Our prime objectives are:

• To provide an alternative and profitable cropping option for growers by facilitating the development of an industrial hemp industry in Victoria.

• To establish, administer and develop State and national lobby groups for interface with government agencies.

• To facilitate knowledge exchange and information dissemination.

• To form a foundation and ongoing commitment for a national Australian hemp association.

• To represent industry interests in matters of quarantine, legislation and other grower, producer and end user issues, providing a strong industry voice.

• To adopt a firm stance against genetic modification of hemp crops.

• To increase public awareness of the uses and benefits of industrial hemp-based sustainable products.

• To foster a national objective of developing an environmentally and economically sustainable industrial hemp industry, creating markets and healthy competition.

• To support the development of new employment opportunities.