AgriFutures Buffalo Program Strategic RD&E Plan (2021-2025)
The AgriFutures Buffalo Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) to foster a sustainable, safe and more profitable Australian buffalo industry. The buffalo industry...
BUFFALO
Maximising marketing opportunities for buffalo products
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Published: 1 Mar 2001
Author(s): Leach, RC
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The project aim was to develop a framework for orderly marketing of buffalo meat on a state by state basis. NSW was chosen to develop the pilot project. Differentiating buffalo meat on the basis of key health benefits was seen as a critical success factor. This formed the core of some commissioned research work.
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