Noel Ainsworth

Principal Supply Chain Scientist
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

Noel’s career has involved a number of management, extension, research, and consulting roles in non-government and government entities. These have been across the disciplines of natural resource management, environment and agriculture. Through this he has built extensive experience and networks in a range of rural industries ranging from tree crops, to vegetables, wine and hydroponics.

To back this experience, Noel has formal training in the social sciences, management and plant physiology. Since 2015 Noel has worked with the avocado industry on a number of projects improving export and domestic supply chain performance. Most recently this has included monitoring and improving fruit quality emerging from Australian supply chains in the avocado supply chain feedback project (AV18000).