Tropical North Queensland is a producer of intellectual property, technology and technical services in agriculture and agribusiness. This supports the establishment of new agricultural and agribusiness and agtech enterprises servicing regional, national and export markets.
The TNQ Drought Hub Adoption Officers support the delivery of the Innovation and Commercialisation activities.
The Agricultural Innovation Hub accelerated the delivery of I&C activities from 2021-2024 and allowed for the delivery of broader innovation outcomes beyond drought, including for fisheries and aquaculture.
Transformational Agricultural Systems and Innovation and Commercialisation
Kara grew up in Far North Queensland with her family operating an organic banana farm in the region. She received a Bachelor of Business (Public Relations) and Bachelor of Media and Communications from Queensland University of Technology in 2015, spent time in the Northern Territory and ran her own Community Growth and Marketing firm in Brisbane before making the move back to the Wet Tropics.
Kara then worked as Head of Engagement and Community with the Australian Agritech Association (AusAgritech) and brings her extensive regional and agrifood tech ecosystem experience to her role as the Program Lead for Innovation and Commercialisation and Transformational Agricultural Systems.
Kara is passionate about regional growth and development and fostering greater collaboration and engagement between farmers, researchers and key ecosystem players in the agrifood supply chain to generate better outcomes for Far North Queensland and beyond.