Historical document
Australian walnut industry development (WN10000)
Publication date: September 1, 2012
Delivery Partner: Australian Walnut Industry Association
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Please note that as these reports may date back as far as the 1990s, the content and recommendations within them may be superseded by more recent research.
As the Australian walnut industry continued to grow, additional capacity was required to undertake industry development planning and implementation. The needs of the industry were broad and complex. Previously industry development activities were undertaken by volunteer representatives from the Australian Walnut Industry Association (AWIA) and a former State Government funded Industry Development Manager.
So that the Australian Walnut Industry Association (AWIA) could have a sustainable approach to industry development a Pre Industry Development Officer (IDO) Project Manager was employed. The employment of this dedicated person provided interim industry development services and the preparation of an industry development plan that will be used to accelerate existing planning and bring new information to the AWIA Committee.
Phase 1 of the project resulted in:
Phase 2 of the project resulted in:
The good results of this project enabled the Australian Walnut Industry to finalise the Walnut Industry Development Needs Analysis and implement a range of activities that have improved technology transfer to all Australian walnut growers. In addition the project led to the appointment of a part-time Walnut Industry Technical Communications Officer.
This historical project was a strategic levy investment for the walnut industry
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