The Northern Territory’s Agricultural Value-Add Grant program aims to boost investment and innovation
The Northern Territory government has funded eight local agribusinesses and farmers to boost jobs, investment and innovation as part of Round 2 of its Agricultural Value-Add Grant.
The eight successful projects will support more than $830,000 in total project investment, strengthening productivity, expanding processing capacity and improving market access across the Territory.
Round 2 Agricultural Value-Add Grant successful recipients include:
- Hale River Cattle Pty Ltd – Road train weighbridge ($50,000)
- Outback Connection – Rapid Honey Hive: Pollination expansion and biosecurity training ($46,606.25)
- Rum Jungle Meat Export – Rum Jungle abattoir equipment ($45,451.87)
- S&H Best Fresh Growers & Packers – Development of protected cropping technologies ($43,775.00)
- Go Wide Cattle Company – Silage feeding yards and storage ($34,217.91)
- Berrimah Cattle Company – Export yards upgrades ($18,821.34)
- NT Tropical Passionfruit – Horsnell Road expansion ($13,993.25)
- Allison Hayward – Tropical avocado propagation nursery ($5,134.38)
NT agriculture minister Gerard Maley says the grants were backing businesses that were willing to invest in themselves and grow the NT’s primary industries sector.
“The Territory’s primary industries are the backbone of the bush, contributing $1.4 billion to our economy, and this funding is about helping local producers take the next step,” he says.
“This round attracted strong interest, with 53 applications from every region of the Territory and across all major sectors – pastoral, horticulture, fisheries, forestry and related industries – which shows the confidence businesses have in agriculture’s future.”