South Australian Research and Development Institute
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The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) is a state government funded institute with locations throughout South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. SARDI is part of Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA)

Origins and history

Strangely, I haven't been able to find any information on the origins or history of SARDI. Can anyone help?

Head Office


The SARDI Head Office is located in the Waite Research Precinct, along with CSIRO, the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus, and others, in the Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

 suburb of Urrbrae, South Australia
Urrbrae, South Australia
Urrbrae is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Mitcham.Located at the foot of the Adelaide Hills, it is bordered on the east by the South Eastern Freeway, and the Old Toll House, which marked the traditional entrance to the city of Adelaide in the 19th...

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Plant Research Centre

The Plant Research Centre is located in the Waite Research Precinct, along with CSIRO, the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...

's Waite Campus, and other research and educational establishments, in the Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

 suburb of Urrbrae, South Australia
Urrbrae, South Australia
Urrbrae is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Mitcham.Located at the foot of the Adelaide Hills, it is bordered on the east by the South Eastern Freeway, and the Old Toll House, which marked the traditional entrance to the city of Adelaide in the 19th...

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Plant Research Centre research capabilities:
  • Climate Risk
  • Entomology
  • Field Crops
  • Horticulture
  • Viticulture
  • Pastures
  • Food Innovation & Value Chain
  • Plant & Soil Health
  • Water Resources & Irrigated Crops

Glenside Laboratories


The Laboratories are located in the suburb of Glenside, South Australia
Glenside, South Australia
Glenside is a suburb in the City of Burnside, Adelaide, South Australia, around 2 kilometres south-east of the Central business district, home to 2,985 people in a total land area of 1.40 km²....

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Research capabilities:
  • Food Innovation Value Chain
  • Food safety
  • Grazing Production Systems

North Arm Store, Gillman

Located in the suburb of Gillman, South Australia
Gillman, South Australia
Gillman is a north western suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield....

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Provides Aquatic Sciences Research Support

South Australian Aquatic Sciences Centre (SAASC)


The SAASC is located in the beachside suburb of West Beach, South Australia
West Beach, South Australia
West Beach is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in both the City of Charles Sturt and the City of West Torrens.-History:...

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Research capabilities:
  • Aquaculture
  • Biofuels
  • Food Innovation Value Chain
  • Integrated Biosystems
  • Inland Waters & Catchment Ecology
  • Marine Environment & Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Wild Fisheries

Clare Crop Improvement Centre


Located in the town of Clare, South Australia
Clare, South Australia
The town of Clare is located in South Australia in the Mid North region, 136 km north of Adelaide. It gives its name to the Clare Valley wine and tourist region.-History:One of the first settlers in the area was John Horrocks, in 1839...

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Research capabilities:
  • Field Crops

Lenswood Agricultural Centre


Located in the town of Lenswood, South Australia
Lenswood, South Australia
Lenswood is a town in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia.Lenswood is a semi-rural village situated in the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide city in Southern Australia. The major industries are apples and wine grapes.-History:...

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Research capabilities:
  • Plant & Soil Health

Loxton Research Centre


Located in the town of Loxton, South Australia
Loxton, South Australia
Loxton is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. At the 2006 census, Loxton had a population of 3,431....

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Research capabilities:
  • Crop Improvement
  • Entomology
  • Plant & Soil Health
  • Sustainable Systems
  • Water Resources & Irrigated Crops

Minnipa Agricultural Centre


The Agricultural Centre is located in the town of Minnipa, South Australia
Minnipa, South Australia
Minnipa is a small town serving the local grain growing community located on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. The area around the town was first settled in 1878 but it wasn't until the arrival of the railway line in 1913 that any kind of township developed. When the railway was opened to Minnipa...

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Research capabilities:
  • Farming Systems

Mount Gambier Lobster Research


Located in the city of Mount Gambier, South Australia
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Mount Gambier is the largest regional city in South Australia located approximately 450 kilometres south of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres from the Victorian border....

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Research capabilities:
  • Wild Fisheries

Nuriootpa Agricultural Centre

Located in the town of Nuriootpa, South Australia
Nuriootpa, South Australia
Nuriootpa is the major commercial centre in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, about an hour's drive north of the capital, Adelaide, and 77 kilometres by rail...

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Research capabilities:
  • Viticulture

Port Lincoln Marine Science Centre (LMSC)

The LMSC is located on Boston Bay in the city of Port Lincoln, South Australia
Port Lincoln, South Australia
- Transport :Port Lincoln is the port for the isolated narrow gauge Eyre Peninsular Railway.There is also a subsidiary port at Proper Bay which may be restored to use for iron ore traffic. The export of iron ore through Port Lincoln has been approved by the South Australian Government. Port...

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Research capabilities:
  • Aquaculture
  • Marine Environment & Ecology
  • Wild Fisheries

Port Lincoln Crop Improvement Centre

Located in the city of Port Lincoln, South Australia
Port Lincoln, South Australia
- Transport :Port Lincoln is the port for the isolated narrow gauge Eyre Peninsular Railway.There is also a subsidiary port at Proper Bay which may be restored to use for iron ore traffic. The export of iron ore through Port Lincoln has been approved by the South Australian Government. Port...

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Research capabilities:
  • Crop Improvement

Roseworthy Campus

Located in the JS Davies Building on the Roseworthy Campus, co-located with University of Adelaide#Roseworthy, outside the town of Roseworthy, South Australia
Roseworthy, South Australia
Roseworthy is a small town in South Australia, about 10 km north of Gawler. At the 2006 census, Roseworthy had a population of 668.Roseworthy has a large grain storage facility consisting of both storage silos and bunkers for grain grown in the surrounding areas, and grain is collected by rail to...

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Also at this location are:
  • The "Pig and Poultry Production Institute" (PPPI), a joint venture between SARDI, PIRSA, The University of Adelaide, and the pig and poultry industries
  • The Nutrition Research Laboratory


Research capabilities:
  • Aquaculture
  • Farming Systems
  • Integrated Biosystems
  • Intensive Production Systems
  • Livestock Genetics & Breeding

Struan Research Centre

The Struan Agricultural Centre is located at Struan, between the towns of Penola, South Australia
Penola, South Australia
Penola is located 388 km south east of Adelaide and is in the heart of one of South Australia's most productive wine growing areas. Coonawarra lies just to the north and is renowned for the quality of its red wines...

 and Naracoorte, South Australia
Naracoorte, South Australia
Naracoorte is a town in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, approximately 336 kilometres south east of Adelaide and 100 kilometres north of Mount Gambier on the Riddoch Highway .-History:...

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Research capabilities:
  • Crop Improvement
  • Grazing Production Systems
  • Pasture Improvement

Turretfield Research Centre

The Research Centre is located near Sandy Creek, South Australia
Sandy Creek, South Australia
Sandy Creek is a town in South Australia. The town is situated approximately 6 kilometres east of Gawler and is the last town passed through before you enter the historic Barossa Valley at Lyndoch. The Sandy Creek conservation park is nearby....

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Research capabilities:
  • Crop Improvement
  • Farming Systems
  • Intensive Production Systems
  • Livestock Genetics & Breeding
  • Pasture Improvement

External links

  • http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au
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