The Vegetable Industry Development Program

The Vegetable Industry Development Program (VIDP) aims to help growers build their businesses and remain competitive in an increasingly market driven and globalised industry. The VIDP is a centralised program that creates dollar benefits from better business decisions by:

• Translating research outcomes into practical information and activity products that can be applied both on and off-farm,
• Increasing industry awareness of consumers and competitors in target markets,
• Developing business and industry capacity through training people in business skills and leadership; and
• Developing a culture of innovation and collaboration within the industry.  

The VIDP consists of a number of sub-programs that are working together to provide tangible outputs that deliver the above benefits. These sub-programs are:

• Knowledge Management
• Consumers and Markets
• Economics
• People Development
• Integrated Pest Management
• InnoVeg
• Collaborative Industry Organisations
• Communications Support

The Association is delivering the Collaborative Industry Organisations sub-program in NSW, which will provide relevant and up-to-date information to the NSW vegetable industry.

Vegetable growers can access a range of information about the National Vegetable Research & Development Program by visiting the AUSVEG website: www.ausveg.com.au

The Vegetable Industry Development Program is funded by HAL using the vegetable levy and matched funds from the Australian Government.

Vegetable Industry Strategic Development Plan

The Vegetable Industry Strategic Investment Plan will guide investment of the National Vegetable Levy over the next five years.

A four-page summary of the Draft Plan is available for the consideration of vegetable producers. It outlines the key areas where it has been proposed that the National Vegetable Levy should be invested in the future.

Click here for the four-page summary of the Draft Plan...

In summary four levy investment categories were identified and allocated a recommended percentage of levy funds:

1. Consumer Demand (54% of R&D investment)
2. Market Development (21% of R&D investment)
3. Productivity (17% of R&D investment)
4. Resource Use (8% of R&D investment)

Feedback on Draft Plan

Contact the Member Service Centre on 1300 794 000.

Workshops

AUSVEG and the NSW Farmers Association invite vegetable growers to attend a FREE EnviroVeg information session and dinner

'Precision Agriculture Master Class'

Location: Bathurst RSL, 114 Rankin Street Bathurst NSW
Date: Friday 23 March 2012
Time: 6:00pm to 8:30pm

Click here for more details...

For more information on workshops contact the Member Service Centre on 1300 794 000.