2025
A group of talented future leaders from Indonesia’s grains industry spent a day with AEGIC to develop their knowledge of Australia’s value chain and the importance of wheat and grain quality in July 2025.
The group was part of the Australia Awards Short Course on Grains Value Chain Leadership Program, which links the grains industries of Australia and Indonesia to enhance the skills and capacity of future industry leaders. Grains Australia co-invests in the Leadership Program with IA-CEPA ECP Katalis, and collaborates with industry to deliver the program.
During their day with AEGIC, the group learned about our work to understand customer grain quality requirements and why Australian wheat is best for Indonesian noodles, bread, cookies and cakes – complete with sensory evaluation of course.
They also got a practical demonstration of how we mill flour for quality testing, and an overview of our eLearning training course for Indonesian flour millers.
The group was highly engaged and interested in all aspects of Australian grain and it was a pleasure to host them. We were glad to collaborate with the Grain Industry Association of WA (GIWA) and the Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council who also presented to the group.
The group’s visit to AEGIC was part of a two-week immersive learning experience across Australia, visiting farms, breeders, export terminals, flour millers, industry organisations, and culminated in a visit to the Australian Grains Industry Conference (AGIC) in Melbourne on 30-31 July 2025.
The Australia Awards Short Course on Grains Value Chain Leadership Program is an Indonesian and Australian government initiative specifically created to maximise the benefit of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Arrangement (IA CEPA).
This program is developed and delivered in collaboration with industry partners Grains Australia, the Indonesian Flour Milling Association (APTINDO), and the Indonesian Feedmills Association (GPMT). The program is managed by Australia Awards in Indonesia (AAI) and implemented by The University of Queensland (UQ).
2024
Future grains industry leaders from Indonesia are getting a taste of the Australian grains value chain as part of the second annual Australia Awards Short Course on Grains Value Chain Leadership Program in 2024.
Delivered by Grains Australia, the program gives the next generation of Indonesian leaders a rare opportunity to develop their networks and grains value chain knowledge. AEGIC is an initiative of the Western Australian State Government and Grains Australia.
While being hosted by AEGIC, the group was treated to a hands-on session on exactly why Australian wheat is so sought after for noodles and baked products in South East Asia – complete with sensory testing, of course.
Indonesia is a major market for Australian wheat. In 2023, Indonesia imported about 4.3mmt of Australian wheat worth nearly $2 billion (source: ABS).
AEGIC regularly provides technical support and information exchange to Indonesian customers to help them optimise the value of Australian grain and understand their quality needs to maintain Australia’s position as a preferred wheat supplier.
Indonesian flour millers prefer using Australian wheat for noodles because of its milling quality, and excellent colour and colour stability.
The Grains Value Chain Leadership Program is funded through the IA CEPA ECP Katalis program, an Indonesian and Australian government initiative specifically created to maximise the benefit of Indonesia Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Arrangement (IA CEPA). This program is developed and delivered through collaboration with Industry partners Grains Australia, the Indonesian Flour Milling Association (APTINDO) and the Indonesian Feedmills Association (GPMT).
The program is managed by Australia Awards in Indonesia (AAI) and implemented by the University of Queensland (UQ).
Other organisations work closely with Grains Australia to deliver the Program including:
- Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC)
- CBH Group
- GrainCorp
- GrainGrowers Limited
- The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA)
- Grain Producers Australia (GPA)
- The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
- InterGrain
- Grain Trade Australia (GTA)
AEGIC is an initiative of the Western Australian State Government and Grains Australia.