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Challenging the gardener stereotype of the nursery industry
ArticleGrower profile – Ken Bevan, Alpine Nurseries, NSW Growing up in Berowra Heights, a bushland suburb on the outskirts of Sydney, Ken Bevan’s best childhood memories were playing in the bush with his mates and his parents. This cultivated a
1 March 2016
Educating and inspiring consumers is what it’s all about
Australian Sweet Potatoes campaign has come at a good time with a growing market for sweetpotato
1 November 2018
From value-adding to agri-tourism, we explore it all to improve farm-gate returns
A cherry growers’ strategy for improving farm-gate returns considers ways of being innovative outside of the actual growing.
30 November 2016
New project to tackle avocado bruising
New project tackles the problem of bruising of Australian avocadoes at the retail and household level
31 August 2016
Boosting vegetable consumption through diet (VegeEze) (VG16071)
A mobile app for encouraging vegetable consumption, VegEze, was developed by this investment, which also delivered insights into how technology can be used to support vegetable use
9 August 2018
Supply chain quality improvement – retailer point of purchase improvements (AV15011)
This investment worked closely with retailers to deliver education, training programs and consumer-facing tools to reduce the percentage of damaged avocados available on shelves.
8 August 2018
Berry export focus blooms out of industry’s sweet success
Media ReleaseCaption: Tasmanian berry grower Nic Hansen showing Macau chef Antimo Merone around his property as part of export engagement activities. THE RISE and rise of the Australian strawberry, raspberry and blackberry industries has seen the
18 July 2018
Unlocking Australia’s tropical fruit export potential
Media ReleasePREMIUM Australian banana products could prove successful overseas; our unique dark-skinned passionfruit varieties set us apart, and our lychee production window is the longest in the world. Those are just some of the findings from the
16 May 2018
Smartphones are the stick needed to eat more carrots
Media ReleaseNEW CSIRO research shows that smartphone apps could be key to addressing Australia’s significant under-consumption of vegetables, especially with men and people who are overweight or obese. Despite evidence that eating vegetables can
7 May 2018
Scientist's say: Avocado squeezing is bad!
Media ReleaseCaption: Acoustic tools, laser technology, ultrasounds: scientists are trying it all to stop consumers from squeezing and bruising avocados when testing them for ripeness. IN A SURVEY of Australian avocado consumers, 97 per cent
21 February 2018