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Agency:	Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA)
Keywords:	innovation, programs, AAA-Farm, grants, farm, agriculture, advancing australia, fishing, forestry, food, employment
Description:	The Agriculture - Advancing Australia - Farm Innovation Program encourages Australian rural businesses in the farming, food, fishing and forestry sectors to adopt already researched innovative practices, processes and products. The outcome of successful projects will be demonstrated to the wider industry. The pilot program for 2000-01 and 2001-02 operates under the Commonwealth Government Agriculture - Advancing Australia - Farm Innovation Program and is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia.
Website:	http://www.affa.gov.au/farminnovation

Agency:	Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA)
Keywords:	Industry, development, agriculture, grants, business, industry, education, training, agricultural, acquaculture
Description:	Agriculture - Advancing Australia - FarmBis Australia aims to enhance the business management skills of Australia's primary industry sector through education and training projects. Financial assistance will be provided through a discretionary grants program. FarmBis Australia will seek project proposals that aim to enhance the business management skills of Australia's agricultural industries through education, training and skills development. These projects should seek to improve the competitiveness, profitability and sustainability of agricultural, horticultural, pastoral, aquacultural and commercial fishing or apicultural industries within Australia.
Website:	http://www.affa.gov.au/content/output.cfm?ObjectID=D2C48F86-BA1A-11A1-A2200060B0A00232

Agency:	Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA)
Keywords:	food, innovation, commercialisation, research and development
Description:	FIG will provide funding of $34.7 million over five years to significantly improve levels of innovation by the food industry in Australia. The focus of the program is to gain commercial results from research and development and innovation. The program will: * involve technical research and development to resolve a scientific or technical challenge for the food industry in Australia, with strong prospects for commercialisation within the business and food business uptake in Australia; and * provide competitive, merit-based grants on a matching dollar-for-dollar funding basis for up to half the eligible project costs to food businesses registered for tax purposes in and operating in Australia.
Website:	http://www.nfis.com.au/fig_innovation.asp

Agency:	Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA)
Keywords:	food, innovation, commercialisation, research and development
Description:	The Food Chain Program aims to build food industry skills, capability and knowledge in value chain management to drive the international competitiveness of the Australian food industry. The $10 million, five-year program supports initiatives and activities to achieve this objective. It is increasingly apparent, in Australia and overseas, that a business model directed at achieving customer satisfaction at the end of the chain can deliver improved returns to all chain participants. This is based on the reality that the only person who puts a dollar into the chain is the end consumer. Everyone else in the chain is looking for a share of that dollar.
Website:	http://www.nfis.com.au/business_foodchains.asp

Agency:	Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA)
Keywords:	agribusiness products, agribusiness, business, Federal Government, government, rural, regional, technology, commercialiasm, consumer
Description:	The major focus of the expanded program is the commercialisation of market driven solutions based on innovation. It is also about changing the form, presentation and delivery of traditional products, technologies and services to better meet changing consumer requirements. Through initiatives supported under the enhanced program, Australian agribusiness enterprises will gain the business skills and resources required to successfully commercialise new agribusiness products, services and technologies, thereby generating significant and measurable business and job growth over the medium term, particularly in rural and regional Australia.
Website:	http://www.affa.gov.au/content/output.cfm?ObjectID=D2C48F86-BA1A-11A1-A2200060B0A01473

Agency:	Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA)
Keywords:	Commercialisation, niche products and services, market research
Description:	Each year, the New Industries Development Program (NIDP) offers up to 15 In-Market Experience Scholarships to innovative Australian agribusinesses. The objective of the program is to enhance the rate of commercialisation of new niche agribusiness products, technologies or services. New, for the purpose of the In-Market Experience Scholarship is defined as where no significant capacity currently exists in Australia for the specified product, service or technology (that is, less than $1 million total sales per annum from Australian sources).  Each NIDP In-Market Experience Scholarship awarded will be used to assist selected small-medium sized agribusiness enterprises (SME’s) to fully participate in alliances, build relationships with potential customers and gain experience in new areas of business and markets.  The NIDP In-Market Experience Scholarship enables managers or emerging managers (preferably between the age of 25-40) from agribusiness SME’s to work for an extended period (from 3 months- up to 1 year) to fully define opportunities and develop relationships with potential customers. Activities may include formal education and training courses, participation in trade shows and conferences, as well as other in-market research related to the commercialisation of new opportunities.  Up to 15 Scholarships may be awarded to a maximum of $30,000 each.
Website:	http://www.affa.gov.au/content/output.cfm?ObjectID=D2C48F86-BA1A-11A1-A2200060B0A01475

Agency:	Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA)
Keywords:	Australian/Chinese commercial cooperation
Description:	The Australia – China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) provides funding for agricultural oriented exchange projects between Australia and China. It promotes agricultural cooperation between the two countries on the basis of mutual benefit and reciprocity. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (AFFA) and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) jointly fund and administer the Agreement .
Website:	http://www.affa.gov.au/content/output.cfm?ObjectID=D2C48F86-BA1A-11A1-A2200060B0A04228&contType=outputs

Agency:	AusIndustry
Keywords:	AusIndustry, General Industry Incentives, Industry Specific Incentives, Information Services, Innovation, Venture Capital, industry, incentives, commercialisation
Description:	AusIndustry delivers around 29 products and services with a total value of around $1.8 billion to about 18 300 customers annually. Many of the Commonwealth Government's programs delivered by AusIndustry are specifically designed to encourage innovation as a key growth strategy. AusIndustry's programs and services fall into 5 primary areas: General Industry Incentives Industry Specific Incentives Information Services Innovation and Venture Capital. Aims to increase the number of research and development projects with high commercial potential undertaken by companies. To foster greater commercialisation of Research and Development. To promote innovation and competitiveness by increasing Australian access to global, leading edge research and technologies and their uptake by Australian firms and researchers, particularly by small and medium enterprises. To increase the rate of commercialisation of Australian biotechnology ventures by reducing the cost to companies of demonstrating proof of concept or new biotechnology initiatives
Website:	http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/content/content.cfm?ObjectID=51A8AFAA-B04D-401C-94572B7CD8508959

Agency:	Austrade
Keywords:	export, business, export development, grants,
Description:	The Export Market Development Grants Scheme provides assistance to small and medium Australian exporters committed to, and capable of, seeking out and developing export business by repaying part of their promotional expenses. Applicants may qualify for up to 50% reimbursement of eligible export marketing expenses above $15,000 pa to a maximum of eight grants. Up to $200,000 pa may be reimbursed.
Website:	http://www.austrade.gov.au/generic_template/0,1053,ContentGroup%253Dexportgrants%2526ContentType%253Daboutemdg%2526ContentSection%253Daboutemdg,00.html