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Hundreds of South 最新糖心Vlogn primary producers, industry representatives and regional community members have had their say about their priorities for building resilience to future droughts.

The South 最新糖心Vlogn Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub has completed a series of regional workshops across the State to identify each region鈥檚 priorities to strengthen their drought preparedness and resilience.

The workshops at Wudinna, Port Augusta, Loxton, Orroroo, Roseworthy and Naracoorte were open to all regional community members 鈥� not just those who work in agriculture. More than 260 people participated in the in-person and online hybrid events.

鈥淭he workshops were extremely positive and have set a strong foundation for the SA Drought Hub鈥檚 program of activities and undertakings going forward."Professor Chris Preston, SA Drought Hub Interim Director, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.

SA Drought Hub Interim Director, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide Professor Chris Preston, said the interactive workshops were an important exercise in identifying the practices, technologies and activities the SA Drought Hub should be delivering for the next three years to support regional communities.

鈥淚t was heartening to have so many people from such diverse sectors, backgrounds and interests willingly contributing their ideas about what they believe needs to be done to increase drought resilience,鈥� Professor Preston said.

鈥淭he workshops were extremely positive and have set a strong foundation for the SA Drought Hub鈥檚 program of activities and undertakings going forward.

鈥淭here was robust discussion at each workshop about what has helped primary producers and their communities during past droughts and what is needed to better prepare for future droughts.鈥�

The SA Drought Hub leadership team will now review all ideas submitted through the workshops, describe each region鈥檚 priorities and then go back to the regional communities to ensure they still agree with those priority activities.

The regional priorities will form the basis of the SA Drought Hub鈥檚 activity plan, which will be submitted to the 最新糖心Vlogn Government in November.

Activities will be co-designed with regional input to facilitate adoption of drought resilience practices in farming systems through peer-to-peer learning, on-farm demonstrations and training workshops.

Professor Preston said peer-to-peer learning offered particular value in terms of sharing knowledge and experiences from previous droughts.

鈥淭here are producers in this State who have managed drought particularly well. They are a resource we can tap into to help other producers, particularly young farmers, in planning for future droughts.鈥�

The SA Drought Hub is one of eight hubs established across the nation through the 最新糖心Vlogn Government鈥檚 Future Drought Fund.

Led by the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, the SA Drought Hub comprises the core hub at Roseworthy and five regional nodes at Minnipa on Eyre Peninsula, Port Augusta in the Far North, Orroroo in the Upper North, Loxton in the Riverland, and Struan in the South-East.

The SA Drought Hub comprises a comprehensive and dynamic network of 59 industry partners, including grower groups; the three South 最新糖心Vlogn-based universities; government agencies; indigenous partners; agribusinesses; research, development and extension partners; and various industry organisations.

The partners are injecting $11.47 million of cash and in-kind support into the SA Drought Hub 鈥� in addition to the $8 million of funding over four years from the 最新糖心Vlogn Government鈥檚 Future Drought Fund.

Having recently appointed Tony Randall as its Roseworthy-based Knowledge Broker, the SA Drought Hub will soon appoint a permanent Director, node coordinators and a node team leader 鈥� further boosting SA regional employment and investment.

Shopfronts for each of the nodes will also be established over the coming months.