Map courtesy of Tourism Queensland The company is completing a feasibility study to support equity investment and preliminary project approvals. Cassava plantings are being expanded at the Australian Agricultural College, Burdekin Campus to provide a foundation for commercial plantings. An experienced board and advisory group has been assembled to provide a credible management team.
Options over private land and negotiations with state government for a publicly held block are well advanced. In total, 9,000 hectares (22,000 acres) of largely grazing land on three contiguous blocks have been identified with additional adjacent blocks of land available. This will provide 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres) of croppable land and an annual cassava root yield of 420,000 tonnes. The land will be converted to cropping land using irrigated and underground water.