Objectives of the Centre for Recycled Organics in Agriculture
The objectives of CROA are to:
Using recycled organics has assisted in rehabilitating a degraded gully near Bungonia
- Develop options for beneficially reusing products made from recycled organics (RO) and other recovered materials in agriculture.
- Build community confidence in the beneficial reuse of recovered resources;
- Make better informed regulatory decisions based on independent scientific data;
- Protect agricultural markets and agricultural product safety; and
- Act as a resource for providing technical and policy advice to both regulators and industry.
- Undertake collaborative projects, which:
- assess and develop new products,
- examine critical soil and environmental criteria,
- produce best practice guidelines and
- develop extension programs for beneficially reusing recovered resources.
To achieve these objectives CROA:
- Independently assesses the suitability of RO/industrial residuals for land application.
- Provides a research & development resource for long-term, replicated field trials to establish the full benefit of RO application to land.
- Develops best management practices and rapid screening tests for the use of RO/industrial materials in agriculture and land remediation.
- Develops and validate best practice guidelines.
- Develops and assess value-added blends and products for specific end purposes.
- Provides a focus for awareness and education in industry and community through education and extension programs.
- Provides opportunities for postgraduate research.
- Publishes and disseminates research findings in the public domain.
Outcomes will include improving the regulatory environment for RO use, increasing protection of catchment health through more effective erosion and run-off control and greater confidence by the community in the use of recycled organics in agriculture.
