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 Key
long term strategies
Educating the consumer about
Asian vegetables
Reliable produce supply that
meets quality requirements
Improving export performance
Communications – particularly
targeting growers with Languages Other Than English (LOTE).
Identifying and developing new
products, both fresh and semi-processed
Strategies
for 2007–08Improve communication among LOTE Asian vegetable growers
Assessment of market potential
for freshwater and marine vegetables
Adding value to Asian vegetablesw
Background
The largest segment of this
Asian Foods program, Asian vegetables, has doubled in production value
in the period 1994 to 2001, with a current estimated GVP of $150m. This
is estimated to be about 6% of the total Australian vegetable industry
GVP ($2.4 billion). Asian vegetables comprise an estimated 1,675 growers,
who are mainly from Languages Other Than English (LOTE) backgrounds, predominantly
Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodian. Whilst having a presence in
all States and Territories, one half of the industry is located in NSW.
As a general rule, small-scale market gardens operate within metropolitan
areas while larger commercial holdings operate in regions. Wholesale market
operators have estimated in recent years the Asian vegetable industry has
been growing at over 10% per annum. Whilst Australia currently exports
an estimated 16% of Asian vegetable production volume, (dominated by Queensland
and Western Australia), this volume is facing increasing competition from
China and Vietnam. Importing of fresh Asian vegetables is insignificant.
Expected
key outputs for 2007–08
Product description languages
and support material for minor tropical crops in northern Australia.
Establish the anti-cancer properties
of Asian crucifers and daikon (white radish).
Asian Foods workshop facilitated
session on future communications completed and a plan developed.
Guidelines for the development
of an edamame industry in Australia
Expected
key outcomes in 2007–08
-
Further investment in marine
vegetables based on quantified information.
-
Further investment in the developing
taro industry based on new information.
This sub-program has its own Five Year
Plan which is accessible in hardcopy and on the Internet at www.rirdc.gov.au/pub/asianfd5yr.htm
New projects being funded
or under consideration in 2007–08 include:
| Project
No |
Title |
Researcher |
Phone |
| PRJ-000044* |
Folate
content of Asian vegetables |
Avis
Houlihan |
|
| PRJ-000048* |
An
Assessment of the Market Potential of Fresh and Saltwater Marine Vegetables |
Barry
Lee |
|
| PRJ-000049 |
Improving
Communication among LOTE Asian Vegetable Growers |
Lisa
Maguire |
|
| PRJ-000418 |
Adding
value to Asian vegetables |
Jenny
Ekman |
|
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates
that the Corporation is still to finalise amendments to the project.
Research
Budget: $454,570
AgFacts
- Agricultural information from around Australia
In an effort to bring you the
latest and most comprehensive collection of agricultural information from
around Australia, we have compiled this list of links to fact sheets produced
by State agricultural departments and research agencies. Each agency retains
full copyright and we ask you to respect that copyright and to contact
each organisation before using their material for other than personal,
educational or any other fair dealing purpose.
Chinese
broccoli
(QDPI Notes)
Choy
sum (QDPI Notes)
Komatsuna
(QDPI Notes)
Mizuna
and mibuna (QDPI Notes)
Mustard
greens (QDPI Notes)
Pak
choy (QDPI Notes)
Managing
weeds in broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage (QDPI Notes)
Issue
1 - Giant ginger (QDPI Notes)
Issue
1 - Ginger—a potent cholesterol-buster? (QDPI Notes)
Ginger
in Queensland: commercial production (QDPI Notes)
Growing
okra (QDPI Notes)
Growing
rhubarb (QDPI Notes)
Mushroom
production 1: general production (QDPI Notes)
Mushroom
production 2: pests and diseases(QDPI Notes)
Mushroom
production 3: hygene procedures(QDPI Notes)
Chinese
water chestnuts for the fresh market (AGWEST Farmnotes)
Growing
snow peas and sugar snaps in Western Australia (AGWEST Farmnotes)
Asian
vegetables (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Chinese
broccoli (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Chinese
chard (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Chinese
flowering cabbage (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Chinese
water chestnuts (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Wasabi
(Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Abiu(NSW
Agric)
Amaranth
- Chinese Spinach - Een Choy (NSW Agric)
Asian
fruits and vegetables (NSW Agric)
Banana
Leaves (NSW Agric)
Betel
Leaves - La Lop (NSW Agric)
Bitter
Melon (NSW Agric)
Black
sapote (NSW Agric)
Chinese
Broccoli/Gai lum (NSW Agric)
Chinese
Cabbage/Wong Baak (NSW Agric)
Chinese
Chard/Bok Choy (NSW Agric)
Chinese
Flowering Cabbage/Choy Sum (NSW Agric)
Chinese
mustard (NSW Agric)
Curry
Leaves (NSW Agric)
Hairy
Melon (NSW Agric)
Kaffir
Lime Leaves (NSW Agric)
Khao
Chae - Chinese Keys (NSW Agric)
Meloukhia
(NSW Agric)
Sin
Qua/Luffa (NSW Agric)
Soursop
(NSW Agric)
Star
Apple (NSW Agric)
Taro
(NSW Agric)
Water
spinach (NSW Agric)
White
Radish (NSW Agric)
White
Sapote (NSW Agric)
Winter
Melon - Wax Melon (NSW Agric)
Yam
Bean - Jicama (NSW Agric)
Yam
(NSW Agric) |
