Fruitful Insights offer industry focused horticultural pre and postharvest R&D solutions including trial design, data collection, robust statistical analysis and scientific reporting to improve quality and consistency of fresh produce. We can help determine optimal harvest maturity to extend shelf-life, minimize storage disorders and reduce waste. We are experienced at testing modified atmosphere packaging and implementing novel technologies. Currently, we are the most experienced postharvest research team in Victoria.

Fruitful Insights can advise and help you implement new and improved strategies, technologies, processes, and practices to enhance supply chain efficiencies, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and improve overall supply chain performance. We are proficient at monitoring supply chain temperatures utilizing real-time loggers, conducting ’time x temperature’ storage trials, simulating domestic/export conditions and monitoring changes in fresh produce quality to predict remaining shelf life. We have strong connections with Victorian fruit and vegetable growers, exporters, freight forwarders, service providers, importers and retailers allowing us to monitor the entire export supply chain.

At Fruitful Insights our plant pathology services involve identifying physiological disorders and pathogens that cause pre and postharvest crop losses and designing appropriate monitoring and control methods to improve the management of fruit quality after harvest. The monitoring services, predictive and management tools can contribute to healthy crop loads and prevent costly postharvest losses due to diseases and fruit disorders ensuring better fruit quality and value in the supply chain and export markets. We have devised a simple and quick incubation test to assess the risk of fungal rot development at harvest or packing prior to exporting. We also evaluate effectiveness of spray programs to ensure pre harvest management programs are optimized and targeted to the orchard risks.

At Fruitful Insights we have experts in micro-irrigation systems, hydroponics and vertical farming of leafy green vegetables, herbs and strawberries. We can also simulate and test different growing conditions to optimize plant growth and increase crop yields.

Fruitful Insights are experienced at conducting independent quality assessments on fresh produce in local, interstate and export markets in Asia (eg. Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Vietnam) and linking results to fluctuations or delays in real-time temperature monitoring.

Fruitful Insights are keen to explore new connections with Australia - Japan agribusinesses and strengthen current relationships with state and federal governments, Japanese government officials and major companies. As a means of global communication, team members regularly publish articles in NNA Asia newspapers.

The Fruitful Insights team is experienced at presenting research findings and key project outcomes to industry and key stakeholders via face-to-face or online meetings, field days, industry workshops and conferences. We have previously presented at lab tours, grower meetings and published 200+ articles on different websites, newsletters, magazines and in scientific journals.

Ensure your research and scientific documents are error-free, with flawless language and formatting, is impactful and appropriate to your target audience needs.