CRDC Strategic RD&E Plan 2023-28
CRDC develops a new Strategic Research Development and Extension (RD&E) Plan every five years. The Strategic RD&E Plan is the roadmap that guides all of CRDC's RD&E investments.
CRDC’s new Strategic RD&E Plan for 2023-2028, Clever Cotton, sets out a vision for a sophisticated, prosperous and sustainable Australian cotton industry that is strongly connected to its value chain. It commits CRDC to invest in RD&E to address and capitalise on challenges and opportunities for the benefit of levy payers, the cotton industry and the wider community.
Clever Cotton charts an ambitious new course through three pillars of investment – PADDOCK, PEOPLE, PLANET – drawn from the Australian Cotton Industry's Sustainability Framework. Each pillar contains three themes, creating nine key investment areas. By adopting this model, our RD&E will focus on industry priorities – be they emerging issues or long-term challenges – to leverage higher investment returns and champion solutions to deliver the greatest impact.
