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The FruITGrOwer • December 2016
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it ind
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st
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y
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r
ti
um
l
e
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y Ga
r
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e
ns G
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wer
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Ltd,
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it
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s
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e
n
ce
c
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dinat
e
d
b
y NIAb emr,
h
as
w
on a
bbSrc
c
olla
b
o
r
ativ
e
t
r
aining pa
r
tn
er
s
h
ip (cTP) a
w
a
r
d to
p
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ovid
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a £1.9mP
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D st
u
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nts
h
ip p
r
og
r
a
mme
fo
r
s
c
i
e
ntifi
c
re
s
e
a
rch
on f
ru
it
cr
ops.
b
u
dding
cr
op
re
s
e
a
rcher
s
w
ill
be
n
e
fit f
r
o
m
a n
ew
ind
u
st
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l
e
d pa
r
tn
er
s
h
ip t
hr
o
u
g
h
t
h
is six-y
e
a
r
t
r
aining p
r
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r
a
mme
b
as
e
d at NIAb emr. T
he
p
r
og
r
a
mmew
ill
ru
n f
r
o
m
O
c
t 2017
to S
e
pt 2023 and
w
ill add
re
ss k
e
y ind
u
st
r
y
ch
all
e
ng
e
s t
hr
o
u
g
h
t
he
p
r
ovision of 16 fo
ur
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r
st
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ips in
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re
s
e
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rch
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re
as s
uch
as plant
bree
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h
ology,
e
nto
m
ology,
soil s
c
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ce
, plant p
h
ysiology and
cr
op ag
r
ono
m
y. St
u
d
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nts in
t
he
p
r
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mmew
ill
be
p
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d
w
it
h
e
x
c
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r
t
u
niti
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s to
d
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lop and int
e
g
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at
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t
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into l
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c
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ce
into p
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he
P
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r
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mmew
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uce
a
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w
ill add
re
ss t
he
st
r
at
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gi
c
n
ee
ds of t
he
uK f
ru
it ind
u
st
r
y. T
he
ind
u
st
r
y pa
r
tn
er
s
fo
rm
ing t
he
c
onso
r
ti
um
span t
he
s
u
pply
ch
ain, f
r
o
m
p
r
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m
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p
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uc
tion and
m
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k
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ting (b
err
y Ga
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ns G
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wer
s Ltd,
wo
r
ld
w
id
e
F
ru
it Ltd, m&wma
c
k Ltd, univ
e
guK Ltd, and t
he
National Asso
c
iation of cid
er
mak
er
s) to
re
tail (ma
r
ks &
Sp
e
n
cer
pl
c
),
w
it
h
an ov
er
-a
rch
ing kno
w
l
e
dg
e
e
x
ch
ang
e
c
apa
b
ility p
r
ovid
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d
b
y t
he
Ag
r
i
cu
lt
ure
andho
r
ti
cu
lt
ure
D
e
v
e
lop
me
nt boa
r
d (AhDb).
NIAb emr, t
he
int
er
nationally
rec
ognis
e
d p
ere
nnial
cr
op
re
s
e
a
rch
instit
u
t
e
,
w
ill pa
r
tn
er w
it
h
t
hreew
o
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ld-
c
lass
u
niv
er
siti
e
s (ca
mbr
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, Notting
h
a
m
andr
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ading) to p
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s
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a
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xp
er
tis
e
and fa
c
iliti
e
s to d
e
liv
er
a
u
niq
ue
t
r
aining
e
nvi
r
on
me
nt fo
r
t
h
is
e
x
c
l
u
siv
e
c
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h
o
r
t of st
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nts.
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ch
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r
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nd
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n of b
err
y Ga
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d
e
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s, st
r
at
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gi
c
l
e
ad fo
r
t
he
cTPP
r
og
r
a
mme
fo
r
F
ru
it c
r
opr
e
s
e
a
rch
said,
“T
h
is pion
eer
ing pa
r
tn
er
s
h
ip
be
t
wee
n
bu
sin
e
ss
e
s,
re
s
e
a
rch
p
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er
s and t
he
AhDb
w
ill p
r
ovid
e
a
w
o
r
ld-
c
lass
h
o
r
ti
cu
lt
ur
al
and
b
ios
c
i
e
n
ce
uK
re
s
e
a
rch
t
r
aining p
r
og
r
a
mme
to add
re
ss
t
he
s
c
i
e
ntifi
c
ch
all
e
ng
e
s fa
ce
d
b
y ag
r
i-
bu
sin
e
ss
e
s, f
r
o
m
cr
op
p
r
od
uc
tion, food q
u
ality and s
u
pply, t
hr
o
u
g
h
to
c
ons
umer
p
re
f
ere
n
ce
and
re
d
uc
ing
w
ast
e
in t
he
s
u
pply
ch
ain.”
