This travel exchange sponsorship funded the researcher to present t two international conferences, their paper based on the findings of the Legal Dimensions aspects of the Accelerating Precision Agriculture to Decision Agriculture Research Grant, as well as the broader project and project outcomes.

Currently, the legal and regulatory frameworks around agricultural data are immature. Around the world, many groups are grappling with how best to manage agricultural data and what best practice would look like for the governance of agricultural data which would enable producers to capture the value of their data and for agricultural industries to foster and support digital innovation. The aim of this international travel exchange was to disseminate the research findings of the Legal Dimensions of Digital Agriculture research funded as part of the P2D project as well as provide the opportunity to network and collaborate with researchers working on the agricultural data governance internationally. Interestingly, Australia was shown to be leading the discussion on agricultural data governance in the international context.

One of the key findings of a recent Australian wide research study, Accelerating Precision Agriculture to Decision Agriculture, funded by the Australian Government (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of its Rural R&D for Profit programme) and all of Australia's 15 Rural Development Corporations is that a national approach to ag data governance is needed to ensure the benefits of digital agriculture are fully realised. While a fundamental part of the national approach is to ensure agricultural data is findable accessible interoperable and reusable, this discussion will focus on the unique interrelationships between Government, rural industries, agribusinesses, advisers and farmers in Australia that are posing challenges to how best to implement the FAIR principles to ensure on farm data sharing benefits not only third parties but the farmers themselves.