ext
e
nding t
he
availa
b
l
e
r
ang
e
of plant p
r
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ec
tion p
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uc
ts,
adding d
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pt
h
and
bre
adt
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to t
he
ind
u
st
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e
xp
er
tis
e
and
kno
w
l
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dg
e
, and ta
c
kling t
he
r
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c
ost of
hum
an la
b
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k
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s fo
r
t
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n
ew
t
hree
y
e
a
r
AhDbho
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ti
cu
lt
ure
st
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at
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gy. T
he
vision of AhDb’s n
ew
o
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ganisation-
w
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c
o
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po
r
at
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st
r
at
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gy is ‘to
cre
at
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a
w
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ld-
c
lass food and fa
rm
ing
ind
u
st
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h
as also
re
d
e
fin
e
d AhDb’s p
ur
pos
e
as ‘inspi
r
ing
fa
rmer
s, g
r
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wer
s and t
he
ind
u
st
r
y to s
uccee
d in a
r
apidly
ch
anging
w
o
r
ld’.
T
he
2017-2020 AhDbho
r
ti
cu
lt
ure
st
r
at
e
gy,
wh
i
ch
is o
u
t fo
r
a six-
wee
k
c
ons
u
ltation, also ta
c
kl
e
s t
he
ch
all
e
ng
e
s pos
e
d
b
y
t
he
r
ising
c
ost of
hum
an la
b
o
ur
,
wh
i
ch
c
an a
cc
o
u
nt fo
r
be
t
wee
n 30% and 70% of total va
r
ia
b
l
e
p
r
od
uc
tion
c
osts.
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m
p
r
ov
e
t
he
q
u
ality and long-t
erm
i
m
pa
c
t of its
re
s
e
a
rch
,
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ti
cu
lt
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ill
m
ov
e
f
r
o
m
a la
r
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ly ta
c
ti
c
al p
r
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b
l
em
solving app
r
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ch
to on
e
t
h
at is
m
o
re
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alan
ce
d and join
e
d
u
p,
w
it
h
so
me
la
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hem
ati
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p
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a
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s on topi
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to
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m
po
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tan
ce
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uch
as p
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sti
c
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, soil and
w
at
er
. b
e
tt
er
l
e
v
er
ag
e
of l
e
vy f
u
nding
w
ill
be
so
u
g
h
t t
hr
o
u
g
h
c
olla
b
o
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ation
w
it
h
ot
her
re
s
e
a
rch
f
u
nd
er
s s
uch
as t
he
uK
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s
e
a
rch
c
o
u
n
c
ils and t
he
n
ew
Ag
r
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ech
innovation
ce
nt
re
s.
AhDbho
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ti
cu
lt
ure
S
ec
to
r
Di
rec
to
r
St
e
v
e
Ton
e
s said t
h
at t
he
s
ec
to
r w
as fa
c
ing s
e
v
er
al
ch
all
e
ng
e
s: “w
e
a
re
an in
cre
di
b
ly
div
er
s
e
and innovativ
e
s
ec
to
r
ind
u
st
r
y,
bu
t all
h
o
r
ti
cu
