Call out to Aussie businesses who import fresh fruit from China & Vietnam
The Australian Horticultural Exporters‘ Association (AHEA) has been awarded a grant from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources under the Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) program to address supply chain issues.
The project - ‘Bilateral Trade Facilitation through Import Value Chain Development and Capacity Building’, aims to support bilateral trade participation with Vietnam and China.
AHEA CEO Dominic Jenkin is calling on Aussie importers wanting to improve the way they do business in China and Vietnam to sign up for the project that offers a tailored intervention.
“This a fabulous opportunity for fresh produce importers to build relationships, improve the fresh produce value chain and improve on the offering they are already delivering Australians in what is a growing market,” Mr Jenkin said.
“We want to assist our importers identify, and take steps to rectify, deficiencies in postharvest processing, packaging, cold-chain and logistics in the fresh produce value chains to improve product out-turn in Australia."
“China and Vietnam are key trading partners with burgeoning markets that Australia can build upon with this latest project providing both the funding and professional expertise to help individual businesses grow.”
AHEA will be working in partnership with Steritech, the sole provider of phytosanitary irradiation services in the Australian market, who will provide technical support, participate in value chain interventions and contribute their expertise to the process.
The project is supported by CSIRO which will provide relevant technical input.
For more information:
Dominic Jenkin
Australian Horticultural Exporters Association
Tel: +61 0423 394 476
[email protected]
http://www.ahea.com.au/
