National industry body Dried Fruits Australia has received a $30,000 Australian Government traceability grant to digitise the dried grape industry spray diary.
The grant is expected to provide an opportunity to modernise and create real-time traceability in the Australian dried fruits supply chain.
The Dried Fruits Australia Industry Spray Diary will assist producers to monitor their own chemical usage. It will also provide them with timely information on which chemicals can be used, when they can be used and changes to Maximum Residue Limits (MRL).
Ensuring compliance with MRL is important for access to international markets. This project will assist producers to log their chemical usage more efficiently and to maintain awareness of MRL for export markets.
It will make the digital spray diary simpler for producers, and it will also assist in securing the industry’s supply chain between producers, processors and marketers.
Whether it’s through developing block-chain technology to assist with food safety, an app to track kangaroo meat harvesting, or a DNA database to combat illegal logging, these round two projects will give Aussie exporters the competitive edge.”
Ann Mansell, Dried Fruits Australia’s, Chief Executive Officer said: “We thank the Australian Government for this grant and look forward to delivering this project for our industry.”
