SPAA Society of Precision Agriculture Australia
SPAA is a non-profit and independant membership based group formed in 2002 to promote the development and adoption of precision agriculture (PA) technologies. The association aims to be the leading advocate for PA in Australia and through this role improve the profitability and sustainability of agricultural production systems via the adoption of PA. PA management offers many Australian farms the potential for a quantum increase in production efficiency. Our mission is to facilitate research, extension and the adoption of precision agriculture.
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- Business Type:
- Professional association
- Industry Type:
- Agriculture
- Market Focus:
- Internationally (various countries)
- Year Founded:
- 2002
About Us
SPAA will be an advocate and a facilitator for increased research, extension and adoption of precision agriculture.
VALUESSPAA is committed to the following values:
- Independence;
- Credibility;
- Industry focus;
- Member value (existing and new);
- Collaboration, and
- Financial responsibility.
SPAA is seeking to achieve the following goals and objectives over the next 4 years (2017/18 to 2020/21):
- Contribute to the achievement of financial sustainability, productivity and on-farm benefits for farmers and agriculture businesses;
- Nurture precision agriculture businesses;
- Identify and support SPAA’s key clients whilst establishing strategic alliances and opportunities with new stakeholders;
- Identify and reward industry participants to establish a wider (national) network of precision agriculture advocates;
- Facilitate increased intergroup collaboration and effectiveness;
- Identify new/existing technology opportunities;
- Facilitate Agronomist training workshops; and
- Identify new skilled programme presenters.