Following the initial collaborative crop groups Future Orchard Planting Systems trials, managed by PFR, Government funding has now been confirmed for $1.65m towards a project to increase the successful adoption of the new growing system.
The Government support, which comes from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures), sits alongside the $1.1 million committed to the project by Plant & Food Research, and industry partners New Zealand Apples and Pears, Rockit Global, and Summerfruit New Zealand.
For more information on the project read the full Plant & Food Research press release here.