The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia’s (CRCNA) funding call is seeking new ideas and innovative approaches to unlock the vast economic potential of the Northern Australian Indigenous Estate. CRCNA Chair Sheriden Morris said the priority areas addressed in the expressions of interest align with the Northern Australia Indigenous [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has extended its cotton, grains and cattle investment program to northern Queensland. CRCNA CEO Anne Stünzner said the extension of the R&D initiative launched in Western Australia and the Northern Territory in March will see a focus on supporting graziers and [...]
A new approach is needed to manage shared water resources in Northern Australia (the North), to ameliorate the impacts of drought and flooding events and to provide opportunities and confidence to produce new agricultural products for high value markets. Following a period of foundational research activity, including a series of [...]
The CRCNA is proud to sponsor two new undergraduate scholars as part of the 2022 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship, in partnership with seven Research and Development Corporations (RDC’s) and FMC Australasia to develop the next generation of rural leaders. Amy Ferguson from the University of Melbourne and Luke Austin from Southern [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), Queensland State Government and Rockhampton Regional Council have established a partnership to unlock the Fitzroy Food Bowl. The partnership through the Communities in Transition initiative – Making Water Work program will assist landholders and investors to develop the Fitzroy Food Bowl [...]
A new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) partnership is set to unlock the entrepreneurial talent of Indigenous women across the East Kimberley, Western Australia. The CRCNA has partnered with local group Kimberley Jiyigas (KJ) and Westpac Banking Corporation to develop and deliver a grass-roots self-development and self-employment [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has opened its largest single funding round calling for new ideas to grow the North’s cotton, grain and cattle sector. The multimillion-dollar open funding call is seeking project proposals to develop an integrated agricultural system, bolstering productivity across the cropping and [...]
The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) has launched its latest open funding call, looking for new ideas and R & D collaborations in health service delivery and models of care across Northern Australia. CEO Anne Stünzner said the CRCNA have committed to co-invest in a pan-northern Australia [...]
The burgeoning northern Australian spice industry has moved from concept to impact with the first orders secured to replace 100 tonnes of imported kalonji seed. Melbourne firm Hab Shifa imports up to 800t a year of kalonji seed – also known as nigella – for sale as a health ingredient [...]