The Albanese Labor Government is delivering new funding to 12 new large-scale projects to deliver new technology and tools for climate-smart farming.
The successful applicants of the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program’s Partnerships and Innovation grant round will work on projects including precision irrigation, soil health, cultural land management and supporting the adoption of farming practices to protect natural capital and reduce emissions.
The grants were awarded to farming, research and Indigenous groups.
The projects will aim to develop, trial and implement new ag-tech and practices to reduce the pressure on natural resources while increasing agricultural productivity and profit.
The Partnerships and Innovation grant round provides up to $45 million in funding for medium to large scale projects.
The following applicants were successful:
• The Mulloon Institute Limited
• Grower Group Alliance Inc
• The University of Western Australia
• Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation
• Southern Gulf NRM LTD
• Healthy Land and Water Ltd
• The Queensland University of Technology
• Cotton Research and Development Corporation
• The University of Adelaide
• Charles Sturt University
• Australian Wool Innovation Limited
• James Cook University
Each of these grants are being delivered through a consortium of partners.
