Agri -Climate Outlooks
Australia’s agricultural sector is able to better understand and manage short-term climate risks as well as build long-term resilience, thanks to a $19 million investment through AIA.
Decision-support for growers
This initiative enhances seasonal outlook information and provides relevant, interpretable products and services to support better decision making and greater resilience for Australian farmers, fishers and foresters.
This investment has already resulted in:
- the establishment of a dedicated team of agri-climate specialists to provide relevant insights to support farmers, fishers and foresters (growers) with decision-making
- easy to understand forecast briefings and insights for grain, sugarcane and rice growers, including via media outlets as well as region-specific videos accessible via social media channels
- foundational work to provide tailored training modules for growers and advisors to help them accurately interpret and utilise weather, climate and water products to inform agricultural decisions
- research to identify improvements to Australia's high calibre sovereign seasonal forecasting
- a deep dive discovery phase with grains, cotton and fisheries, that identified sector-specific products which could be tailored to their growers' specific decision-making needs
An example of the decision support provided to growers through this initiative includes tailored climate outlook videos. Examples of climate outlooks videos for grains and sugarcane are below or you can view all the videos via the dedicated playlist.
Grain Outlook
Sugarcane Outlook
Investors
AIA has facilitated cross-sectoral investment into Agri-Climate Outlooks via a collaboration of eight Rural Research and Development Corporations: Meat & Livestock Australia, Australian Eggs, Australian Wool Innovation, AgriFutures Australia, Grains Research and Development Corporation, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Cotton Research and Development Corporation, and Sugar Research Australia.
