Healthy Horticulture: Health Care Education Program for Edible Horticulture

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.

Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Healthy Horticulture: health care education program for edible horticulture (MT25015).

The overall objectives of the services are to effectively amplify the health benefits and nutritional value messaging of Australian horticultural produce, specifically avocados, vegetables, and potatoes, to healthcare and influential health professionals. Through targeted educational resources, strategic industry partnerships, and engagement within professional networks, aiming to enhance awareness of the health benefits of produce to support policy reviews, regulatory changes and public sentiment towards fruit and vegetables.

Through strategic planning the project delivery partner will develop implementation and project plan that will optimise the impact for each industry - providing individual space to be heard - while also creating efficiencies compared to individual industry approaches to health care professional education.

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.