AUSVEG Competitors

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is a statutory levy board, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain to help the industry succeed in a rapidly changing world. We want to create a world-class food and farming industry, inspired by and competing with the best. Our purpose is to make our agriculture and horticulture industries more competitive and sustainable through factual, evidence-based advice, information and activity: • We manage extensive research and development programmes which are delivering scientifically robust and commercially useful outcomes for our levy payers • We undertake efficient farm-level knowledge transfer programmes based on evidence, both from third-party science and our own R&D, aimed at improving efficiency, productivity and sustainability • We provide unbiased, high-quality market information that helps business decision making and improves supply chain transparency • We carry out export market development work and also domestic marketing activity to inspire and inform consumers in order to assist the economic viability of sectors which require this • We raise awareness of food and where it comes from among school children and we help ensure the agriculture and horticulture industries are able to develop and attract workers with the skills they need • We also ensure that proper account is taken of Government priorities for agriculture and the agri-food industry, where appropriate.

Hort Innovation is Australia’s grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for the nation’s $16B horticulture industry. With advice from the industry, we partner with growers and top local and international research and intelligence providers to drive a prosperous Australian horticulture industry built on demand and innovation solutions.

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is the Australian Government agency responsible for the efficient management and sustainable use of Commonwealth fish resources on behalf of the Australian community. We manage and monitor commercial Commonwealth fishing to ensure Australian fish stocks and our fishing industry are viable now and in the future. By doing so, we are aiming to make sure that healthy and fresh local seafood is available and affordable to all Australians for current and future generations. For this to happen, we have strict fisheries management practices in place. We also have many programs to support our mission that are managed by experienced, qualified and passionate people. AFMA has offices in Canberra, Darwin, Thursday Island and Lakes Entrance. We look after commercial fisheries from three nautical miles out to the extent of the Australian Fishing Zone. The states and the Northern Territory look after recreational, commercial coastal and inland fishing and aquaculture. We provide fisheries management services to Joint Authorities of the Commonwealth and state governments, including the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA). Through our foreign compliance functions, we work together with other Australian Government agencies and our international counterparts to deter illegal fishing in the Australian Fishing Zone.