Avondale First People’s Traditional Produce Innovation and Manufacturing Hub – Wattle Seed Enterprise
Completed
Yoordaninj-bah
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Status
Completed
Commenced
June 2019
Completed
August 2022
Partners
FIAL
Yoordaninj-bah was a national project that set out to place Aboriginal people at the centre of Australia’s growing bush food industry.
Running from 2019 to 2022 and funded by Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL), the project worked with communities, businesses and networks across Australia to explore how sustainable bush food enterprises could deliver cultural, economic, environmental and health benefits.
Its work included a national feasibility study on bush food species, research into their nutritional and medicinal value, and the development of cultural and ethical protocols to protect Aboriginal knowledge and ensure Aboriginal Law and Australian law could work together.
The project concluded with the launch of the Yoordaninj-bah - Coming Together report in August 2022, which presented nine key recommendations to guide a stronger, more inclusive bush food industry. Among its outcomes was a business case for a Bush Food Incubation Hub at Avondale to support ethical practice, knowledge sharing and innovation.
By centering Aboriginal knowledge and aspirations, Yoordaninj-bah laid the foundation for an industry that is both culturally respectful and globally competitive.
