Biotechnology and Australian Agriculture - Towards the development of a vision and strategy for the application of biotechnology to Australian Agriculture

• Report details
  
• Towards a vision and strategy for agricultural biotechnology
  
• Background

1.1 The Australian science and innovation system
1.2 The brief
1.3 How we approach the task
1.4 Who is the vision and strategy for?

• What is agribiotech?

2.1 Results of consultations
2.2 Biotechnology Definition
2.3 Agribiotech's coverage
2.4 Is biotechnology different to other modern innovations?
2.5 How is biotechnology being used now?
2.6 What is around the corner?

• The opportunities and threats facing Australian agriculture (key drivers of change)

3.1 Opportunities
3.2 Threats
3.2.1 Climate change and natural resource decline

• What are the strengths and weaknesses of Australian agricultural biotechnology (how will Australia be able to respond to the key drivers)?

4.1 Strengths
4.2 Weaknesses
4.3 Consumer attitudes
4.4 The relative cost of biotechnology R&D and Australian agriculture markets
4.5 The regulatory system

• Development of the vision
  
• Developing the strategy

6.1 Ensure there is a path to market for the next generation of biotechnology applications
6.2 Build consumer knowledge of biotechnology science, its application and regulation
6.3 Reduce regulation burden and cost of compliance
6.4 Spillovers and spillins of new biotech
6.5 Reduce the costs of agricultural biotechnology R&D

• Appendixes

A The Australian science and innovation system

B Stakeholder consultation

C OGTR dealings under section 138

D References