National cherry conference

⁠⁠⁠Request for Proposal: National cherry conference

Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $13.2 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $110 million in research and development (R&D) and marketing programs annually to provide benefit to industry and the wider community.

Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: National cherry conference (CY19001).
The objectives of the services being sought are to assist Hort Innovation:
• Increase industry knowledge and understanding of best practice and emerging production and supply chain information in relation to R&D project outcomes and outputs
• Increase participants confidence in undertaking practice change by influencing their attitude and aspirations
• Provide avenues for participants to further investigate R&D outcomes and innovations that have been presented at the conference
• Facilitate the development of networks with existing industry members, researchers, suppliers and service providers
• Provide levy payers with access to international expertise on issues relevant to Australian cherry growers
• Create a better informed industry which will assist in improving farm productivity and cherry quality across all business sizes of cherry growers
• Promote the value of Hort Innovation and the levy system to all cherry levy payers and encourage further engagement with the national R&D programs.
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.