Completed project
Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program Limited 2011 - 2016 (AF11002)
Publication date: February 5, 2019
Delivery Partner: Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program Ltd.
This project funded the Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program (APFIP) from 2011 to 2016, with the work carried out by the Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program Ltd – a not-for-profit company established by the Australian Apple and Pear Growers Association (AAPGA) now Apple and Pear Australia Limited, for the benefit of the pome fruit industry in Australia.
The project built upon earlier projects starting in 1996. The program had three objectives:
Activities of the program provided growers with the opportunity to improve their profitability by having good variety performance information to assist with decision making on what to plant, availability of high quality nursery stock that deliver higher yields of quality fruit, and ready access to new varieties.
During 2014, an independent review of APFIP was conducted. It found that the program had changed industry attitudes and provided direction in areas that had been limiting the profitability of the apple and pear industries. Lower levels of productivity were addressed through the adoption of the APFIP tree health certification scheme and faster delivery of better varieties through a variety evaluation system and improved quarantine processes.
During the life of the 2011-2016 project:
Learn more about the Australian Pome Fruit Improvement Program on the APAL website.
This project was funded by Hort Innovation
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