We help grow Australia's productivity through excellent science that provides a positive impact for Australia. These case studies show how we have applied our research to challenges, improving lives, creating wealth and ongoing benefits to society.
Our latest impact case studies
Keep up-to-date with our latest impact case studies, showing how we have applied our research to challenges, improving lives, creating wealth and ongoing benefits to society.
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Transforming the world’s leading supplier of natural botanical insecticide Industry and defence impact case studies
CSIRO research has helped Botanical Resources Australia (BRA) to maintain its position as the world’s leading supplier of pyrethrum oil for use as a natural insecticide.
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Fighting the global threat of cereal rust disease Agriculture and fisheries impact case studies
CSIRO research is preventing crop losses, improving grain quality and yields for Australian grain growers.
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Ensuring a vital future for the Great Barrier Reef Natural environment impact case studies
eReefs platform transforming our ability to manage and protect the Great Barrier Reef for the long term.
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Sensor and social networks enable adaptive water management Measuring and managing water resources
A water dashboard developed as part of the Sense-T program in Tasmania delivers real-time data to Tasmanian farmers to support irrigation and environmental sustainability.
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Growing the Tasmanian Atlantic salmon farming industry Agriculture and fisheries impact case studies
The collaboration between Salmon Enterprises of Tasmania (SALTAS) and CSIRO has delivered significant economic gains.
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Increasing competitiveness for Australia's wine and grape industry Agriculture and fisheries impact case studies
CSIRO’s novel grape varieties and technical innovations achieving increased yield and quality.
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Maximising yields and minimising costs for Australian grain growers Agriculture and fisheries impact case studies
Yield Prophet® decision support tool provides paddock-specific yield forecasts to optimise farmers’ investments.
Agriculture and fisheries impact case studies
We've worked with industry to breed perfect prawns and competitive cotton, and with governments to develop sustainable fishing frameworks.
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Fighting the global threat of cereal rust disease
CSIRO research is preventing crop losses, improving grain quality and yields for Australian grain growers.
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Growing the Tasmanian Atlantic salmon farming industry
The collaboration between Salmon Enterprises of Tasmania (SALTAS) and CSIRO has delivered significant economic gains.
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Increasing competitiveness for Australia's wine and grape industry
CSIRO’s novel grape varieties and technical innovations achieving increased yield and quality.
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Maximising yields and minimising costs for Australian grain growers
Yield Prophet® decision support tool provides paddock-specific yield forecasts to optimise farmers’ investments.
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A more sustainable and productive aquaculture industry
To improve the sustainability and productivity of Australia’s prawn industry, we bred the ‘perfect prawn’ and developed a new plant-based prawn feed.
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Securing the future of Australia's commercial fisheries
CSIRO research leads to replenished fish populations and improved economic performance of fisheries.
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Transforming the cotton industry for competitive results
Australia has the highest cotton yields in the world, exporting $2.7 billion of cotton each year. We've contributed to this success through plant breeding and improvements in crop, pest and post-harvest management.
Health impact case studies
We're designing tools to support the National E-Health Strategy, breeding fibre-boosted barley, modelling hospital volumes to improve resource allocation, and combating diseases transmitted from animals, including developing the first Hendra vaccine.
Industry and defence impact case studies
We've worked with Defence to improve armour, our research underpinned the success of WLAN technology, and our partnerships with industry have resulted in more precise mineral exploration, safer mining techniques, smart technology to reduce energy consumption and innovative new designs for textiles.
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Accelerating the discovery of Australia's mineral resources
The AuScope National Infrastructure Program is a partnership boosting successful mineral exploration. Our work for AuScope improved the availability and accessibility of comprehensive geoscientific data.
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Transforming the world’s leading supplier of natural botanical insecticide
CSIRO research has helped Botanical Resources Australia (BRA) to maintain its position as the world’s leading supplier of pyrethrum oil for use as a natural insecticide.
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Improving safety and productivity in coal mines
Around 90 per cent of Australia’s underground coal production comes from longwall mining. We worked with the industry and equipment manufacturers to develop sensor technology to keep miners safer and improve productivity.
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Reducing energy consumption in commercial buildings
Heating and cooling office buildings is one of the biggest costs for business. We've developed technology to significantly reduce energy consumption, through intelligent control of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning.
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Accelerating small business entry into competitive global markets
A key to success for Australia’s manufacturing industry is differentiation through innovation. Textor Technologies partnered with us to develop a superior product that is now being supplied around the world.
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Wireless technology having profound global impact
At the heart of the most popular way to connect computers without wires is a CSIRO success story.
Natural environment impact case studies
Our extensive water research has underpinned national modelling and planning, including a major plan for the Murray-Darling Basin, and our work in weather forecasting has led to improved planning and prevention for natural disasters.
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Ensuring a vital future for the Great Barrier Reef
eReefs platform transforming our ability to manage and protect the Great Barrier Reef for the long term.
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Successfully managing Australia’s precious water resources
We're helping Australia to maximise the value derived from its water resources. Our research informs water planning, management and investment decisions.
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Enhancing water security in the Murray-Darling Basin
CSIRO’s research is playing a crucial role in supporting decision making in Australia’s largest river basin.
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Strengthening Australia's resilience to extreme weather events
Preparing and protecting people and infrastructure from severe weather.
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Sustainable water use in the resources sector
We work towards sustainable groundwater resources management by extractive energy and mineral resources sectors. Our research leads to manageable environmental impacts and greater socio-economic benefits.