CANEGROWERS represents the Australian sugarcane industry on a number of national and international bodies.
Australian Cane Growers’ Council
Australian Cane Growers’ Council
The Australian Cane Growers’ Council (ACGC) is the forum for the nation’s sugarcane producing states of Queensland and New South Wales. ACGC presents a common voice in national and international forums on behalf of cane growers. ACGC is a controlled subsidiary of CANEGROWERS.
Australian Sugar Industry Alliance
Australian Sugar Industry Alliance
CANEGROWERS plays a lead role in the Australian Sugar Industry Alliance (ASA). ASA aims to bring the industry together on matters of common industry interest. These have been identified as trade and market access issues, protection and support for the industry’s social license to operate and working together on the industry’s Sugar Plus vision.
Affiliations
QFF is a united voice for more than 13,000 primary producers across cane, cotton, horticulture, dairy, nursery and garden, poultry, pork and intensive animal industries. As a tier 1 member, CANEGROWERS works with QFF on issues such as water and energy pricing, biosecurity, farm business planning, land use planning, workforce planning, education and training, and workplace health and safety.
Visit the QFF websiteCANEGROWERS, through ACGC, is a founding member of the NFF, the peak national representative and lobby group for 130,000 Australian farmers. NFF provides a vital forum for cane growers to influence national policy. NFF leads national discussions on policies across a range of areas including climate change, biosecurity, trade, industrial relations and workplace health and safety. The NFF and its members have a vision for Australian agriculture to exceed $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030. The Roadmap identifies the opportunities and challenges, along with policy and actions to achieve it. CANEGROWERS works in partnership with the NFF on its Diversity in Agricultural Leadership Program which seeks to support the development of female leaders in the sector.
Visit the NFF websiteCANEGROWERS, through ACGC, is a member of WABCG which unites 30 national and regional sugarcane and sugar beet producer associations on five continents.
Visit the WABCG websiteCANEGROWERS is a member of PIEFA, a not-for-profit company formed to promote educational information and resources within schools through the provision of credible and relevant material to teachers. CANEGROWERS works closely with PIEFA to produce curriculum-aligned school resources for teachers to access all across the country.
Learn more about CANEGROWERS school resourcesCANEGROWERS is a member of AFI, the AFI holds annual policy forums to discuss research findings and to allow opportunities for industries (growers and staff) to collaborate on complex issues.
Visit the AFI websiteCANEGROWERS is a member of Bioenergy Australia, who with its members, anticipate and develop leading positions on issues of concern to the advancement and growth of bioenergy in Australia. Bioenergy Australia is committed to accelerating Australia’s bioeconomy.
Visit the Bioenergy Australia website