Innovation and value adding: two critical elements for productivity growth

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• Innovation and value adding two critical
  elements for productivity growth
• Prof Beth Woods
• R D Strategy, DPIF
• National conference Melbourne, 2006
• Building a sustainable future

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Presentation structure

• Current drivers
• Emerging drivers
• Sources of innovation value adding
• Implications for skills capacities
• DPIF approach

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Current drivers consumer wants
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Current drivers consumer wants
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Current drivers consumer wants
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Current drivers consumer wants
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Current drivers consumer wants
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Competitive positions

• Commodity products competing on cost
• Higher value products competing on unique
  qualities eg season, quality
• Both value propositions were built on capacity to
  innovate quickly
• Supported by improving supply chain management
  chain innovation

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Emerging drivers
Climate change
International urbanisation
Competition for water
Mega scale supply chains
International market trends food energy
More new technologies
Strategic alliances
Changing workers
Changing consumers
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FAO estimates urban population, Asia
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Mega chainsreplacing markets
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Emerging drivers
Climate change
International urbanisation
Competition for water
Mega scale supply chains
International market trends food energy
More new technologies
Strategic alliances
Changing workers
Changing consumers
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Emerging drivers
Climate change
International urbanisation
Competition for water
Mega scale supply chains
International market trends food energy
More new technologies
Strategic alliances
Changing workers
Changing consumers
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Emerging drivers
Climate change
International urbanisation
Competition for water
Mega scale supply chains
International market trends food energy
More new technologies
Strategic alliances
Changing workers
Changing consumers
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Case study Qld horticulture

• Potential for growth need to convince workers
  of real career opportunities
• Workforce that performs consistently quality
  managers supervisors
• Redesign work to reduce physical demands
• Attract technology skills/ suppliers
• Attract serious business skills/ suppliers

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DPIFs strategies

• Career evenings business management
• School curriculum including agri-food
• Gateway schools linking with industry
• Spotlight on Science

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Trying out field work
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Sampling in the laboratory
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DPIFs strategies

• Career evenings
• School curriculum
• Gateway schools linking with industry
• Spotlight on Science
• Research partnerships with universities to get
  agri-food examples in courses
• Graduate recruitment program
• Outsourcing joint appointments
• Engaging key decision makers on workforce issues