Project Catalyst
Project Catalyst drives real change through grower-led innovation and proven, scalable solutions. With 15 years of investment and industry backing, the program delivers real gains for productivity and the environment.
A Farmer Led Program Like No Other
Project Catalyst is a farmer-led partnership of more than 320 Queensland growers redefining what sustainable, high-performing agriculture looks like.
Since 2009, the program has been powered by philanthropic and grant funding to fast-track innovative, practical solutions that lift productivity, build healthier soils, and reduce environmental impacts.
For fifteen years, The Coca-Cola Foundation and WWF-Australia championed this work, helping turn breakthrough ideas into everyday farming practices now widely adopted across the industry. The Australian Government and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation also joined the partnership, accelerating uptake and proving that simple changes can deliver big gains for farms and the environment.
What began with 19 farmers and a single impact investor has grown into a multi-award-winning program transforming how growers collaborate, innovate, and lead social and environmental change.
Today, Project Catalyst invites impact investors and product innovators to help scale this proven model even further. With your support, Project Catalyst will build on its success and deliver even bigger outcomes for farms, the environment, and regional communities.
Latest Videos and Podcasts
EP 13 Connecting to Country – Custodians of the Land Collaborating
Catalyst Forum 2023 Field Trip – Inspiring, Sharing, Learning
Field Day: We Have the Technology
Virtual Farm Tour: Environmental Success
Virtual Farm Tour: Growing Ideas
EP 12 Finding Balance on the Edge – Farmers Restoring Coastal Habitats
Featured Projects
Annual trial results and personal profiles of the innovative leaders in the Queensland sugar industry, backed up by the technical data of previous case studies
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