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Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA), also known as Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, and the Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA, is an agency of the South Australian Government whose focus is the economic development of the state of South Australia.

Description

The agency is referred to as the Department of Primary Industries and Regions SA on the main government website,[1] but refers to itself as Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) on its own website.[2] Along with SARDI, PIRSA has been located at the Waite Research Precinct, alongside the University of Adelaide's Waite campus since about 1994.[3]

As of March 2020, the CEO is Scott Ashby.[1]

The purpose of the agency is to "grow primary industries and drive regional development".[2] Its key areas of work include primary industry (in SA, mainly agriculture, viticulture and farming of livestock),[4] marine aquaculture, and biosecurity.[5] Agribusiness, covering "food and beverage, field crops, meat and livestock, wine, seafood, horticulture and forestry sectors" are seen as mainstays and growth areas of the South Australian economy.[6]

The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) is the State Government’s principal research institute, and forms part of PIRSA.[7]

Organisational history

In October 1992 the South Australian Department of Agriculture, the Department of Fisheries, and the Department of Woods and Forests merged to form Primary Industries South Australia (PISA).[8] In late 1996 or early 1997 the name of Mines and Energy South Australia was changed to Mines and Energy Resources South Australia (MERSA).[9]

In October 1997, PISA and MERSA merged to form Primary Industries and Resources SA,[10] or Department of Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA).[11]

In 2011/12 it changed its name to Primary Industries and Regions SA.[10]

In early 2019, the Pastoral Board of South Australia, which governs pastoral leases in South Australia, moved from the Department for Environment and Water, to PIRSA.[12][13]

In August 2019, PIRSA and SARDI entered a partnership with the University of Adelaide, in which scientists in diverse disciplines will be able to access PIRSA's research farms share their academic knowledge to the agricultural sector. The collaboration is anticipated to help develop SA's expertise in dryland agriculture, by encouraging multi-disciplinary research and help to bring about new export opportunities.[3]

History of work

In November 2007, PIRSA administered a travel survey in Adelaide, which identified the need for secure parking for bicycles in the city. A parking station for 21 bikes was built in a basement at the Grenfell Centre, which proved very popular. It also established a Bicycle User Group (BUG).[14]

Alternative names

These names are supplied by the authority record held by Libraries Australia as of March 2020:[10]

  • Primary Industries and Resources South Australia
  • South Australia. Dept. of Primary Industries and Resources
  • South Australia. Department of Primary Industries and Resources
  • P.I.R.S.A.
  • PIRSA
  • South Australia. Primary Industries and Resources SA
  • South Australia. Dept. of Primary Industries and Natural Resources

Some of the above are standardised names used by librarians, which in natural English as per article names here would be Department of Primary Industries and Regions, as per sa.gov.au as of March 2020.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Department of Primary Industries and Regions". SA.GOV.AU. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About us". PIRSA. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Spence, Andrew; Anderson, Elizabeth (16 August 2019). "PIRSA, SARDI partnership with University of Adelaide helps dryland innovation". Stock Journal. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Primary Industries". PIRSA. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Biosecurity". PIRSA. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Growth State - Food, Wine and Agribusiness". PIRSA. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  7. ^ "About SARDI". PIRSA. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Primary Industries South Australia - Full view". Libraries Australia Search. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Mines and Energy Resources South Australia - Full record view". Libraries Australia Search. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "Primary Industries and Resources SA - Full view". Libraries Australia Search. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Home". Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
  12. ^ "Pastoral Board Moves to PIRSA - Natural Resources SA Arid Lands". Select a region - Natural Resources South Australia. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Pastoral leases in South Australia". PIRSA. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Community Programs: Primary Industries and Resources SA". DPTI. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Government". SA.GOV.AU. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

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