Summary

This report summarises the research activities and achievements of the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia up to and including 30 June 2020.

It is possible figures and project participants may change from the time this document was written and published.

Highlights

• As at 30 June 2020, we had contracted 17 new projects, bringing the total number of CRCNA research collaborations to 40.
• During 2019-20 FY, we completed 12 projects.
• Our third open funding call attracted 38 research EOIs with 8 progressing through to research plan development.
• We continue to work with 133 participants across our projects.
• The CRCNA had 12 embedded students working across our projects.
• For the first time we invested in two AgriFutures Horizon scholarship students.
• More than 50 industry and jurisdictional representatives joined the CRCNA staff and Board for a workshop to help inform and develop our future research priorities.
• We finalised our MOU with the Food Innovation Australia (FIAL).
• We commenced strategic partnerships with the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC).