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Welcome to Primary Industries Innovation Centre
Welcome to the Primary Industries Innovation Centre - A joint venture partnership between the University of New England and the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries.
Primary Industries Innovation Centre News:
Project to boost Cambodian farmers’ income
A project aimed at reducing poverty in north-western Cambodia by enhancing the production and marketing of maize and soybean is to receive $1.17 million of funding from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) between 2008 and 2011.
Professor Bob Martin, Director of the Primary Industries Innovation Centre (PIIC) based at the University of New [...]
Developing Second Generation (GEN-2) biofuels
NSW DPI’s Shane McIntosh and Dr Tony Vancov (pictured) discuss the potential of sorghum residues for ligno-cellolosic biofuel production at the Wollongbar Agricultural Institute.
First generation biofuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel are derived from agricultural crops and therefore compete with food and fibre production for water and/or fertile land. The ability of first generation [...]
Gillian Burke receives honours scholarship
Gillian was awarded the PIIC honours scholarship for 2008 to assess the potential of chicken manure biochar for soil amelioration. Gillian’s project combines some local tillage research history with the latest developments in soil improvement.
Gillian’s parents, Bede and Narelle, own and lease 1,214 hectares of land, including their home property “Glendon”, which is 20 kilometres [...]
Events
24 - 25 November 2008: New Pathways to Adoption and Diffusion of Primary Industries Innovations [Symposium flyer] [Symposium program]