August 9, 2021
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says two Federal Government grants should help avocado growers gain new export market opportunities.
Industry body Avocados Australia Ltd has received a total of $109,176 under the Federal Government’s Package Assisting Small Exporters extension program:
- $79,200 to support the development of an online export registration, mapping and phytosanitary data collection platform.
- $29,976 for production of educational materials for growers seeking to access Japanese and New Zealand markets.
“The new resources developed by Avocados Australia clearly step through what avocado growers and packhouse staff must do to meet Japanese and New Zealand avocado import requirements,” Minister Littleproud said.
“These resources have also been designed to accommodate future expansion into new markets, so they stay relevant.
“The new online avocado registration system project streamlines export accreditation enhancing data collection consistency, traceability and transparency.
“Long-term this will lead to faster accreditation, increased compliance, increased registrations and decreased administration costs.”
