As we entered the new financial year, we decided that a change is as good as a holiday and so we have changed the brand and the name of our organisation to AgriFood Catalyst.  This new brand allows us to focus on our passion for supporting Australian farmers, First Nations food entrepreneurs and food manufacturers to grow sustainably from paddock to packet.  Working closely with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers, AgForce Qld, Local Governments, Industry Organisations and individual businesses; we will continue to connect people, strategically deliver projects and support new innovations.  If you would like to work with us please send us an email to [email protected]

​We have had a long and fruitful working relationship with DAF.  When operating out of the Bunda St kitchens, DAF provided the expertise of food scientists to support our clients to develop commercially viable and tasty recipes.  In recent times we have partnered to deliver the Indigenous Native Food Development Program and recently we have received support to map the Indigenous food ecosystem in Queensland.  Amongst other projects, we have now taken on a three-month contract to work closely with the Regional Economic Development (RED) team providing agribusiness development support to primary producers, specifically in the Northwest Mineral Province and Atherton Tablelands region. If you have a project or would like to explore an innovation, please shoot Lara an email to [email protected]
Our work to strategically connect stakeholders in the agrifood industry takes on many forms.  Attending workshops, meetings and events as well as facilitating training and projects. We provide communications support to FNQ Growers and have been connecting our Queensland agrifood supply chain by attending monthly meeting to represent the growers of Far North Queensland to the Queensland Horticultural Council.  This allows us to advocate for growers and keep our finger on the industry pulse.

Since completing the Growcom, Future Fields project to establish a framework mapping the Indigenous Food Ecosystem, Lara has been on the road researching the native food supply chain as a part of our QRIDA project.  With time behind the wheel out to the NT and down to the NSW border, Lara is leaving no stone unturned in her hunt for the key stakeholders in the Indigenous food ecosystem.
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Lara recently met with Rayleen Brown, Chair of First Nations Bushfoods and Botanicals Alliance Australia (FNBBAA) in Alice Springs, to collaborate on the ecosystem map and formalise an arrangement to work together to support the industry. The team is looking forward to working closely with organisations like FNBBAA to support Indigenous owned food initiatives in their community. If you would like to contribute to the map or be involved, please email Lara at [email protected]
AgriFood Catalyst is supporting Blak Star Solutions to get contact information of First Nations businesses/organisations in the Cairns and surrounding areas including Yarrabah, Mossman, Port Douglas, Cassowary Coast and Tablelands. If you would like to connect with the project please email Marcella at [email protected]


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