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03-03-2016
Thai importers visit Victorian apple growers
A delegation of horticultural importers from Thailand recently visited a number of pear growers in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley to have a look at this year’s crop and discuss opportunities for supply into the Thai market.
03-03-2016
Aussie research into natural potato psyllid pathways
As part of a Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre project, Australian researchers are working with the country's potato industry to investigate the potential for the highly destructive Tomato-potato psyllid (TPP) to enter Australia using natural pathways.
02-03-2016
Jarvis returns as PT&I Sydney TC
Caleb Jarvis has been appointed Trade Commissioner at the Pacific Island Trade & Invest (PT&I) Sydney office.
02-03-2016
Calling EOIs for Fine Food Australia 2016 – Melbourne
The Sydney office of Pacific Islands Trade and Invest, (PT&I) is once again calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to attend Fine Food Australia 2016.
02-03-2016
Major growth for Aussie veg industry predicted by 2020
The economic value of the vegetable industry is projected to grow significantly, with recently published data by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) indicating that the gross value of the vegetable industry will reach $4.2 billion by 2020-21.
01-03-2016
Global Strategic Partnerships - Catalyst: Strategic call for proposals open
A call for proposals has just opened for a Catalyst:Strategic initiative - the New Zealand-China Research Collaboration Centres.
01-03-2016
Indian hort sector makeover underway
India’s Horticulture Sector has performed remarkably with production of fruit and vegetables outstripping that of food grain for the third straight year in 2014-15, a recently released economic survey said, recognising that a structural evolution is underway.
01-03-2016
FYI: Some plants able to defend themselves
Some plants with resistance against a specific disease are also able to defend themselves effectively when they are stressed due to, for example, drought or saline soil. At the same time, the resistance of other plants no longer functions in these very same conditions.
01-03-2016
Sydney forum to help growers capitalise on export demand
Australian citrus growers will gain valuable insights into some of the industry’s fastest growing export markets, including China and The Philippines, at the 2016 Citrus Market Outlook Forum, to be held in Sydney on 16-17 March.
01-03-2016
Seeka profit beats forecast, lifts dividend
Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Limited announced an audited profit after tax of $4.27m, for the year ending 31 December, 2015, well above its guidance range of between $2.96m and $3.53m. The after tax profit was up 34.8% on the previous year’s result of $3.17m.