Project aim
• What is the value proposition and the processes and resources required which will engage researchers in incorporating an adoption pathway in the design and delivery of the projects they are involved in, where researchers can articulate ‘where’ on the impact pathway their research starts and finishes and what role it plays in identifying core problems and finding solutions.
Project outcome
• Researchers and extension officers actively engaged in the design of a theory of change that will best inform the pathways to adoption and impact.
Context
• This is not about the design of the technology or the research methodology (although these will contribute to adoption and impact), it is specifically about mapping the role of extension in supporting projects to optimise adoption and impact.
Project number:
2021-095
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure:
$10,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Jane Wightman
Organisation:
Hort Innovation
Project start/end date:
9 Jan 2022
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9 Jul 2022
Contact:
FRDC
1. 1. Researchers and extension practitioners who are involved in the project increase their knowledge, attitude, skill, aspiration and practice (KASAP) in applying an impact pathway approach to their work.
2. 2. Researchers and extension officers actively engaged in the design of a theory of change that will best inform the pathways to adoption and impact.
3. 3. A practical co-designed model/process and guidelines of a theory of change that is ready to pilot with researchers and extension practitioners for levy funded projects.
PROJECT NUMBER
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2023-179
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Community Trust in Rural Industries 2022-2025 - Joint RDC initiative
1. Develop capability across the sector to monitor, anticipate and respond to shifts in the levels oftrust the community has in Australia's rural industries.
ORGANISATION:
AgriFutures Australia
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-160
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Economic Impact assessment of FRDC's annual RD&E investments: a three year procurement
1. To inform FRDC's delivery of R&D Plans and future investment decisions
ORGANISATION:
GHD Pty Ltd Sydney
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-156
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Department of Industry Tourism and Trade