About the Institute
Our Vision
To provide research-based solutions to food and nutritional security, environmental sustainability and agribusiness.
Our Mission
To enhance The University of Western Australia’s contribution to the advancement of agriculture and to the management of natural resources in selected international, national and regional settings. For Western Australia, the Institute works with the agricultural and natural resource management sectors to create knowledge and improve workforce skills, such that those committed to agriculture may advance their individual aspirations, contribute to local and regional prosperity and exercise responsible stewardship of the environment.
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Our Strategies
- Integration: Bringing together the University’s agricultural research and communication activities; integrating complementary activities across disciplines and organisational units, and providing a focus for leading-edge research, development, extension and adoption (RDE&A).
- Communication: Strengthening communication links with regional industry, farmer groups and the broader regional and scientific communities.
- Connecting: Fostering national and international linkages and alliances that bring new knowledge and expertise to Western Australia, and allow Western Australia to share its knowledge with the world.
- Resourcing: Increasing the pool of resources available for investment in critical RDE&A in Western Australia and in relevant national and international issues.
Our People
Institute of Agriculture team
- Hackett Professor Kadambot Siddique – Director
- Professor Phil Vercoe – Associate Director
- Professor Wallace Cowling – Associate Director
- Debra Mullan – Business Manager
- Diana Boykett – Business Manager
- Rosanna Candler – Communications Officer
- Cora Castens – Executive Assistant to the Director
- Annie Macnab – Finance Officer
Industry Advisory Board
The Industry Advisory Board provides The UWA Institute of Agriculture with industry interaction, advice and feedback.
- Dr Terry Enright (Chair) – Farmer
- Rod Birch – Farmer
- Dr Dawson Bradford – Farmer
- Philip Gardiner – Farmer
- Dr Bruce Mullan – Director, Livestock Research and Industry Innovation, DPIRD
- Dr Hayley Norman – Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
- Ben Sudlow – Manager, Fertiliser Sales and Marketing, CSBP
- Simon Stead – Chairman, CBH Group
- Tress Walmsley – CEO, InterGrain
- Neil Young – Farmer
- Belinda Eastough – Agronomist, Elders
Theme Leaders
The Theme Leaders co-ordinate multi-disciplinary research, development and related activities across UWA’s four faculties.
- Hackett Professor Kadambot Siddique – Director
- Professor Phil Vercoe – Associate Director
- Professor Wallace Cowling – Associate Director
- Dr Nicolas Taylor – Sustainable Cropping Systems
- Professor Jacqueline Batley – Sustainable Cropping Systems
- Assoc/Professor Dominique Blache – Sustainable Animal Production Systems
- Professor Shane Maloney – Sustainable Animal Production Systems
- Adjunct Professor Keith Smettem – Water for Food Production
- Assoc/Professor Matthew Hipsey – Water for Food Production
- Assoc/Professor Sally Thompson – Water for Food Production
- Professor Trevor Mori – Food Quality and Human Health
- Dr Michael Considine – Food Quality and Human Health
- Dr Andrew Guzzomi – Engineering for Agriculture
- Professor Dilusha Silva – Engineering for Agriculture
- Dr Amin Mugera – Agribusiness Ecosystems
- Professor Sharon Purchase – Agribusiness Ecosystems