Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
https://www.ric.gov.au/
$27M
2026-27 Budget (Budget Paper No. 4)$120M
2024-25 Total Revenue50
Headcount (2024-25)Material upward shift in 2026-27 funding (+14.4%, $3M change). 2025-26 estimated actual $23M → 2026-27 budget $27M. Source: Budget Paper No. 4, Agency Resourcing tables.
Digital Services to Take Farmers to Markets (TFTM)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Total Budget
$322.9M
Digital Budget
$322.9M
October 2020 — June 2026
The TFTM program is transforming Australia’s agricultural export systems with the delivery of contemporary digital products and services for trade and exporter engagement. Tranche 1 established the foundations for the digital reforms by uplifting existing systems onto modern and reliable platforms and developing new digital services. Tranche 2 builds on the capabilities delivered in Tranche 1 by delivering a dynamic program of work that enables the department to be a risk-based, data-enabled regulator.
Capital Security, Technology, and Asset Refresh (CapSTAR)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Total Budget
$287.9M
Digital Budget
$201.2M
July 2024 — June 2028
The CapSTAR program aims to refresh and maintain essential property and ICT assets, reduce risk in service delivery and ensure critical business systems are supported, patched and resilient. The outcome will be a sustainable and efficient technology and physical infrastructure portfolio, through reduced technical debt and increased physical and cyber maturity.
Simplified Targeting and Enhanced Processing Systems (STEPS)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Total Budget
$144.9M
Digital Budget
$144.9M
July 2023 — June 2026
The STEPS program will transform the border process for cargo importers who depend on the department to mitigate and regulate biosecurity risk in a challenging global marketplace. At the time of preparing this report, this project is subject to the escalation protocols set out in the Assurance Framework for Digital and ICT Investments. These protocols are designed to support agencies in the timely resolution of delivery challenges.
Supporting a Stronger and More Sustainable Agriculture Sector
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Total Budget
$9.5M
Digital Budget
$9.5M
July 2023 — June 2026
This project aims to uplift the ICT, data and statistical systems’ capabilities to meet the department’s needs. This will improve the accessibility of agricultural data and information, improve and remediate survey processing systems, rebuild geospatial infrastructure, and gather requirements on future capabilities necessary to transform and enable agricultural data and information products to suit changing needs.
Climate Services for Agriculture (CSA) Program
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Total Budget
$22M
Digital Budget
$11.5M
July 2025 — July 2028
The CSA Program aims to build drought resilience by enabling users to anticipate future climate conditions, compare those conditions with historical climate records, and consider potential impacts on the food and fibre products they produce. CSA provides climate projections for specific commodities at a local scale via a free online platform, ‘My Climate View’.
Knowledge Management (Dorper2)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Total Budget
$7.6M
Digital Budget
$7.6M
April 2025 — June 2028
This project aims to make the knowledge generated by the Future Drought Fund (FDF) more accessible, and promote wider adoption through a systematic and strategic approach. It will develop a knowledge management system (Dorper2) to collect and store FDF knowledge, such as program outputs and outcomes, project data and information, and contract management information.
12 tagged
Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.
STRATEGY SUMMARY
To support the growth, resilience, and sustainability of Australia’s agricultural economy [AR p.7]
PURPOSE
To support the growth, resilience, and sustainability of Australia’s agricultural economy [AR p.7]
Corporate Plan 2025-26 · p.7Strategic priorities
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Supporting the growth, resilience, and sustainability of Australia’s agricultural economy
Corporate Plan 2025-26Outcomes
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Outcome 1: Encourage growth, investment and resilience in Australian farm businesses and rural and regional communities
By delivering the Commonwealth’s farm business concessional loans
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
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Be bold, act with purpose and act as one
We are down to earth
We embrace difference
Performance measures
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| Code | Measure | Target 2025-26 | Latest result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CCE01 | Average total days to decision of 50 days | Average total days to decision of 50 days Corporate Plan 2025-26 | 50 days Annual Report 2024-25 | Achieved |
NPS | Net Promoter Score | >20% Corporate Plan 2025-26 | >20% Annual Report 2024-25 | Achieved |
Source documents
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2024-25
Annual Report 2024/25
Open
2023-24
Annual Report 2023/24
Open
2022-23
Annual Report 2022/23
Open
2021-22
Annual Report 2021/22
Open
2020-21
Annual Report 2020/21
Open
2025-26
Corporate Plan 2025/26
Open
2024-25
Corporate Plan 2024/25
Open
2023-24
Corporate Plan 2023/24
Open
2022-23
Corporate Plan 2022/23
Open
2021-22
Corporate Plan 2021/22
Open
Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
RIC_Annual_Report_23-24_CL.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
RIC_Annual_Report_23-24_CL.pdf)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
2022-23-RIC-Corporate-Plan.pdf)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
2022-23-RIC-Corporate-Plan.pdf)
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
RIC_25-70_2024-25_Annual_Report.pdf)
Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
RIC_25-70_2024-25_Annual_Report.pdf)
Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases
Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.
2022-23-RIC-Corporate-Plan.pdf)
Portfolio delivery office for major investments
Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.
2022-23-RIC-Corporate-Plan.pdf)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
RIC_25-70_2024-25_Annual_Report.pdf)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
RIC_25-70_2024-25_Annual_Report.pdf)
Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases
Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.
20220926%20Annual%20Report%202022%2001.pdf)
End-to-end case processing redesign
Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.
20220926%20Annual%20Report%202022%2001.pdf)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
RIC_Annual_Report_23-24_CL.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
RIC_Annual_Report_23-24_CL.pdf)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
2022-23-RIC-Corporate-Plan.pdf)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
2022-23-RIC-Corporate-Plan.pdf)
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
RIC_25-70_2024-25_Annual_Report.pdf)
Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
RIC_25-70_2024-25_Annual_Report.pdf)
Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases
Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.
2022-23-RIC-Corporate-Plan.pdf)
Portfolio delivery office for major investments
Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.
2022-23-RIC-Corporate-Plan.pdf)
Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting
Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.
RIC_25-70_2024-25_Annual_Report.pdf)
Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops
Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.
RIC_25-70_2024-25_Annual_Report.pdf)
Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases
Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.
20220926%20Annual%20Report%202022%2001.pdf)
End-to-end case processing redesign
Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.
20220926%20Annual%20Report%202022%2001.pdf)
Source library
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7.5MB
2024-25.pdf
5.2MB
2023-24.pdf
6.1MB
2022-23.pdf
1.8MB
2021-22.pdf
5.0MB
2020-21.pdf
1.3MB
2025-26.pdf
1.7MB
2024-25.pdf
1.6MB
2023-24.pdf
1.4MB
2022-23.pdf
6.2MB
2021-22.pdf
249KB
20241118_RIC_Board_Charter_Nov_2024.pdf
19KB
20240305_RIC-Organisational-Chart.pdf
Bodies within the Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (trading as AgriFutures Australia)
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Grains Research and Development Corporation
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Cotton Research and Development Corporation
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Wine Australia
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Selection Committee
Statutory Body
Grains Research and Development Corporation Selection Committee
Statutory Body
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Selection Committee
Statutory Body
Cotton Research and Development Corporation Selection Committee
Statutory Body
Wine Australia Selection Committee
Statutory Body