We undertook a $539,130 AusAID-funded Leadership Award program for veterinarians from Botswana and Kenya aimed at underpinning food security in those countries. As part of the AusAID-sponsored Iraq Partnership Facility, Coffey International Development sub-contracted AGWEST International to bring 19 senior managers from Iraq to Perth to gain skills in targeting, planning and delivering agricultural services. The value of the contract was $310,956. Twelve Western Australian companies exhibited and 13 participants attended the International Food and Drink Exhibition in New Delhi, India. About 2500 unique trade visitors attended the conference. ASEAN The Chairman of the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority accepted a ministerial invitation to visit Perth to consider trade and investment opportunities in beef, dairy and fodder industries in October 2010. Trade outcomes to date include an order for 10,000 lambs. We continued to develop a relationship with a leading Singaporean supermarket retailer, has resulted in long-term supply contracts with a range of Western Australian fresh produce exporters. In association with WATO Malaysia, we organised a delegation of fresh producers to attend a Singapore–WA Horticulture Business Seminar in December 2010. The aim of the mission was to strengthen business relationships with major importers/retailers and increase the profile of Western Australian produce in Singapore. With WATO Indonesia, we continue to work closely with industry and major wheat importers to increase the profile and market share of Western Australian wheat in Indonesia. An Indonesian delegation visited Perth in 2010 to investigate Australian export wheat grades and quality characteristics; and to learn how to satisfy the state’s wheat can meet Indonesian requirements for baked bread products and noodle markets. We worked with WATO Indonesia to help lupin exporters promote lupins in the Indonesian food staple, tempe. The first shipment of de-hulled split lupin kernels arrived in Surabaya in October 2010; and the first commercial product of 100% lupin tempe and tempe lupin chips reached Indonesian markets in March 2011. Also with WATO Indonesia, we promoted a range of fresh Western Australian produce to various Indonesian importers, leading to the export of 20 tonnes of Red Globe grapes to Jakarta in February 2011. We have also been working closely with industry and importers to promote Western Australian strawberries into the Thailand market, leading to a 50% increase in strawberry exports to Thailand over the previous year.
We undertook a $539,130 AusAID-funded Leadership Award program for veterinarians from Botswana and Kenya aimed at underpinning food security in those countries. As part of the AusAID-sponsored Iraq Partnership Facility, Coffey International Development sub-contracted AGWEST International to bring 19 senior managers from Iraq to Perth to gain skills in targeting, planning and delivering agricultural services. The value of the contract was $310,956. Twelve Western Australian companies exhibited and 13 participants attended the International Food and Drink Exhibition in New Delhi, India. About 2500 unique trade visitors attended the conference. ASEAN The Chairman of the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority accepted a ministerial invitation to visit Perth to consider trade and investment opportunities in beef, dairy and fodder industries in October 2010. Trade outcomes to date include an order for 10,000 lambs. We continued to develop a relationship with a leading Singaporean supermarket retailer, has resulted in long-term supply contracts with a range of Western Australian fresh produce exporters. In association with WATO Malaysia, we organised a delegation of fresh producers to attend a Singapore–WA Horticulture Business Seminar in December 2010. The aim of the mission was to strengthen business relationships with major importers/retailers and increase the profile of Western Australian produce in Singapore. With WATO Indonesia, we continue to work closely with industry and major wheat importers to increase the profile and market share of Western Australian wheat in Indonesia. An Indonesian delegation visited Perth in 2010 to investigate Australian export wheat grades and quality characteristics; and to learn how to satisfy the state’s wheat can meet Indonesian requirements for baked bread products and noodle markets. We worked with WATO Indonesia to help lupin exporters promote lupins in the Indonesian food staple, tempe. The first shipment of de-hulled split lupin kernels arrived in Surabaya in October 2010; and the first commercial product of 100% lupin tempe and tempe lupin chips reached Indonesian markets in March 2011. Also with WATO Indonesia, we promoted a range of fresh Western Australian produce to various Indonesian importers, leading to the export of 20 tonnes of Red Globe grapes to Jakarta in February 2011. We have also been working closely with industry and importers to promote Western Australian strawberries into the Thailand market, leading to a 50% increase in strawberry exports to Thailand over the previous year.
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