An interdisciplinary team from the University of Western Australia, headed by Professor Camilla Andersen from the Law School, in partnership with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), is developing comic-style contracts to make data-sharing agreements clearer, more transparent and fairer for farmers. The initiative focuses on replacing dense legal language with visual, easy-to-understand formats on DPIRD's new Extrata platform to support farmer confidence and control when exchanging data through digital platforms.

The project brings together expertise in law, business, data governance and intellectual property to examine how contract transparency can build trust and deliver benefits for farmers sharing agricultural data. DPIRD will work with the research team to improve how farmers understand data-sharing and licensing arrangements and to support more informed decision-making.

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