Banana Industry Committee
The Banana Industry Committee is established under the Banana Industry Act 1987, with the following functions:
- provide facilities, material or advice relating to the marketing of bananas or banana products;
- establish a system of quality control for bananas;
- advertise and promote bananas and banana products;
- control, or develop means for controlling, pests and diseases;
- carry out research in relation to any matter of advantage to banana growers;
- conduct educational programs relating to the production and marketing of bananas;
- develop and expand markets for bananas in New South Wales and elsewhere;
- establish a voluntary insurance scheme for banana growers;
- undertake and provide banana market forecasting;
- establish systems of quality control or pest and disease control including inspection of the ripening, weighing, grading, packaging and storage of bananas; and
- support any activity assisting in the promotion or sale of bananas.
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Members: Wayne McFie |
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