Tender Advertisement #1404605

Hort Innovation is the not-for-profit, grower-owned research and development corporation for Australia’s $16 billion horticulture industry. We invest more than $120M per year in research and development, marketing and trade activities to build a prosperous and sustainable future for growers.
Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Competitive citrus orchard systems (CT23006).
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Support a transition to improved growing systems which are highly efficient in space water and labour.
• Provide pathways for improved efficiency orchards for
o Existing planting (what can you do with a traditional system?)
o New plantings
• Design systems to maximise packout percentage and production efficiency
• Clarify the potential role of plant growth regulators for competitive citrus orchard systems.
Hort Innovation has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) document that provides background information, outlines the scope of services, the procurement process and the information required from interested parties.
The RFP may be downloaded from www.tenders.net (you will need to be a member of tenders.net to access this information).
The closing date for responses is November 23, 2023 3:00 PM (AEDT).