South Australian Research & Development Institute (SARDI)

Who We Are

SARDI, a Division of the South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), is the SA Government’s principal research institute for primary industries creating opportunities to ensure the agriculture, food, aquatic and bioscience industries are internationally competitive and ecologically sustainable. SARDI focusses on food safety and innovation, production systems and productivity enhancement, water utilisation and climate adaptation, product integrity, plant breeding, molecular diagnostics, market access, supplier competitiveness and biosecurity. SARDI research divisions are aquatic, livestock and food, and crop sciences. SARDI has more than 300 scientific, technical and support staff and has management responsibility for 12 research centres across South Australia.

More information relating to SARDI’s research capabilities and what we do can be found here.