Bruce and Helen Hill, owners of Achacha Fruit Plantations (AFP), are joining ISTF 2019.
Achacha Fruit Plantations (AFP) grows the Achacha tropical fruit (Garcinia humilis, achachairú) at its Palm Creek Plantation, 45 km south of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. Certified organic, using biodynamic methods, AFP has 16,000 trees in the world’s first and still largest commercial plantation.
The fruit originated in the Amazon Basin of Bolivia, where it is grows in small holdings. Bright orange in colour, roughly the size and shape of an egg, the Achacha has a unique flavour described by taste experts as “sweet, tangy, refreshing; like a sorbet”. It is a cousin of the mangosteenbut has only one third the sugar content. Most of AFP’s production is sold within Australia, but regular exports are made to the EU, SE Asia, the Middle East and Canada.
To find out more on the production, marketing, and retail approaches to launch a fruit new to the world, packaging details, research, and future products, you can join the 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2019) where Bruce Hill will be delivering a presentation on “Achacha – the commercialisation of a tropical fruit.” In addition to this, AFP is also a gold sponsor for ISTF 2019.
For more information, you can contact Bruce and Helen Hill at +612 9437 4236 or visit achacha.com.au.
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