Industries · Emerging
Coffee
Biosecurity-safe propagation of coffee cultivars for Australian commercial production. Tissue culture is the pathway of choice for introducing new international varieties through quarantine.
Research basis. AgriFutures Australia supports Australian-grown coffee as an emerging industry, including multi-year cultivar trials. See AgriFutures Australian grown coffee and Australian grown coffee goes global.
The Australian coffee industry
Australian-grown coffee is a specialist industry concentrated in northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland, with additional production further north. Industry-led cultivar trials assess yield, structure, disease resistance, and cup quality for new selections.
Why tissue culture
- Compliant pathway for introducing new international cultivars under Australian post-entry quarantine
- Clean, disease-tested planting material for establishment
- Rapid multiplication of selected varieties from limited licensed starts
- Support for F1 hybrid coffee rollouts, which require vegetative propagation
References
- AgriFutures Australia. Australian grown coffee industry.
- AgriFutures Australia. Australian grown coffee goes global.