Master Plan Projects Ref. Project Description First Steps Start Duration SHORT TERMS PROJECTS Expand the volume and product range Undertake 2017 24 months of premium barramundi farmed in the barramundi sashimi Humpty Doo NT. trial in conjunction Barramundi with Nippon Express sashimi Humpty Doo Barramundi (HDB) is a family owned producer and distributer of premium Australian saltwater Following Mid 2018 barramundi. They currently produce consideration of approximately 2,000 tonne per year of barramundi sashimi whole fish varying in specification from trial results, MAFF 300 g to 5 kg largely for the Australian and DPIR to agree on market. next steps. HDB is looking to expand its product range and is considering barramundi sashimi for export into Asian markets. Investigate the feasibility of DPIR and MAFF to Subject to 12 months commercial soybean production in the secure commitment agreed for Stage 1. Soybean Northern Territory (NT). to fund Stage 1 as funding. cropping described in DPIR A three staged approach to this project Proposal. has been proposed to include; (1) (2) Feasibility at a larger scale, and (3) Cross-breeding with Japanese Nanahomare soybean variety. A Stage 1 Pre-feasibility Trial will assess the yield and protein content of new tropically adapted herbicide tolerant cultivars. Expand the production of premium MAFF to identify an 2019 24 months asparagus in the Territory to capitalise investor, joint Asparagus on counter-seasonal domestic venturer or other farming demand, and subsequently South East business model for Asian export markets. Foxalicious Food to expand asparagus production at Foxalicious Food operate a farm Katherine, NT. located 25 km south of Katherine, NT, producing premium, asparagus and mangoes. Longer term, this project may consider an exploration of asparagine (amino
Master Plan Projects Ref. Project Description First Steps Start Duration SHORT TERMS PROJECTS Humpty Doo Barramundi sashimi Expand the volume and product range of premium barramundi farmed in the NT. Humpty Doo Barramundi (HDB) is a family owned producer and distributer of premium Australian saltwater barramundi. They currently produce approximately 2,000 tonne per year of whole fish varying in specification from 300 g to 5 kg largely for the Australian market. HDB is looking to expand its product range and is considering barramundi sashimi for export into Asian markets. Undertake barramundi sashimi trial in conjunction with Nippon Express 2017 24 months Following consideration of barramundi sashimi trial results, MAFF and DPIR to agree on next steps. Mid 2018 Soybean cropping Investigate the feasibility of commercial soybean production in the Northern Territory (NT). A three staged approach to this project has been proposed to include; (1) (2) Feasibility at a larger scale, and (3) Cross-breeding with Japanese Nanahomare soybean variety. A Stage 1 Pre-feasibility Trial will assess the yield and protein content of new tropically adapted herbicide tolerant cultivars. DPIR and MAFF to secure commitment to fund Stage 1 as described in DPIR Proposal. Subject to agreed funding. 12 months for Stage 1. Asparagus farming Expand the production of premium asparagus in the Territory to capitalise on counter-seasonal domestic demand, and subsequently South East Asian export markets. Foxalicious Food operate a farm located 25 km south of Katherine, NT, producing premium, asparagus and mangoes. Longer term, this project may consider an exploration of asparagine (amino MAFF to identify an investor, joint venturer or other business model for Foxalicious Food to expand asparagus production at Katherine, NT. 2019 24 months
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