Goat On Farm R&D Assessment
| Project start date: | 14 January 2008 |
| Project end date: | 31 March 2008 |
| Publication date: | 31 March 2008 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Goat |
Summary
There was little measurement relating to the benefit MLA on-farm goat R&D has delivered to the goat industry and, as a result, it was difficult to plan optimal MLA on-farm goat R&D levy investment into the future. To assess the effectiveness of the MLA's on-farm goat R&D activities and to assist with planning, MLA commissioned an assessment of on-farm R&D activities since May 2006. The review was to: Quantify the effectiveness of past on-farm R&D with an emphasis on the adoption of research outcomes; and
Assist in defining the direction of MLA on-farm R&D for goats 2008-2011.
Project description
The project encompassed the development and delivery of online surveys and 25 one on one interviews with goat producers to quantify the effectiveness of past on-farm R&D with an emphasis on the adoption of research outcomes and assist in defining the direction of MLA on-farm R&D for goats 2008-2011. This assisted in determining: The outcomes of MLA's on-farm goat R&D spend/activities.
The level of uptake of MLA's on-farm goat R&D activities.
The level of adoption and awareness of MLA's on-farm goat R&D activities.
The benefits gained by producers as result of adopting on-farm goat R&D outcomes.
Where MLA should invest on-farm goat R&D levies to 2011 in order to deliver maximum benefit to goat producers.
