Organisation
Future Directions International
Acronym:
FDI
Future Directions International (FDI) was an independent, not-for-profit research institute. It was established in 2000, by Major General (Retd.) the Honourable Michael Jeffery (former Governor General of Australia), together with a small group of leading Australians, to conduct comprehensive research of important medium to long-term issues facing Australia.
FDI ceased operations in November 2021.
Report
The potential benefits of satellite-provided soil moisture data
Accurate soil moisture content data is invaluable having many practical and academic uses, including in agricultural development, natural disaster prediction, and civil and military works.
Report
The Australia-India bilateral relationship in 2017: stable, static and newly significant
This report argues that the increasing recognition by Australia and India of the benefits that each has to offer has the potential to invigorate the relationship.
Report
The Ord River Irrigation Scheme – charting a course for economic success
In order to maintain and expand an agricultural sector capable of providing a secure source of food for the long-term future of the nation, Australia must consider a broad range of development opportunities and be prepared to take calculated risks.
Report
India’s primacy in the Indian Ocean region: possibility or misplaced priority?
India, Australia and the United States can play an important role by co-operating more closely in maintaining a rules-based order in the Indian Ocean Region.
Report
The wasteful dragon: food loss and waste in China
China loses or wastes at least six per cent of the food that it produces.