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ONION growers believe successful research and innovation is core to becoming a world-class industry and lifting profitability.
Onions New Zealand (ONZ) says this has led to the appointment of consultant Dr Jane Adams as research and innovation manager. Adams will be responsible for the development and management of research and innovation projects from inception to adoption, targeted at improving the value and profitability of the onion industry in New Zealand, ONZ chairman Michael Ahern says.
"After less than one year as the recognised peak body for the New Zealand onion industry, ONZ is moving rapidly to embrace its strategic goals befitting its status as the country's third largest horticultural fresh export earner," he says.
"ONZ has recognised that it needs to invest in capability and capacity in the R&I role so has to hasten quality outcomes for marketer and grower members".
Adams is a science and innovation consultant and has been working with primary sector industries to develop and manage research strategies and the commercialisation of research. Her career has spanned research and development, quality systems development and auditing, and tertiary education, as well as senior management and governance roles. She has been involved in the strategic management of research in commercial companies, academic and research institutions and at a national level.
Adams established her consultancy company Adams Harman Ltd three years ago and prior to this was an innovation leader at ZESPRI International Ltd.
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