lt
ur
al
bu
sin
e
ss
e
s fa
ce
an in
cre
asingly
c
o
m
p
e
titiv
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re
tail
m
a
r
k
e
t,
r
ising la
b
o
ur
c
osts and a d
w
indling
chem
i
c
al p
r
ot
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tion
a
rm
o
ur
y. O
ur
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ec
to
r
boa
r
d
w
ants to fo
cu
s AhDb l
e
vy
inv
e
st
me
nt on t
h
os
e
a
c
tiviti
e
s t
h
at add t
hem
ost val
ue
, avoid
d
u
pli
c
ating
w
o
r
k al
re
ady
be
ing don
e
b
y ot
her
s, and
bu
ild o
ur
w
o
r
k on
cr
oss-
cu
tting t
heme
s of
br
oad
be
n
e
fit to all
h
o
r
ti
cu
lt
ure
s
ec
to
r
s. w
ew
ill
c
ontin
ue
to g
e
n
er
at
e
ext
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of A
u
t
h
o
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isations fo
r
mino
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us
e
s (eAmus) to
mee
t t
he
s
h
o
r
t-
t
erm
cr
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r
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ee
ds id
e
ntifi
e
d
b
y g
r
o
wer
asso
c
iations
and AhDbho
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cu
lt
ure
’s s
ec
to
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pan
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ls. Ot
her
,
m
o
re
fo
rw
a
r
d-
looking
w
o
r
k
w
ill fo
cu
s on t
he
long-t
erm
d
e
v
e
lop
me
nt of
r
o
bu
st int
e
g
r
at
e
d
cr
op
m
anag
eme
nt syst
em
s to
m
ini
m
is
e
f
u
t
ure
cr
op loss
e
s f
r
o
m
dis
e
as
e
s, p
e
sts and
wee
ds. N
ew
app
r
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che
s and
w
ays of s
h
a
r
ing
c
osts on t
h
is
w
o
r
k
w
ill
be
e
xplo
re
d
w
it
h
ind
u
st
r
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r
tn
er
s and t
he
Ag
r
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ech
c
r
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e
alt
h
and P
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tion (chaP) Innovationc
e
nt
re
. w
ew
ill also
c
ontin
ue
to inv
e
st in t
he
n
e
xt g
e
n
er
ation of ind
u
st
r
y
e
xp
er
ts
b
y
f
u
nding st
u
d
e
nt
bur
sa
r
i
e
s, f
e
llo
w
s
h
ips, P
h
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u
d
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nts
h
ips and
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u
ffi
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ld S
ch
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r
s
h
ips, and
wew
ill
w
o
r
k
w
it
h
t
he
National
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e
dcoll
e
g
e
and ot
her
s to p
r
o
m
ot
e
h
o
r
ti
cu
lt
ure
as a
fo
rw
a
r
d-t
h
inking
c
a
reer
of
ch
oi
ce
fo
r
s
ch
ool and
c
oll
e
g
e
-ag
e
st
u
d
e
nts.”
St
r
at
e
gi
c
be
n
chm
a
r
king of p
r
od
uc
tion and
m
anag
eme
nt
syst
em
s
w
ill
be
u
s
e
d to
he
lp all
bu
sin
e
ss
e
s g
e
t t
hem
ost o
u
t
of t
he
i
r w
o
r
kfo
rce
. A
u
to
m
ation and
r
o
b
oti
c
s t
ech
nologi
e
s of
pot
e
ntial val
ue
to
h
o
r
ti
cu
lt
urew
ill
be
e
xplo
re
d and s
h
o
wc
as
e
d
in pa
r
tn
er
s
h
ip
w
it
h
t
he
Ag
r
i-T
ech
Ag
r
i-epi c
e
nt
re
s and ot
her
s.
m
r
Ton
e
s add
e
d: “G
re
at
er
c
o
m
p
e
tition in t
he
g
r
o
cer
y
m
a
r
k
e
t
is l
e
ading to
m
o
re
s
u
pply
ch
ain
c
onsolidation
w
it
h
f
ewer
,
b
igg
er
bu
sin
e
ss
e
s. w
e
h
av
e
also look
e
d at
h
o
wwe
c
an
re
f
re
s
h
o
ur
app
r
oa
ch
to kno
w
l
e
dg
e
e
x
ch
ang
e
t
hr
o
u
g
hm
o
re
digital d
e
liv
er
y and
w
o
r
king
w
it
h
ot
her
s to
e
ns
ure
t
h
at o
ur
w
o
r
k is
re
l
e
vant and p
r
a
c
ti
c
al and
m
ad
e
as
w
id
e
ly a
cce
ssi
b
l
e
to l
e
vy pay
er
s as possi
b
l
e
.”
T
he
st
r
at
e
gy
c
an
be
fo
u
nd onlin
e
at
h
ttp://
www
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h
d
b
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r
g.
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k/p
ub
li
c
ations/
c
ons
u
ltation.aspx.
