Dr Gavin Porter
General Manager
ANFIC

As General Manager of the Australian Nurserymen's Fruit Improvement Company, I wish to present this summary of the companies' activities and involvement in Australian Horticulture. We are proud to be closely associated with and respected by Australian growers. ANFIC has developed a flexible and responsive policy to the changing pace of Horticulture worldwide and is keen to discuss this program with all breeders in an effort to ensure the mutual satisfaction and sustainable development of international Horticulture.

My experience with Australian Horticulture has been developed through private industry and then through 17 years at the University of Queensland, Gatton campus as a lecturer in Fruit Crop Production and Manager of a 40 ha Horticulture Production Unit.

I have extensive experience in fruit production and research with practical involvement in Stonefruit breeding, low chill Stonefruit and mango production.

My industry association has been supported by industry positions in the Queensland Strawberry Industry and Australian Fresh Stone Fruit Growers Association (Research and Development Committees). Overseas experience has included research and fruit industry development in the USA, Mexico, Indonesia, West Samoe and Vietnam.

More recently I have been appointed Director and Secretary of AIGN (Associated International Group of Nurseries), an international company based in Washington State of the U.S.A.

I hope ANFIC can continue to develop a strong and fruitful relationship with all its partners in the Horticultural World.
Regards
Dr Gavin Porter