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dc.contributor.authorNoonan, John
dc.contributor.authorFoord, G.
dc.contributor.authorMurphy-White, S.
dc.contributor.editorna
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-30T02:40:09Z
dc.date.available2018-04-30T02:40:09Z
dc.date.created2018-04-16T07:41:29Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationNoonan, J. and Foord, G. and Murphy-White, S. 2011. Walking the Walk on Environmental Assurance: A case study of vegetable growers in Western Australia, in na (ed), III International Symposium on Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies, Jul 4 2010, pp. 211-219. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: International Society for Horticultural Science.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66336
dc.description.abstract

The Western Australian vegetable industry has a series of well documented Environmental Assurance resources and systems at its disposal. These provide information to growers on how their farming practices can impact on the environment and suggest practices that may be more beneficial to production, profitability and the environment. In 2008, a 12 month project 'Walking the Walk on Environmental Assurance' (WtW) was established, demonstrating the benefits of government working with industry to get real on-the-ground change. WtW was able to bring the resources and systems together in a compact grower friendly package. While industry recognised the importance of sustainable practices, it lacked the market drivers for growers to move to independent second or third party certification. Nevertheless, the project increased the capacity of the industry to provide assurances, with 15% of WA vegetable producers positioned to gain certification, enabling growers to meet any potential domestic or international market demand.

dc.publisherInternational Society for Horticultural Science
dc.titleWalking the Walk on Environmental Assurance: A case study of vegetable growers in Western Australia
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.volume895
dcterms.source.startPage211
dcterms.source.endPage219
dcterms.source.titleActa Horticulturae
dcterms.source.seriesActa Horticulturae
dcterms.source.isbn9789066050891
dcterms.source.conferenceIII International Symposium on Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateJul 4 2010
dcterms.source.conferencelocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
dcterms.source.placeMalaysia
curtin.departmentSchool of Management
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