Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (TNQHub) (Old ID 27221)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project will establish, implement and manage the TNQHub (“Hub”) activities including collaborative research, development, extension, adoption and commercialisation (RDEA&C). The Hub will help Australian farmers and communities become more prepared for, and resilient to, the impacts of drought. The objective is to invest in RDEA&C activities, which involves: - Cross-sectoral innovative and transformative RDEA&C - Focus on the needs of end users, involving them in the co-design and adoption phases of research and development - Delivery of effective communication of new and existing knowledge and technologies - Co-investment in national drought resilience RDEA&C priorities with collaboration and co-design between governments, primary producers, community groups, research and training provider
Date
16 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2025
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Drought;Agriculture;Resilience
Funding Body
Cape York Natural Resource Management Ltd, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Fitzroy Basin Association, Northern Gulf Resource Management Group, NQ Dry Tropics, Reef Catchments Limited, Sensand Technologies Pty Ltd, Southern Gulf NRM Ltd
Amount
9848303.33
Project Team
Anne Steinemann;Aduli Malau-Aduli;Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar;Ronald White;Ian Atkinson;John Cavalieri;Christopher Gardiner;Maxine Whittaker;Stewart Lockie;Rachel Hay;Daniel Christie;Nathan Waltham;Allan Dale;Yvette Everingham;Hurriyet Babacan