Our systems help producers meet and maintain a niche in food safety and Quality Assurance standards. We back this up with training and visits to production and process areas.

Rural Solutions SA plays a key role here, helping producers adopt innovative and change management practises which focus on more efficient use of resources - natural and human.  Read more about Sustainable Horticulture

Latest News

• 24/11/08 Can South Australia’s food and wine companies get a grip on China and India?
• 21/11/08 Driving value chain improvements in Indonesian pig industry
• 21/11/08 Farmers Market wins Services to Industry award
• 12/11/08 Prestigious food award winners to be announced
• 21/10/08 Promoting and safeguarding the prawn industry
• 21/10/08 Unique insight into SA's food industry
• 21/10/08 Prime quality is a priority for SA Freight Council
• 8/10/08 Three finalists compete for prestigious Premier’s Food Award
• 3/10/08 New study reviews hydroponic horticulture
  

Food Chain Innovations (FCI) was created in 2007 by Rural Solutions SA to provide solutions to the challenges facing the food industry in Australia and to the international development sector, particularly in Asia.

Our Expertise

• Value chain mapping, analysis and improvement
• Agri-food marketing
• Strategic and industry research
• Strategic market research, analysis and opportunity identification – both domestic and export markets
• Explore, define and prioritise opportunities for improvement
• Assist in strategic planning and project management
• Assist in market intelligence gathering
• New market and product identification
• Assist in out bound and in bound investment strategies

Our clients

Our clients include companies, industry associations, government agencies and Australian Government international development agencies (for example, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research).

Food Chain Innovations Case Studies

Wine Solutions

Rural Solutions SA has the information, expertise and experience to help increase profitability and sustainability within the wine industry.

Rural Solutions SA delivers a broad range of solutions for growers, companies and corporations in areas like:

• Environmental Property Assessments
• Soil and Plant Tissue Analysis
• Improved Irrigation Management
• Food Safety Assurance (HACCP)
• Reclaimed Water Management
• Chemcert Practices
• SaltSmart Management & Monitoring
• National Pollutants Inventory Monitoring
• Best Vineyard Management Practice

Rural Solutions SA provides independent services and programs to improve business profits in a sustainable way, promote and cause innovation and change to benefit all industry participants and protect our production and natural resource base.

Wine Solutions Case Study

For further information please contact Theo Simos.