GGA is exploring a new body of work in Regenerative Agriculture, which will sit within GGA’s innovation pillar. This reflects the mindset we will call on partners to collaborate with, and the emergent context in which Regenerative Agriculture is navigating globally.
Member priority interest
Interest in Regenerative Agriculture has been increasing across the GGA member network over the past five years. It is now among the top three ranked interests out of 63 known interests for GGA member groups. [see ‘Top 10’ interests graphic below].
Board strategic alignment
Regenerative Agriculture sits within a broader sustainability theme, which the GGA Board identified in 2024 as one of three strategic priorities, alongside climate resilience and water. Reflecting the strong member interest in Regenerative Agriculture, the Board has endorsed further exploration into a Regenerative Agriculture program as part of its sustainability work.
Co-designing around the highest priorities
GGA is co-designing our program of work with stakeholders. Projects will span various aspects of Regenerative Agriculture. This means work could range from production practices in the paddock to knowledge capacity building, through to supply chain-related aspects, with the full spectrum of research, development, extension and adoption.
A vision for nationwide and international linkages
Whilst the program foundation will be on the Western Australian farming context, given Regenerative Agriculture’s global adoption, parts of the program have potential for national and international engagement, knowledge sharing, partnerships, and collaborations. This global-scale thinking will greatly enrich the intrinsic, social, and technical experiences of Western Australian stakeholders in our program.
Positioning Western Australia as the global leader in Regenerative Agriculture
Partnering alongside GGA’s extensive statewide member network of 96 groups representing more than 4,000 farm enterprises, GGA’s program has the potential to deliver meaningful worldwide impact, whilst simultaneously building on the capability of, and positioning Western Australian producers growing in some of the most challenging conditions in the world, at the forefront of Regenerative Agriculture globally.
Underpinning this capability is GGA’s state, national and international relationships, our staff expertise, and our track record as a trusted state and commonwealth delivery partner across 55 projects worth more than $96 million over the past five years.
Timeline
Stakeholder Consultation
GGA is carefully engaging in reflective consultation to understand the diverse perspectives and needs of stakeholders, informing priorities and structures within our Regenerative Agriculture program.
Through considered one-on-one stakeholder consultations during 2025, we’re gathering feedback on concepts for 17 interconnected projects, identifying priorities and outputs, skill sets, potential project partners, investors, and funders, as well as sensitivities and challenges to be navigated for each stakeholder.
Through this process, we aim to identify front-runner projects to prioritise for further co-design in early 2026 with stakeholders who have expressed interest and alignment during the consultation phase.
By the end of 2025, GGA will have engaged with almost 90 stakeholders in one-on-one private consultations. We will have a 360-degree view of what our program needs to look like for success and next steps forward.
Impact Statement
Regenerative Agriculture is seen as complex and polarising, with significant misconceptions surrounding the risks of non-adoption.
GGA’s program will create pathways for incremental adoption of Regenerative Agriculture which will enable innovation in future farming systems.
Through a series of interconnected projects spanning paddock to plate, broadacre cropping and livestock producers* and their supply chains will gain access to practical ‘blueprints’ for regenerative production. These blueprints will be tailored to Western Australia’s diverse rainfall zones and aim to enhance resilience.
The program’s impact will extend globally, building linkages and a community of practice connecting farmers in similar climate or agroecological regions worldwide. These linkages will enable shared learning, foster innovation, and contribute to advancement of Regenerative Agriculture globally.
[*program may expand into horticulture and other industries after establishment]
17 Project concepts
GGA is currently ground-truthing concepts for 17 interconnected projects to be delivered through GGA’s Regenerative Futures Program. Clear front-runner priority projects are already emerging.
Many of these projects have technical partners already in mind, with the capability from our existing member groups or prior external and project partner consortia. Browse the gallery below for project concepts:
Current State of Play
Agricultural Innovation Australia Ltd (AIA) and the SAI Platform Australian Chapter both have regenerative agriculture (RA) as one of their key strategic areas of focus. The two organisations collaborated to examine the State of Play of Regenerative Agriculture (RA) in Australia. Establishing AIA enabled the 15 Australian Research and Development Organisations [RDCs] to collectively invest in the big, cross-sectoral issues and take a whole-of-sector approach to innovation. Regenerative Agriculture is one of AIA’s current seven initiatives under examination. This is an important signal to the industry.
Read the report Executive Summary
Program Development Team
Within GGA, Kallista Bolton and Rikki Foss are leading the initial strategic development of GGA’s Regenerative Futures Program. In due course, this will expand to include other technically qualified GGA staff and staff from GGA member groups, as well as subject matter experts from the wider agricultural ecosystem to further develop and execute projects.
GGA began its work in this area in September 2024, when CEO Rikki Foss and Regenerative Agriculture Program Lead Kallista Bolton attended the Regenerative Agriculture Summit – Europe in Amsterdam. Their goal was to understand how Regenerative Agriculture is developing internationally, build useful connections, see how programs are being implemented overseas, compare approaches with GGA’s plans, and investigate potential funding opportunities or sources of investment.
Resources
We’re curating assorted resources that signal a case for, or provide an understanding of, the current situation around Regenerative Agriculture.
Funding Search
GGA has not yet secured resources to deliver the Regenerative Futures Program. In late 2025 we’ll begin scoping and costing the proposed projects, and by early–mid 2026 we expect to have a clearer view of the investment needed before seeking funding. Anyone interested in supporting or investing in the program should contact Kallista Bolton.
Contact
Enquiries to Kallista Bolton at GGA
GGA members already engaged in Regenerative Agriculture
Adoption of Regenerative Agriculture is not new in Western Australia. Below are quick links to a range of GGA member groups with a full or partial focus on research, development, extension, or adoption activities in Regenerative Agriculture for their local farmer-producer members.
Get Involved – EOI form
Lodge your Expression of Interest [EOI] here to be involved with the GGA’s Regenerative Futures Program and arrange a stakeholder consultation meeting with Program lead Kallista Bolton. This EOI invitation is open to GGA members and the wider industry, organisations and individuals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Stakeholder consultation meetings
Once you have lodged your EOI form above, your name and or organisation should appear in the EOI Lodgement Confirmation list at the bottom of the page.
EOI Lodgement Confirmation
Once you have lodged your EOI form above, your name and or organisation should appear in the EOI Lodgement Confirmation list below.
Arrangements will be made ASAP by Kallista Bolton for a stakeholder consultation meeting. GGA is currently working through a large number of stakeholder meetings outside of those received via this EOI process.
If your EOI appears in the list, you will be engaged with at the earliest possible opening. Please do not submit a second EOI. Email Kallista Bolton to check in if required to kbolton@gga.org.au