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Elders Chief Operating Officer Mike Guerin and AUSVEG Chief Executive Officer Richard Mulcahy today announced that AUSVEG and Elders have forged a new strategic partnership. Elders is Australia�s leading rural services organisation and its new strategic partner, AUSVEG, is the national peak industry body representing the interests of 9,000 Australian vegetable and potato growers. �This represents a great opportunity for the Australian vegetable and potato industry to cooperate on a new level which will benefit the whole of industry,� said Mike Guerin. �We are impressed with the advances that AUSVEG is taking within the horticulture industry and are delighted to be forging even closer links with them over this coming year�, he said. The partnership will result in close collaboration between the two organisations on issues specific to the horticulture industry and enable growers to share in the collective expertise of the organisations. �We are proud to be a part of this exciting new partnership with Elders, one of Australia�s most respected and successful rural organisations,� said Richard Mulcahy. �Elders has a long and proven history of supporting Australian growers and this partnership is yet another indication of their commitment to our industry,� he said. AUSVEG Chairman John Brent welcomed the partnership, �The AUSVEG Board believes this is a very significant partnership for both AUSVEG and the $3.7 billion wholesale Australian vegetable industry,� he said. � Research and development initiatives will also form a key focus for the partners with Elders to be involved in a number of industry events planned to take place over the next 12 months. Elders has identified horticulture as a key growth platform for their business, recognising the opportunity that the vegetable industry presents to Australia�s agribusiness sector. Elders will also play a key role in the inaugural AUSVEG National Convention and Trade Show, and National Awards scheduled to be held in Queensland in June 2010. Source:� Elders, 28 September 2009 |
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