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      "quote": "[Page 23]\nOutcomes\n+ By 2023, a digital strategy for the Australian\ncotton industry is established\n+ By 2025, a transparent and trusted industry-\nowned data platform of management and\nproduction data to support decision-making\nacross the value chain is available\n+ By 2026, management and production data are\ncaptured for 50 per cent of fields in the cotton\nindustry\n+ By 2027, new and existing surveillance and Example initiatives\ndiagnostic tools that allow for more timely\n+ Delivery of better solutions to growers\nidentification of threats and constraints are\nthrough the establishment of an\ndeveloped and deployed\nindustry data platform that harmonises\n+ By 2028: data and facilitates new research\n- Data are collected, shared, managed and approaches and insights\nanalysed to solve industry problems at both a\n+ Deployment of best practice data\nfarm scale and a regional scale",
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      "quote": "[Page 23]\nOutcomes\n+ By 2023, a digital strategy for the Australian\ncotton industry is established\n+ By 2025, a transparent and trusted industry-\nowned data platform of management and\nproduction data to support decision-making\nacross the value chain is available\n+ By 2026, management and production data are\ncaptured for 50 per cent of fields in the cotton\nindustry\n+ By 2027, new and existing surveillance and Example initiatives\ndiagnostic tools that allow for more timely\n+ Delivery of better solutions to growers\nidentification of threats and constraints are\nthrough the establishment of an\ndeveloped and deployed\nindustry data platform that harmonises\n+ By 2028: data and facilitates new research\n- Data are collected, shared, managed and approaches and insights\nanalysed to solve industry problems at both a\n+ Deployment of best practice data\nfarm scale and a regional scale",
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      "quote": "[Page 98]\nAppendix 3\nAustralian Government priorities\nCRDC’s investments in RD&E during 2024–25 supported\nthe achievement of the Australian Government’s National National Agricultural CRDC\nScience and Research Priorities and National Agricultural Innovation Priorities investment\nInnovation Priorities, as outlined below. ($’000)\nInvestments against Government priorities\nAustralia will champion climate resilience\nto increase the productivity, profitability $1,200\nCRDC’s investments in RD&E support the achievement\nand sustainability of the agricultural sector\nof the Australian Government’s Science and Research\nPriorities, and National Agricultural Innovation Priorities.",
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      "idea": "Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.",
      "quote": "[Page 15]\nOverview\nSECTION 1\n2024-25\nObjective Measure/s 2024-25 target\nresults\nPILLAR 3: The Planet pillar aims to CRDC will measure its Surveys demonstrate\nensure that the cotton success in this pillar by trust from community,\nPlanet industry contributes the level of trust the the market and\nOur shared positively to the industry has from the government about cotton’s\nfuture environment, meeting community, the market and management and reporting\ncommunity, government government about how of environmental and social\nand market expectations. it manages and reports impacts.\non its environmental and\nsocial impacts.",
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      "quote": "[Page 15]\nOverview\nSECTION 1\n2024-25\nObjective Measure/s 2024-25 target\nresults\nPILLAR 3: The Planet pillar aims to CRDC will measure its Surveys demonstrate\nensure that the cotton success in this pillar by trust from community,\nPlanet industry contributes the level of trust the the market and\nOur shared positively to the industry has from the government about cotton’s\nfuture environment, meeting community, the market and management and reporting\ncommunity, government government about how of environmental and social\nand market expectations. it manages and reports impacts.\non its environmental and\nsocial impacts.",
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      "quote": "Mr Samuel Skelton – Audit Committee Member\nAudit and Risk Committee (non-Board member)\nBBus, BComm, GAICD, Grad Dip Fraud & Financial\nThe Board has established the Audit and Risk Committee\nInvestigation, ASSI Cert III Investigative Services,\nin compliance with section 45 of the PGPA Act 2013 and\nCert IV Govt Investigations\nsection 17 of the PGPA Rules.",
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