Future Drought Fund, long term trials (living lab)

About the project

The FDF long term trials have been established to undertake 4-year trials of farming systems practices (with a focus on mixed farming) that are hypothesised to improve drought resilience and protect natural capital.  Social research has been included in the project to investigate pathways and impediments to adoption of relevant practices.  Objectives of our research are; To better understand how current conceptualisations of resilience and adoption held by RD&E actors influence the design of activities targeting improved drought resilience, and to use this understanding to support enhanced design of extension approaches targeting improved drought resilience in mixed farming regions of southern Australia.