PETALING JAYA, March 4 (Bernama) — Avocados Australia Ltd, the national peak industry body representing Australia’s avocado growers, has formalised partnerships with Monash University Malaysia and the University of Wollongong (UOW) Malaysia. The industry body signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Monash University and a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with UOW Malaysia to strengthen collaboration in nutrition research, culinary training and industry engagement. Avocados Australia chairman Matthew Kleyn said the partnerships aim to strengthen cooperation between industry and academia while supporting efforts to expand knowledge about avocados among students and consumers. “Our collaboration with Monash University focuses on nutrition […]

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