The objective of the project ‘Opportunities and challenges faced with emerging technologies in the Australian vegetable industry’ is to provide a broad review of technologies that are influencing the competitiveness of the Australian vegetable industry. This report is the second of five analyses to be developed in 2009-2010 and reviews emerging environmental technologies that can [...]
Read More
In Australia, fresh tomatoes are produced in Queensland (Bowen, Bundaberg, Lockyer Valley), NSW (Narromine, MIA, Sydney Basin), Vic (Goulburn Valley – including processing), SA (Murray Bridge, Adelaide Plains) and WA. Queensland accounts for around 70% of fresh market tomato production. Processing tomatoes are grown as an irrigated summer crop in Victoria and New South Wales. In Queensland, tomatoes [...]
Read More
While the greenhouse emissions from agriculture (12.9% of Victoria’s total emissions) are increasingly well understood, emissions generated throughout the supply chain are considerably less so. Post-farmgate activities include packaging, processing, transport, storage, retail etc. These supply chains are complex and variable.The horticulture industry in Australia is valued at $3.5 billion and in Victoria is worth [...]
Read More