Outcomes and planned performance

2.1 Outcomes and performance information

Government outcomes are the intended results, impacts or consequences of actions by the Government on the Australian community. Agencies deliver programs that are the Government actions taken to deliver the stated outcomes. Agencies are required to identify the programs which contribute to Government outcomes over the Budget and forward years.

Each outcome is described below together with its related programs, specifying the performance indicators and targets used to assess and monitor the performance of the SRDC in achieving government outcomes.

Outcome 1: A profitable, sustainable and internationally competitive Australian sugarcane industry providing economic, environmental and social benefits for rural and regional communities through targeted investment in research and development.

Outcome 1 Strategy

The Corporation has a single outcome: A profitable and internationally competitive and sustainable Australian sugarcane industry providing economic, environmental and social benefits for rural and regional communities through targeted investment in research and development.

The Corporation’s primary strategy is to invest in Research and Development projects to deliver the Outcome. Those projects are undertaken in one of the three Investment Arenas under the generic umbrella of activities defined in Table 2.1. Projects in the Regional Futures Arena will deliver innovative farming, harvesting, transport, milling and marketing systems tailored to the needs and opportunities of each region. Projects focus on the implementation and/or integration of existing technologies or close-to-market emerging technologies for rapid delivery of benefits to members of regional industries. Projects in the Emerging Technologies Arena conduct strategic research on frontier technologies or implementation of more-distant-from-market emerging technologies across the value chain, but with a focus on enabling technologies for plant breeding, new products and revenue streams, and step changes in farming, harvesting, milling and marketing systems. Projects in the People Development Arena recognise that the skills and capabilities of members of the sugarcane industry, and the functioning of partnerships between industry, researchers, and the general community, can significantly impact the achievement of opportunities provided by technical R&D.

Projects are conducted over varying periods of time, but most commonly between one and five years. Delivery of benefits can occur for several years after the conclusion of a project, as outputs are progressively adopted and refined by individual enterprises. Thus the large majority of the Corporation’s investments have a medium to longer term focus.

Outcome 1 Budgeted Expenses and Resources

Table 2.1 provides an overview of the total expenses for the SRDC in line with the single outcome.

Table 2.1: Budgeted Expenses and Resources for Outcome 1

Contributions to Outcome 1

Program 1.1: Sugar Research and Development Corporation

Program objective

• Through support for targeted research, development and extension activities, SRDC aims to increase the implementation of innovative farming, harvesting, transport, milling and marketing systems, support the rapid translation of relevant emerging technologies and enhance the development of individuals and networks to enhance the economic, social and environmental sustainability of regional sugarcane industries and the capacity for continuous improvement.
• This program has an individual focus operating through a cash mechanism. The program undertakes advising/informing activities through third party service delivery.

Program expenses

Program 1.1 Deliverables

Program 1.1 Key Performance Indicators

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