The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) is proud to announce its support for the National Farmers Federation’s Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program, joining many of Australia’s leading business, advocacy and government agencies as committed program partners. In its fourth year, the DiALP is a mentoring opportunity for women [...]
The CRCNA’s latest research collaboration is looking to break the mould for sugarcane variety R&D and deliver long-term, commercially viable diversification options for far north Queensland cane growers and millers. The $1.3 million, three-year suitable sugarcane to diversify income and add value project is focused on boosting tonnages and extracting [...]
More than a billion dollars in capital investment could be unlocked for new agricultural development across the Northern Territory if action is taken to de-risk the investment landscape – according to a new report by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA). The De-risking, brokering and prioritising agricultural [...]
A new blockchain platform has proven to be a game changer for one of Australia’s largest mango producers, providing real-time, secure information from the tree to the supermarket. The digital platform was developed and tested as part of a 2.5-year Smart Supply Chain pilot project co-funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for [...]
Northern Australia’s agricultural supply chains need an urgent shake-up to fully capitalise on the region’s economic development opportunities – a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) report has found. The Reframing smart supply chains in Northern Australia report found there is significant potential for economic growth in Northern Australia [...]
More than 100 growers and agronomists will see first-hand what a successful cropping trial looks like, when a Far North Queensland field day gets underway this week. The developing an oilseed industry for Northern Australia project is one of three Queensland cropping projects with co-investment from the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing [...]
Northern Australian farmers have the opportunity to test the suitability of high-value black sesame varieties in their cropping rotations by participating in this summer’s field trials being conducted by CQUniversity. Details of how and why producers from across the Top End should get involved will be presented at a webinar [...]
The results are in and the top-performing black sesame varieties in a range of Northern Australian conditions have been identified, laying an important foundation stone in the quest to build a new high-value cropping industry. As part of a CRC for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) project, CQUniversity assessed the performance [...]
The export value of Far North Queensland’s key food products through Cairns international airport could double to more than $120 million within the next decade, according to a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) and Advance Cairns report published today. The study highlighted seafood, horticultural tree crops, vegetables and beef cattle [...]
