The Value Add Agribusiness Investment Attraction Fund aims to create jobs and drive productivity and capability of this growing industry sector in regional Western Australia.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's Value Add Agribusiness Investment Attraction Fund (VAAIAF), supported by State Government investment through the Royalties for Regions program, is designed to support investment in new projects or expansion opportunities by value adding agribusinesses.
VAAIAF round two – recipients
The round two recipients announced by the WA Government include:
| Organisation | Brief project description | Region | Grant (ex-co-contribution) |
| Yanchep Springs | Expansion and modernisation of blueberry packing facility | Wheatbelt | $300 000 |
| Honey Earth Produce | Construction and fit-out of honey processing and packaging facility | Great Southern | $83 376 |
| Handasyde Strawberries | Freeze dried fruit packaging facility | Great Southern | $47 069 |
| Seafresh Holdings Pty Ltd | Value add processing Shark Bay Fish Factory - Denham | Gascoyne | $127 500 |
| Aphotic Aleworks Pty Ltd | Brewery expansion | Goldfields Esperance | $112 230 |
| Kochii Eucalyptus Oil Pty Ltd | Kalannie Biomass Pyrolysis project - turning waste streams into revenue | Wheatbelt | $300 000 |
| Karranga Station Pty Ltd | Margaret River industrial hemp processing facility | South West | $300 000 |
| Green Oil Co Pty Ltd | Expansion of canola oil processing plant | Wheatbelt | $300 000 |
| Cowaramup Brewing Company | Investment in canning line and fermenting tank infrastructure for increased production | South West | $72 530 |
| Blind Corner Pty LTD | Bottling line and cellar door investment project | South West | $278 973 |
| NewLeaf Orchards | Increasing processing capacity and entering new product markets | South West | $150 000 |
| Margaret River Muesli Company Pty Ltd | Investment in increasing processing capacity and packaging machinery | South West | $127 600 |
| Rocky Ridge Brewing Co Pty Ltd | Expansion of production capacity to meet export market demand | South West | $210 000 |
| Black Barley Australia | Installation of optical sorting technology | Wheatbelt | $56 359 |
| Milne Agrigroup Pty Ltd | Abattoir expansion to produce export-quality chicken feet | Great Southern | $200 000 |
| MidWest Beef Processors | Expansion for value-added processing of beef tripe and hocks | Wheatbelt | $300 000 |
| Western Meat Processors | Abattoir expansion | South West | $300 000 |
| Kimberley Meat Company Pty Ltd | Expanding production line freezing capability to increase boxed beef volumes | Kimberley | $300 000 |
| Little Green Pharma Ltd | Development of an advanced value-add GMP facility for medicinal cannabis products | South West | $300 000 |
Some projects are subject to regulatory approvals
| Organisation | Brief project description | Region | Grant (ex-co-contribution) |
| Willie Creek Pearl Farm Pty Ltd | Feasibility study of additional forms of value-adding | Kimberley | $20 000 |
| Ord River District Cooperative Limited | 'De-risking the Ord Cotton Gin' - an industry-led project | Kimberley | $100 000 |
| Wide Open Agriculture Ltd | Site feasibility of oat milk processing facility in regional WA | Wheatbelt | $20 000 |
| Organisation | Brief project description | Region | Grant (ex-co-contribution) |
| Moora Citrus Pty Ltd | Installation of water measurement and monitoring technology for citrus trees | Wheatbelt | $80 000 |
| Kyarran Farming Co | Non-chemical weed management using seed mill technology | Goldfields Esperance | $24 750 |
| Derby Industries Pty Ltd | Production line upgrades through installation of ultrasonic carcasse grading | Wheatbelt | $100 000 |
