Historical document
Building industry capacity through the nursery production farm management system 2012/2013 (NY12002)
Publication date: June 1, 2013
Delivery Partner: Nursery & Garden Industry Australia (NGIA)
This is a final research report from Hort Innovation’s historical archives. Please note that as these reports may date back as far as the 1990s, the content and recommendations within them may be superseded by more recent research.
This project aimed to drive greater engagement, recognition and adoption of the NPFMS across the production sector of the Australian nursery industry. The NPFMS included three key programs: Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme, Australia (NIASA), EcoHort (Environmental Management System for the Australian production nursery industry) and BioSecure HACCP (on-farm biosecurity system for the Australian production nursery industry).
This project was segregated into ten interrelated sub project that formed the basis of an Annual Operating Plan (AOP) following a defined consultation process which involved regional Associations and levy payers which ensured the relevance of issues in relation to project needs and expectations, as well as alignment with the Nursery Industry 2010–2015 Strategic Plan.
The AOP was overseen by the National Accreditation & Certification Committee (NACC) which met twice during the project (5 December 2012 and 26/27 June 2013). This committee also provided input on future opportunities and challenges impacting growth and adoption of the NPFMS.
Several outcomes relating to sub projects within this project included:
This historical project was a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Nursery Fund
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