The Impact Assessment of CRDC Water Use Efficiency Investments 2011-15 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 Water Use Efficiency Investments 2011-15 found that CRDC’s investment of $4.90 million on behalf of cotton growers and the Australian Government into six water-use efficiency projects during 2010-15 delivered major economic benefits to cotton growers. This investment provided a return benefit of $40.62 million to growers, a benefit-cost ratio of 8.29 to 1.