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To address the effects of climate change.
The Climate Ready program aimed to encourage innovation through: increasing the level of research and development, proof-of-concept and early-stage commercialisation by Australian businesses that address the effects of climate change; increasing the international competitiveness of Australian businesses; fostering greater collaboration with industry and between industry and research institutions; and generating national benefits for the Australian economy.

To develop and improve efficient and sustainable practices in agriculture.

To comply with Australia's international obligations under the Basel Convention on the Control of trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes

To reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development in developing countries not just by improving agriculture and rural development, but also by directing its efforts across a variety of sectors

To promote research into the management and control of weeds and invasive pests detrimental to primary production and the environment

To facilitate improvements in Australia's plant health policy and practice, particularly emergency management and disease response

Plant Health Australia is the national coordinator of the government-industry partnership for plant biosecurity.

To promote the discovery of new energy resources.
Future Resources Program – Collaborative Drilling Initiative are intended to increase the knowledge and perception of the prospectivity of Queensland, and thereby increase the chances of a discovery that will lead to the development of a new generation of mineral and energy resources.

To facilitate the increased uptake and installation of renewable energy supply technologies and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

To assist in improving the efficiency and productivity of water use and management on-farm, helping to secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.

To gain knowledge to adopt innovative production, resource management and supply chain management practices and processes, that will improve the sustainability of resource based industries