develop diversification opportunities.

WEALTH GENERATING THROUGH LAND STEWARDSHIP

Position the Australian sugarcane industry as leaders in profitability, environmental sustainability and resource-use efficiency.

SKILLED FOR THE FUTURE

Support the development of an adaptable, professional, commercial and entrepreneurial industry and research community.

STRATEGIC PILLAR 3

Translation expertise Translate research findings into tools, products and services that save industry time and money, and improve environmental performance.

STRATEGIC PILLAR 4

World-class sugarcane varieties Accelerate innovation in variety development to offer varieties that consistently underpin the success of the industry’s current and future product objectives, crop production and protection while lowering development costs and shortening cycletimes.

STRATEGIC PILLAR 5

Commercial benefits and rewards Take our research work and investments to the next level by securing investors and funding and extracting commercial value from our intellectual property, research capability, facilities and strategic partnerships.