Improving the profitability of pulse production Tender - 19309651

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Country: Australia

Summary: Improving the profitability of pulse production through local validation of research outcomes in the Southern Region

Deadline: 12 Feb 2018

Posting Date: 22 Dec 2017

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TOT Ref.No.: 19309651

Document Ref. No.: PROC-9175533

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

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The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is a statutory corporation established under the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989. It is subject to accountability and reporting obligations set out in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. It is responsible for planning, investing in and overseeing research and development, and delivering improvements in production, sustainability and profitability across the Australian grains industry.

The adoption of pulses across the medium rainfall areas of the GRDC Southern region has grown consistently since adapted varieties were released for faba beans (1980`s) lentils (1990`s) and chickpeas (1990`s). In addition, other grain legume crops, including lupins, field peas and vetch, have been generally well adopted in the medium and low rainfall areas, but uptake in high rainfall zones is still limited. Research and grower experience has identified many benefits of including pulses in rotations, with improved yields in following cereal and canola crops being one of the main drivers of adoption. Pulse crops provide significant nitrogen (N) inputs to cropping systems through biological N fixation and reduce overall requirements for N fertiliser. As the incidences of herbicide resistant weeds and cereal diseases increase, particularly under continuous cropping and no-till farming systems, the need for suitable rotational break crops such as pulses has increased. The recent development of herbicide tolerant lentils has also contributed to improved management of these weeds in cropping systems and allowed the expansion of lentil in non-traditional production areas. High chickpea and lentil prices and relatively low cereal prices over the past few years are seeing some of these pulses become a highly profitable option in their own right.

Market analysis suggests there is large demand and limited supply of lentil and chickpea into the Indian subcontinent in the short to medium term, so there appears to be scope to boost production within Australia without having a major impact on prices and profitability. Hence, a key element of the GRDC Southern region strategy is to realise the potential long-term farming system and financial benefits of growing pulse crops through targeted expansion into new areas or through sustainable intensification of production in existing pulse areas. To achieve this, there is a need to build upon the core research activities of the GRDC Southern...
Category : 70140000 - Crop production and management and protection
Close Date & Time : 12-Feb-2018 5 : 00 pm (ACT Local Time)

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