Australia is to invest $37.6 mln in research programmes to help farmers and agriculture better cope with climate change.
Among the projects is a national CSIRO initiative to develop genetic traits in wheat and sorghum that suit hotter, drier environments with higher levels of carbon dioxide.
Agriculture Minister Tony Burke said last year the government announced three priorities under the Climate Change Research Program - reducing greenhouse pollution, improving soil management and adapting to a changing climate - with funding already committed to the first two priorities.
"This $37.6 million for the third research priority includes $11 million from the government and contributions from industry research bodies including Meat and Livestock Australia and the Grains Research and Development Corporation," Tony Burke said in a statement.
