Purpose
The Victorian Strawberry Industry Development Committee -VSIDC - is established by Order under the Agricultural Industry Development Committee Act 1990.
The VSIDC collects levies from all commercial strawberry growers in Victoria to:
- carry out or fund research and development into the production, pest and disease control, post harvest handling, plant breeding and variety evaluation of strawberries and advise growers about research findings; and
- carry out or fund domestic marketing and promotion of fresh strawberries grown in Victoria.