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The Centre is the home of the regional Agribusiness Forum. An "Agribusiness Forum" is a partnership approach between stakeholders in the region, industry and government, supporting a regional approach to sustainable agricultural/business development. The Centre will promote and represent regional agribusiness and provide opportunities for business development.

To become a focal point for agriculture and business in the region by:

• Fostering and supporting business development and regional economic development 

• Fostering cross-sectoral co-operation 

• Providing access to information for customers, government and other stakeholders 

• Fostering business clustering and networking 

• Developing co-operative initiatives (for example, export seminars, business planning seminars and overseas joint marketing opportunities) 

• Partnering in the development of a unified and globally recognised regional brand 

• Marketing the regional brand and image for the agribusiness sector 

• Providing opportunities for order aggregation/fulfilment

• Servicing regional sector groups 

• Providing a forum for regional agriculture and business

• Facilitating access to and use of eCommerce 

• Lobbying and representing the interests of the region to

• Government organisations as well as major businesses 

• Encouraging the development of regional infrastructure 

• Encouraging education, training and the development of regional employment