Agribusiness Development Corporation

The Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) is a state agency that acquires, manages, and develops agricultural lands to promote commercial farming in Hawaii. Hoʻoholo ʻia about leasing state agricultural lands, developing irrigation infrastructure, and supporting new and existing farmers through land access programs. The ADC plays a central role in transitioning former plantation lands into diversified agriculture.

The ADC's land leasing and infrastructure decisions pili pono i who gets to farm in Hawaii and what food is grown locally. Aspiring farmers, existing agricultural businesses, and nā kānaka care about local food security hiki ke komo ma o the corporation's nā hālāwai lehulehu and lease application processes.