Value-Adding Drying and Processing Technologies Review and Vegetable Industry Workshop
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About this tender
Overview Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Value-adding drying and processing technologies review and vegetable industry workshop (VG26004). About Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia's $17 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $170 million in research and development (R&D) and marketing programs annually to provide benefit to industry and the wider community. Objectives Assess the technical feasibility, commercial potential, market pull, adoption barriers and enablers, and suitability of existing and emerging value-adding technologies across different scales of vegetable production, to identify and prioritise investment opportunities for the Australian vegetable industry Validate findings and develop recommendations for future investment priorities through a stakeholder workshop involving industry stakeholders and research participants Instructions to Tenderers Hort Innovation has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) document that provides background information, outlines the scope of services, the procurement process and the information required from interested parties.
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