- Author Akbar, D., Rahman, A., Rolfe, J., Kinnear, S., Bhattarai, S., Nguyen, T. and Al Imam, M. H
- Publish date May 19, 2022
- ISBN 978-1-922437-35-8
- Documents
- Horticulture
- Strategic policy development
- Supply chain development
Summary
The Exporting perishable commodities to Asia project focused on assessing the nature of and processes involved with stakeholder’s collaboration in planning and investment for exporting High Value Perishable Agricultural Commodities (HVPACs) of central Queensland to Asian markets. The project used a theoretical framework to investigate Chinese consumers’ purchasing behaviour and willingness to pay for premium Australian HVPACs.
This report aims to summarise the key findings and result-based recommendations, and to develop guidelines for relevant stakeholders on what and how they can use the recommendations
Projects
Exporting perishable commodities to Asia: Developing a stakeholder collaboration model
Coordination through the supply chain between growers, processors, marketers and transporters is the main impediment to exporting perishable commodities to Asian markets. Developing strong ties with those Asian markets is critical for expansion and development of perishable commodities in Northern Australia. This project will examine stakeholder collaboration in planning and investment for exporting high value perishable agricultural commodities (HVPACs) from Northern Australia to Asian markets. This includes an exploration of multi-party collaborations in producing and processing perishable commodities, developing and enabling supply chain infrastructure as well as identifying policy and regulatory barriers to investment in this sector. The research approach will combine a literature review, two stakeholder workshops, a farmer survey in Queensland, a consumer choice survey in China and spatial-modelling for volumes of HVPACs in CQ region. The stakeholder workshops will examine the types and processes of collaboration suitable for HVPACs with regard to processing, investment and international trade mechanisms. In addition, technological innovation or adaptation, appropriate logistics and supply chain management will also be examined. Upon project completion, the stakeholder collaboration framework for better export market development will enable increased access to Central Queensland’s commodities. This framework will be applicable to all regions within Northern Australia. Conference papers (published) Australia New Zealand Regional Science Associations International (ANZRSAI ) 2019. Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Rahman, A., Akbar, D., Rolfe, J.(2019). Every community wants an airfreight facility: is this a viable regional agricultural supply chain development option for central Queensland in Australia? Akbar, D., Rahman, A., Rolfe, J., Kinnear, S., Schrobback, P., Bhattarari, S. (2019). Working to grow together: horizontal collaboration for horticulture production in Queensland.