D
r
Ni
c
ola ha
rr
ison (NIAb emr), t
he
cTP s
c
i
e
n
ce
c
o-
o
r
dinato
r
said, “T
he
vision of t
he
cTPP
r
og
r
a
mme
fo
r
F
ru
it
c
r
opr
e
s
e
a
rch
is to p
r
od
uce
an innovativ
e
and
e
x
ce
ptional
postg
r
ad
u
at
e
re
s
e
a
rch
t
r
aining p
r
og
r
a
mme
t
h
at
w
ill
e
ngag
e
and t
r
ain t
he
n
e
xt g
e
n
er
ation of s
c
i
e
ntists to d
e
liv
er
st
r
at
e
gi
c
re
s
e
a
rch
to
he
lp s
ecure
t
he
f
u
t
ure
of uK
h
o
r
ti
cu
lt
ure
. T
he
p
r
og
r
a
mme
e
ngag
e
s a
c
ad
em
i
c
s a
cr
oss t
hree
e
x
ce
ptional
u
niv
er
siti
e
s, ca
mbr
idg
e
, Notting
h
a
m
andr
e
ading, as
we
ll as
re
s
e
a
rcher
s at NIAb emr to
e
ns
ure
t
he
t
r
anslation of
cu
tting-
e
dg
e
re
s
e
a
rch
into t
hew
id
er
ind
u
st
r
y.”
uK
c
onso
r
ti
umw
ins
b
id fo
r
f
ru
it
cr
op
re
s
e
a
rch
st
u
d
e
nts
h
ip p
r
og
r
a
mme
International Soft Fruit Conference 2017
BIFGAQuiz 2016
D
e
lp
h
y andbVbS
ub
st
r
at
e
s a
re
o
r
ganizing t
he
s
e
v
e
nt
h
Int
er
national Soft F
ru
it conf
ere
n
ce
in Jan
u
a
r
y 2017. T
he
v
e
n
ue
fo
r
t
h
is
e
v
e
nt
w
ill again
be
t
he
1931cong
re
s
ce
nt
rum
b
r
a
b
ant
h
all
e
n at ’sh
er
tog
e
n
b
os
ch
in t
he
N
e
t
her
lands on
T
hur
sday 12 Jan
u
a
r
y. T
he
e
v
e
nt
h
as a
re
p
u
tation fo
r
br
inging tog
e
t
her
all s
ec
tions of t
he
e
ur
op
e
an soft f
ru
it
ind
u
st
r
y and
cre
at
e
s a
u
niq
ue
platfo
rm
fo
r
g
r
o
wer
s and
s
u
ppli
er
s, adviso
r
s and t
r
ad
er
s – a g
re
at o
cc
asion off
er
ing
pl
e
nty of n
e
t
w
o
r
king oppo
r
t
u
niti
e
s and t
he
ch
an
ce
to
be
n
e
fit
f
r
o
m
kno
w
l
e
dg
e
and
e
xp
er
i
e
n
ce
f
r
o
m
all ov
er
e
ur
op
e
.
A s
e
l
ec
t g
r
o
u
p of int
er
national sp
ec
ialists
w
ill
be
giving
l
ec
t
ure
s d
e
aling
w
it
hm
any asp
ec
ts of soft f
ru
it g
r
o
w
ing, and
all t
he
p
re
s
e
ntations
w
ill
be
d
e
liv
ere
d in englis
h
. Fo
r
a
p
r
ovisional ov
er
vi
ew
of t
he
p
re
s
e
ntations, visit
www
.softf
ru
it
c
onf
ere
n
ce
.
c
o
m
. A t
r
ad
e
e
x
h
i
b
ition
w
ill also
tak
e
pla
ce
, pa
r
all
e
l to t
he
p
re
s
e
ntations. T
he
p
r
og
r
a
mmew
ill
l
e
av
e
pl
e
nty of ti
me
fo
r
visito
r
s to att
e
nd t
h
is
e
v
e
nt,
wh
i
ch
w
ill also
be
op
e
n d
ur
ing t
he
l
ec
t
ure
s. T
he
day is on
e
not to
bem
iss
e
d
b
y all fo
rw
a
r
d-t
h
inking soft f
ru
it g
r
o
wer
s.
In t
he
e
v
e
ning t
herew
ill
be
an info
rm
al dinn
er
at t
he
‘Van
d
er
Valk hot
e
l’ in V
u
g
h
t. A fi
e
ld t
r
ip
w
ill tak
e
pla
ce
on F
r
iday
13 Jan
u
a
r
y follo
w
ing t
he
conf
ere
n
ce
.
mo
re
info
rm
ation a
b
o
u
t t
he
conf
ere
n
ce
, fi
e
ld t
r
ip and
re
gist
r
ation
c
an
be
fo
u
nd on t
heweb
sit
e
at
www
.softf
ru
it
c
onf
ere
n
ce
.
c
o
m
T
he
ann
u
al bIFGA F
u
nQ
u
iz took pla
ce
on Sat
ur
day 12
Nov
ember
at Stapl
ehur
st Villag
e
c
e
nt
re
in K
e
nt. T
he
e
v
e
nt
w
as att
e
nd
e
d
b
y ov
er
90 p
e
opl
e
c
o
m
p
r
ising 12 t
e
a
m
s.
At t
he
e
nd of t
he
Q
u
iz t
w
o t
e
a
m
s - Loos
e
St
re
a
mer
s and
c
h
a
r
li
e
’s Ang
e
ls –
h
ad 87 points
e
a
ch
,
bu
t follo
w
ing a ti
e
-
bre
ak q
ue
stion Loos
e
St
re
a
mer
s
were
d
ec
la
re
d t
hew
inn
er
s.
T
h
i
r
d pla
cew
as tak
e
n
b
y hayl
e
Fa
rm
on 86 points and T
he
Yo
u
ngst
er
s
were
in fo
ur
t
h
pla
cew
it
h
83 points.
