Australia-China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) Programme 2017 Funding Round

Overview

The Australia–China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) is a treaty level agreement between the Australian and Chinese governments. The Australia–China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement programme (ACACA programme) operates under the agreement. This programme has funding rounds every two calendar years. Priorities are agreed between the governments of Australia and China before each funding round. This funding round will give priority to projects on: ecommerce innovation; sustainable agricultural technology; sanitary and phytosanitary training; agricultural products processing; and commodity production research. Refer to the ACACA guidelines for the full list of priorities. The ACACA agreement and the programme aim to: promote bilateral cooperation in agriculture between Australia and China develop the trading relationship between Australia and China exchange scientific information to enhance cooperation and develop linkages between Australia and China. This programme provides funding for two streams of activities: Stream 1 Projects—funding to undertake an eligible project in Australia and/or China. Stream 2 Trade missions—funding to cover travel costs for trade missions to China. All funded activities under both streams must meet programme objectives.