Second Australian New Crops Conference
in association with ACOTANC-2004
Welcome!
? How can you turn an exciting new crop idea into a commercial reality?
? When can you be sure that your new crop idea is profitable enough to proceed?
? Where can you get new crop product information?
? Why is decent commercial intelligence so hard to find?
? Do you need answers?
! Don’t miss out on your share of
the next big thing in
You are invited to participate in the ……….
Second Australian New Crops
Conference
in association with ACOTANC-2004
Theme:
Innovation and Change in Agriculture and Horticulture
20-24 September 2004
University of Queensland Gatton Campus
85 km west of Brisbane; 45 km east of
Toowoomba
New Crops 2004 is being structured to appeal to
all participants in the new crops industry both within
The conference will be held from
Workshops targeting specific crops, products,
supply-chains, new rural industry problems and/or geographic regions will
commence on
This will be an opportunity
for all those who are currently engaged in, or who are planning to be engaged
in, new crops research, development and commercialisation to meet together to:
• Review the latest developments in new
crop commercialisation in
• Investigate the benefits and
opportunities for collaboration and cooperation;
• Form new relationships and
partnerships;
• Identify new commercial initiatives,
technology and processes and
• Enable those with a stake in the
Australian new crops industry to plan their future more effectively.
A new crop is a
crop which has not previously been successfully commercialized in a specific
geographical area.
The Second
Australian New Crops Conference will feature Plenary Sessions on the first day
which will focus upon the process of new crop research development and
commercialisation; subsequent days will feature contributed papers and further
workshops on topics/issues chosen by participants during the Plenary and
Contributed paper sessions. Business
meetings will be held to enable delegates to discuss policy matters which they
believe require attention.
This conference
aims to assist primary producers, entrepreneurs, regional development agencies
and groups, local government, community groups and other interested individuals
and groups with identifying the critical steps and risks associated with the
commercialisation of new crops; such is vital for sustained viability of the
rural sector.
The Proceedings
for the First Australian New Crops Conference, held in June 1996 are available
on the RIRDC Web Site (Plenary Sessions: http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/NPP/UQ33A.pdf
; 280 pages and Contributed Papers: http://www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/NPP/UQ33A2.pdf; 249 pages).
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Contact:
Dr Rob Fletcher,
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