Support Plant Biosecurity RD &E Strategy

Summary

This CMA provided funding support for the implementation of the Plant Biosecurity national RD&E strategy. Contributions to support implementation have been made by relevant R&D Corporations, within kind support from agencies and universities.
Plant Health Australia provides management and the executive support to the Strategy. The Implementation Committee (for the strategy) is to create greater coordination of plant biosecurity RD&E. The Implementation Committee has prepared a Strategic Plan and Annual Operating Plan and reported to the AGSOC R&I committee as required. Based on the intent of the Council of RDCs agreement, PHA has identified those RDCs where plants are either a primary consideration or where biosecurity consideration of feed security, pastures or weeds are a significant issue to partner and support the implementation.