The Australian Crop Accreditation System (ACAS) is a not-for-profit company established to provide information to growers and their advisers on the performance of field crop varieties in Australia. Its trustees are the Grains Council of Australia (GCA), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the Australian Seed Federation (ASF). ACAS has managed NVT from its establishment.

ACAS has been established to:

• provide sound information on the performance and characteristics of grain crop varieties, so that growers can make informed selections from available varieties
• establish, develop and public protocols for evaluating the yield, quality, disease and other agronomic characteristics of grain crop varieties
• invite plant breeding organisations to submit varieties they wish to have included in National Variety Trials
• manage a system of National Variety Trials to deliver technical information where the information conforms to established protocols
• examine and audit as appropriate the procedures used to generate submitted technical information against the established protocols 
• publish variety information in a form that enables growers to make valid comparisons between available varieties 

The Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) is one of the world's leading grains research organisations, responsible for planning, investing and overseeing research and development, delivering improvements in production, sustainability and profitability across the Australian grains industry.
The GRDC's mission is to invest in research and development for the greatest benefit to its stakeholders - graingrowers and the Commonwealth. The Corporation links innovative research with industry needs. The GRDC's vision is for a profitable, internationally competitive and ecologically sustainable grains industry.

The GRDC's research portfolio covers 25 leviable crops spanning temperate and tropical cereals, oilseeds and pulses, worth over $7 billion a year in farm production, alone. The GRDC is a statutory corporation, operating as a research investment body in partnership with growers and Government.
Funding is provided through a levy on graingrowers. This is determined each year by the grains industry's peak body, the Grains Council of Australia (GCA). The Commonwealth Government matches this funding, up to an agreed ceiling.

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The Grains Council of Australia was formed in 1930 to represent the interests of Australia's 30 000 Grain Growers through its State Partners.
Its policies are aimed at developing a strong, innovative, profitable, globally competitive and environmentally sustainable grains industry. GCA aims to achieve this by working cooperatively with all sectors of the Australian grains industry.

GCA supports research and development and is committed to promoting the uptake of technologies and practices that will enhance environmental sustainability, benefit the economic interests of Australian Grain Growers and lead to the enrichment of Regional Australia.

GCA’s vision is that by 2020 the Australian Grains Industry will be a world leader in grain technology, production and logistics efficiency, economic and environmental sustainability, production technology, research & development and supply chain integration.

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The Australian Seed Federation has a vision to increase prosperity to Australian agriculture through leadership and management of issues critical to the successful progress of the Australian seed industry.

As the peak seed organisation in Australia, the Australian Seed Federation represents the interests of its members involved in the breeding, production and marketing of sowing seed - at state, national and international level.

The ASF represents a diversity of geography, climate, crops, cultivars and interests in its membership and its members see Australia as a leading seed producer to the world's farmers.

With over 60 years commitment to the seed industry the ASF has acquired a strong presence throughout the domestic and international seed sectors.
Since 1986 ASF has been an incorporated company limited by guarantee. The ASF is focused on meeting the needs of its members by:

• Working for the development and improvement of agriculture and horticulture as such activities relate to the research, development, production, marketing and end use of sowing seed.
• Negotiating and cooperating with appropriate bodies in Australia and internationally on issues and decisions, which affect the seed industry.
• Promoting export trade in Australian produced seeds as a reliable producer and exporter of high quality seeds.

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