Gascoyne fresh produce could soon be celebrated on menus around the world, with Western Australian beef, seafood, fruit and vegetables showcased to international buyers at the Gascoyne Food Festival. (more…)
Category: The Globe
South African study tour unearths soil acidity challenges
The challenge of managing soil acidity through tailored lime treatments continues to be an international dilemma, as two Western Australian scientists discovered during a recent study tour of South Africa. WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development senior research scientist Chris Gazey, has just returned from a four week tour of the country with…
Golden bananas high in pro-vitamin A
World-first QUT research that has produced a golden-orange fleshed banana, rich in pro-vitamin A, has been published in the prestigious Plant Biotechnology Journal. (more…)
Insight sharing with Indian Ocean fishery fellows
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) hosted fifteen fishery fellows from eight Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) member nations; Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. (more…)
Pacific fisheries ministers touch down in Australia to talk tuna
Fisheries ministers from across the Pacific have converged on Mooloolaba, Queensland to meet about the future of critical tuna fisheries. (more…)
Export opportunities for vegetable industry
Vegetable farming in Australia has enormous opportunity for growth. (more…)