Organisations
Australian Sesame Industry Development Association
The Purpose of ASIDA Ltd is to support the development of a resilient, profitable and sustainable sesame industry in Australia.
ASIDA pursues its Purpose by:
- capitalising on Australia’s agricultural resources and its strong global agricultural production credentials;
- undertaking and coordinating research, development, extension and marketing activities;
- advocating and working with government, semi government and statutory and other authorities or commissions in developing the sesame industry;
- building on competitive advantages of environmentally sensitive, high-quality production and high-productivity agriculture;
- exploiting opportunities:in food for sesame including raw sesame seeds, oil, tahini, and ground sesame; in nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals; and in stock feed;
- working with industry in the introduction of high quality, high yielding, non-dehiscing sesame varieties;
- undertaking research and stakeholder consultation;
- development of research, development and extension plans;
- developing knowledge of the sesame value chain, including the development of domestic processing facilities;
- developing an understanding of the market for the sesame seeds locally and internationally, and marketing and promoting the Australian sesame industry in Australia and overseas