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Proceedings of the 3rd National Herb, Native Foods and Essential Oils convention,workshops and farm visits 14th -16th August, 2003 Lismore, NSW
Compiled and edited by Phillip Wilk and Wendy Dingle
RIRDC Publication No 04/059 Project No TA 023-36
It was funded by Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, NSW Agriculture and NSW State and Regional Development.
Its aim was a forum for communication and networking opportunities amongst growers, researchers, processors and marketers involved in these industries and enterprises.
More particularly the Convention
had three aims:
The two and one
half day convention welcomed 100 delegates from the whole marketing chain.
Most attendees see it as a great opportunity to regularly meet their customers
or suppliers and discuss issues relevant to their particular businesses.
The papers presented in these proceedings provide information on industry overviews and current industry research. Most participants agreed that the level of information provided was relevant and useful to their businesses.
The Industry Development session gave attendees a chance to listen to how the Macadamia industry developed a communication model and an industry body and to make some suggestions of what may be necessary for the herb industry to move forward in a similar pursuit.
The Open Forum gave growers, processors and marketers in the supply chain a chance to outline specific product requirements for their particular industry. These sessions were recorded and transcribed to give a true representation of the responses of the industry participants The workshops identified areas for future research and support and the importance of education and communication. They also highlighted the need for practical examples to production issues, marketing, and government compliance.
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