Network for Sustainable and Diversified Agriculture

Appendix

The following organizations are seen as being potential players within the Network for Sustainable and Diversified Agriculture. Members of many of these organizations have been involved in the discussions leading up to the establishment of the Network.

Research and Development

Queensland Department of Primary Industries (QDPI)
Commonwealth Scientific Industry Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs)
Douglas Shire Joint Venture Agroforestry Program (DSC JVAP)
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)
Forestry Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
Society for Growing Australian Plants (SGAP)
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
School for Field Studies
James Cook University (JCU)

Marketing

North Queensland Timber Cooperative (NQTC)
Australian Coalition of Bamboo Cultivators (ACBC)
Chambers of Commerce
Cairns Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC)
Advance Cairns
Austrade

Education and Training

Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
Australian College of Tropical Agriculture (ACTA)
Far North Queensland Training (FNQT)
James Cook University (JCU)
Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland (WPSQ)
Trees for Everlyn and Atherton Tablelands (TREAT)

Support Agencies

Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mining (QDNRM)
Queensland Department of State Development (QDSD)
Atherton Tablelands Sustainable Region Advisory Committee (ATSRAC)
Atherton Neighbourhood Centre (ANC)
Gulf Savannah Development (GSD)
Cape York Peninsula Development Association (CYPDA)

Private and Public Investors

Local Government
Natural Heritage Fund (NHT)
Tropical Food Cluster
North Queensland Afforestation Association (NQAA)
Private Forestry North Queensland (PFNQ)
Wet Tropics Natural Resource Management Board
Environment Protection Agency (QEPA)
Area Consultative Committee (ACC)
World Heritage Management Authority (WTMA)
BioIndustries Cluster (BioNQ)
Plant Nurseries
Landcare Groups
Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) Groups

Growers

Rare Fruits Council of Australia (RFCA)
Taro Growers Association (TGA)
Community Revegetation Volunteers
Local Treegrower Groups
Island Coast Agroforestry
Rambutan and Tropical Exotic Growers Association (RTEGA)
Canegrowers Association
Queensland Dairy farmers Organization
Growcom (formerly Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers)
Indigenous Growers
Native Food Association of Far North Queensland (NFAFNQ)
Australian Forest Growers (AFG)
Cut Flower and Foliage Groups
Organic Producers Association of Queensland (OPAQ)
Biodynamics Far North Queensland (BDFNQ)
Queensland Farmers Federation
Ag Force
AgAware Group

Public Relations

Tropical Tourism North Queensland (TTNQ)
Media (TV, Radio and Print etc.)