Who can apply?
 

NativeGrow is open to First Nations entrepreneurs who are actively developing or expanding a business in the native food, botanical, or agriculture sectors.

We are welcoming applications from those based in South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, or Victoria.

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This program is designed for business owners and founders who are working on innovative products, technologies, or systems that incorporate native ingredients, cultural knowledge, and sustainable practices.

You might be developing solutions or offerings in areas such as:

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• New native food products, such as condiments, chutneys, sauces, curry pastes, or jams

• Innovative food and beverage offerings using native plant or animal ingredients — ready meals, protein bars, desserts, plant-based options, functional foods (e.g. for gut health, ageing, or children’s nutrition)

• Native plant-based ingredients (e.g. powders, extracts) suitable for large-scale food manufacturing or health-related applications

• Health, skincare and wellness products that draw on the healing or medicinal properties of native botanicals

• Nutraceuticals or functional beauty products informed by native plant science

• Circular economy solutions, such as upcycled or waste-reducing native food products

• Sustainable agriculture innovations that improve environmental outcomes across the native food sector

• New technologies that support the production, harvesting, or processing of native ingredients (e.g. improved wattle harvesting methods)

If you're working on a culturally connected, commercially focused native food or botanical business with ambitions to grow — NativeGrow could be the next step on your journey.

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