WA Grower Magazine Spring 2021

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Government of Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Small Business Development Corporation Business Local

Attracting investment and raising capital BY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION/DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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ttracting investment and raising capital is critical to enabling small to medium businesses grow their potential and reach new markets, particularly lucrative international markets. The Investor Readiness Program is a Western Australian Government initiative of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). The program aims to help Western Australian agriculture, food and beverage businesses become more internationally competitive by providing a range of tools, incentives and resources to become investor ready, attract capital and build capacity. As part of a program partnership with the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC), the agency will deliver a series of investor ready skill development workshops.

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The workshops are delivered in metro and regional areas.

f THE Investor Readiness Program is a Western Australian Government initiative of DPIRD.


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IFAM

12min
pages 112-116

Vegetable export strategy

2min
page 111

Food safety culture

5min
pages 108-110

Family business decision making

4min
pages 104-105

The #6B’s

2min
pages 106-107

The importance of friends

3min
pages 102-103

Vaccinations

4min
pages 97-99

What is loss and grief?

3min
pages 100-101

Natural Capital Accounting in WA

4min
pages 94-96

Investment and raising capital

3min
pages 92-93

Resilience and preparedness

3min
pages 90-91

Industry update

2min
page 81

Research update

1min
page 77

Pome pests

7min
pages 68-71

Core strengths of WA apples

6min
pages 72-75

A tribute to Ben Darbyshire

9min
pages 64-67

Executive Manager Report

6min
pages 62-63

Tuber inspections for seed potatoes

7min
pages 58-61

SmartSpud™ trials continue

1min
page 57

Storing and ageing seed potatoes

11min
pages 52-56

APC-Potato Producers Committee

1min
page 51

Chief Executive Officer’s report

3min
page 50

Monitoring soil moisture

3min
pages 46-47

New water agreement

2min
pages 48-49

Visa to secure labour for farmers

2min
pages 44-45

Tools to monitor pests

4min
pages 34-37

DPIRD Carnarvon Research Facility

3min
pages 38-39

Export Management Software

3min
pages 32-33

Invasive ants

6min
pages 28-31

Reducing pesticide susceptibility

5min
pages 26-27

Food safety elements in practice

4min
pages 18-19

Farm biosecurity practices

3min
pages 24-25

Tomato bacterial disease control

6min
pages 20-23

American serpentine leafminer

6min
pages 15-17

Supporting soil health

6min
pages 12-14

vegetablesWA President’s Report

6min
pages 7-8

Getting to know vegetablesWA

5min
pages 9-11

vegetablesWA CEO’s Report

2min
page 6
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