PROJECT
Exploring perceptions and best practice adoption of silvopastoral systems as a strategy for drought resilience in the Northern Gulf Region of Queensland

PROJECT CATEGORY
Plantation Investment Models
 

Project summary text: Evaluating an opportunity that has the potential to meet growing demand for softwood timber products plus create an additional income stream for Northern Australia’s graziers is the focus of a new Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) research collaboration.

The three-year Silvopastoral trials for commercial pine systems in North Queensland project, led by Timber Queensland, brings together forestry and livestock production experts and environmental and carbon consultants to assess potentially transformational farming systems. Key research partners include the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, CQUniversity, HQPlantations and CO2 Australia.