The Impact Assessment of CRDC Nutrition Investments 2008-2016 is one of a series of qualitative and quantitative impact assessments of CRDC investments, conduced by Agtrans Research.

CRDC has commissioned the series of impact assessments in important areas of investment, including nutrition, water-use efficiency, Bt technologies and sustainability projects. The purpose of the evaluations is to determine the success of CRDC’s investments against the stated Strategic Plan goals, and to inform future investments.

The Impact Assessment of CRDC Nutrition Investments 2008-2016 found that CRDC’s investment of $11.32 million of grower and Government funds into nine nutrition research projects from 2008-16 delivered major economic benefits to cotton growers. This investment returned a benefit of $61.15 million to growers, or 5.4 to 1.