GGA’s vision is a producer-led system of agricultural innovation, adoption and collaboration.
GGA’s three strategic pillars of work:
Build and extend innovative agricultural research, development & extension (R,D,E&A) in Western Australia
Develop the capacity of the grower group network
Connect the grower group network with industry
60 Grower Groups
The GGA is a diverse statewide network of 94 organisations, including over 60 farmer-led grower groups, with a collective membership exceeding 4,000 farm enterprises spanning all sectors of the agriculture industry.
$7.3m Collaboration
The GGA is engaged with the state government via DPIRD in a six-year, $7.3m collaboration, which aims to increase research and innovation that is demand-driven and farmer-led via WA grower groups.
$68m in R,D,E & A Projects
The GGA is currently collaborating with dozens of partners across 24 R,D,E & A projects valued in excess of $68 million (cash and in-kind) aimed at innovation and practice breakthroughs for agriculture.
4,240 hrs Capacity Building
The GGA is building the human capital of the WA agriculture industry through an annual capacity-building program. 23 activities were delivered in 2024 attended by 614 delegates collectively investing 4,240 hours of their time into training.
