Theme one of the Carbon Initiative Program aims to deliver innovative and novel solutions (e.g. technologies and practices) for storing carbon or reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, fisheries or forestry businesses.
All the projects are based on carbon capture or greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential, excellence in innovation and feasibility.
Projects include:
Scaled offshore marine permaculture to grow seaweeds is widely recognised as an emerging sector with large potential to meet a range of environmental objectives. Many...
For Australia to transform the economics of soil carbon projects for Australian farmers, and rapidly scale the adoption of regenerative practices, the cost of baselining...
Founder and Executive Director Dr Brian von Herzen said like leaves falling from a tree, seaweeds constantly shed a portion of their biomass during growth meaning carbon can be sequestered naturally.
Podcast / 21 Min Listen
This project demonstrated the potential of deep ocean carbon sequestration through macroalgae and explained how it can serve as an economical and effective source of blue (coastal and marine) carbon removal.
Publication / 2 Pages
This project aimed to demonstrate the capacity of remote hyperspectral remote sensing via satellite and advanced machine learningbased approaches to overcome the prohibitively high costs of soil sampling.
Publication / 2 Pages
South Australian grape grower and Managing Director of Perennial Australia, Oli Madgett explores reducing the cost of measurement, which can be as high as $20-$30 per hectare and how pivotal it is to encourage farmers and landholders to become involved in storing carbon in soil.
Podcast / 30 Min Listen
This project aimed to provide foundational, proof-of-concept evidence of the methane-reducing properties of Australian freshwater plants and algae, similar to the benefits seen when feeding cattle Asparagopsis taxiformis (red seaweed).
Publication / 2 Pages
This project investigated three soil carbon auditing methods to compare their relative cost and uncertainty to inform the carbon market under which scenarios each is applicable, and which will maximise carbon farming profitability.
Publication / 2 Pages
Chicken Meat Supporting students looking at a career in the chicken meat industry. The 2024 recipient of the prestigious Gary Sansom Scholarship is researching the feasibility of food-waste based diets on meat chickens.
5 min read
Rebecca Keeley, founder of Yarn, an innovative health platform has been named the 2024 NSW/ACT AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award winner.
4 min read
EMERGING INDUSTRIES / 01.05.24 The world has witnessed a surge in interest surrounding superfood Moringa oleifera, a fast-growing, tree known for its extraordinary nutritional benefits.
3 min read
CHICKEN MEAT / 30.04.24 A major body of research investigating various aspects of sourcing, management, reuse and disposal is underpinning the successful utilisation of one of the Australian chicken meat industry’s largest operational investments — litter.
5 min read
