With sub-projects for different growing regions, this collaborative program aims to increase Australian vegetable exports by supporting growers to capitalise on commercial business opportunities. It is supporting the roles and activities of ‘on the ground’ export facilitators across Australia’s vegetable growing regions, establishing a facilitator network across Australia. The facilitators will help create export plans in conjunction with vegetable growing businesses, promote collaboration within the industry, and provide linkages across the supply chain that will assist in achieving the overarching objective of the Vegetable Industry Export Strategy of growing the value of vegetable exports by 40 per cent by 2020.

This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

• Vegetable Fund