T
he
c
losing dat
e
fo
r
t
he
c
ons
u
ltation is 9 Jan
u
a
r
y 2017.
ho
r
ti
cu
lt
ure
l
e
vy
r
at
e
s fo
r
2017/18 a
re
to
rem
ain
u
n
ch
ang
e
d.
eff
ec
tiv
e
plant p
r
ot
ec
tion,
b
oosting ind
u
st
r
y
e
xp
er
tis
e
and ta
c
kling
t
he
la
b
o
ur
cr
isis - n
ew
fo
cu
s fo
r
AhDbho
r
ti
cu
lt
ure
TheWorshipful Company of Fruiterers Management Award presented to Andy Hunt
In
rec
ognition of
h
is o
u
tstanding a
ch
i
e
v
eme
nts as a
m
anag
er
re
sponsi
b
l
e
fo
r
t
ech
nologi
c
al advan
cew
it
h
in t
he
f
ru
it g
r
o
w
ing
ind
u
st
r
y, Andy h
u
nt
w
as p
re
s
e
nt
e
d
w
it
h
t
he
ann
u
al F
ru
it
erer
s
manag
eme
nt A
w
a
r
d
b
y Sandys Da
we
s, Past mast
er
of t
he
wo
r
s
h
ipf
u
l co
m
pany of F
ru
it
erer
s, at t
he
F
ru
it
erer
s’ mast
er
and
wa
r
d
e
ns Dinn
er
at ba
rber
-S
ur
g
e
ons’ hall on 2Nov
ember
.
having
m
anag
e
d a f
ru
it fa
rm
n
e
a
r
cov
e
nt
r
y, 26 y
e
a
r
s ago
Andy h
u
nt
m
ov
e
d to
m
anag
e
t
he
f
ru
it op
er
ation at Lo
wer
hop
e
estat
e
at ullings
w
i
c
k inh
ere
fo
r
ds
h
i
re
. S
h
o
r
tly aft
er
joining
Lo
wer
hop
e
, Andy fa
ce
d t
he
ch
all
e
ng
e
of int
r
od
uc
ing
cherr
y
g
r
o
w
ing.
Sta
r
ting
w
it
h
colt
r
ootsto
c
ks,
he
q
u
i
c
kly
rec
ognis
e
d t
h
at t
he
w
ay fo
rw
a
r
d
h
ad to
be
diff
ere
nt g
r
o
w
ing syst
em
s, on diff
ere
nt
r
ootsto
c
ks, and
c
ov
er
ing t
he
t
ree
s f
r
o
m
an
e
a
r
ly stag
e
. Gis
e
la 5
r
ootsto
c
ks follo
we
d, and diff
ere
nt va
r
i
e
ti
e
s and planting
syst
em
s; and
cherr
i
e
s no
w
do
m
inat
e
t
he
f
ru
it g
r
o
w
ing op
er
ation
at Lo
wer
hop
e
. Andy is at t
he
fo
re
f
r
ont of p
r
og
re
ss in
cherr
y
g
r
o
w
ing, d
e
v
e
loping g
r
o
w
ing
syst
em
s t
h
at allo
w
a
much
e
a
r
li
er
bre
ak-
e
v
e
n point, a vital
c
onsid
er
ation in a
c
o
m
p
e
titiv
e
m
a
r
k
e
t d
r
iv
e
n
b
y p
r
i
ce
.
making t
he
p
re
s
e
ntation,
Sandys Da
we
s said, “Andy h
u
nt
is
h
ig
h
ly
re
sp
ec
t
e
d in t
he
ind
u
st
r
y;
hu
nd
re
ds of g
r
o
wer
s
f
r
o
m
t
he
uK, e
ur
op
e
and t
he
w
o
r
ld find t
he
i
r w
ay to Lo
wer
hop
e
to talk
w
it
h
h
i
m
and l
e
a
r
n
f
r
o
m
t
he
p
r
og
re
ss
m
ad
e
at
Lo
wer
hop
e
. his a
ch
i
e
v
eme
nts
m
a
r
k
h
i
m
o
u
t as an
e
nti
re
ly
w
o
r
t
h
y
rec
ipi
e
nt of t
he
F
ru
it
erer
s
manag
eme
nt A
w
a
r
d”.
