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RIRDC Publication No. 03/056
May 2003
The coffee industry in Australia now appears to be moving from a very early stage into a more developed industry. While only capable of providing a small part of the country’s needs in coffee, it is focussing on the high value end of the business. As such it appears to have a significant future. It is attracting significant capital investment and creating employment in rural Australia both on farms and in processing. Australian branded coffee is attracting attention from internationally known brand managers and new Australian brands are making their presence felt.
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, and its predecessor
body, have been supporting R&D on this crop for over twelve years.
With significant investment and large scale orchards emerging it is time
to prioritise the industry’s needs for future research and development
so that the work closely mirrors the needs of the emerging industry and
involves, as commercial partners, members of the industry. This R&D
plan has three main purposes:
The plan stems from a workshop held in Brisbane in December 2002
at which grower and downstream members of the coffee industry along with
researchers and consultants identified and prioritised what they believed
to be the industry’s main R&D needs and opportunities. Their ideas
have since been canvassed within the industry and with researchers and
where appropriate, modified and extended. Any comments on the Plan should
be referred to the Research Manager, Max Bourke at RIRDC.
Simon Hearn
Managing Director
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
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