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Future Organic Macadamia Grower Co-Operative
 Torere Macadamia Limited's vision is to develop an Organic Macadamia Grower Co-Operative.
Growers of the new commercial macadamia varieties have the opportunity to eventually own and manage their own macadamia processing factory and benefit from marketing their own organic, spray-free macadamia nut products nationally and internationally. These new growers have the unique advantage of being able to grow macadamias in New Zealand without sprays or chemicals. This is not easily attainable in other countries where macadamia nut-borer insects are prevalent. These new macadamia growers also have the distinct advantage of better quality, higher producing and more financially viable macadamia varieties than existing NZ macadamia growers.
Ian McConachie from Sun Coast Gold Co-Op
with Rod, Vanessa and Damian.
As a new commercial macadamia grower you are given the opportunity to become part of this Organic Macadamia Grower Co-Operative and share the many benefits gained through better bulk buying, purchasing and marketing power. Forming regional Macadamia grower clusters or networks within a region to utilise contractor services for macadamia orchard maintenance, harvesting and drying is another great benefit for future Macadamia Co-Operative members.
Torere Macadamias Limited believe that it is vital that commercial macadamia growers control the ownership and marketing of their product right through to the macadamia consumer and have identified Sun Coast Gold's Macadamia Grower Co-Operative (www.suncoastgold.com.au) as an ideal model.
Feasibility research for the development of this organic macadamia grower Co-Op is planned for completion in 2010 to coincide with the release of the 1st results from the second dropping trials at Torere.
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