In the lead up to International Women’s Day, Andrea Lemmon, Director and Chair of the Board of Marquis Macadamias, has spoken with Angela Norval from Bundaberg Today about her career and the female influence in the agricultural industry.
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As you may have seen in the news, the major macadamia growing regions of South-East Queensland and Northern New South Wales in Australia have recently experienced a significant rain and flooding event, which has caused widespread damage to communities and farm infrastructure.
The 2022 Australian macadamia crop is predicted to reach 54,930 tonnes in-shell. This is an increase from last year’s crop of 51,500 tonnes in-shell @ 3.5% moisture
In a first for the macadamia industry, Marquis Macadamias shareholder/supplier Hinkler Park Plantations have been certified as carbon positive after revolutionising their farming operations.
Hinkler Park Plantations, a 3,000-hectare macadamia farm based in Bundaberg, Queensland, has achieved total greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and removals of 20,207.7 t of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in 2021 across its entire macadamia production system through carbon sequestration and cutting energy and fertiliser use.
Stability and security in the macadamia market received another boost with the opening of the Marquis Macadamias Pongola Depot. Serving the greater northern KwaZulu-Natal region, the depot will ensure farmers can easily deliver their crop, and access the expertise of the world’s leading macadamia processor and supplier of quality nuts.
Focused on mainland China, it brilliantly promotes the role of macadamias in special moments around Chinese Festivals.
With an attitude of a rising tide lifts all boats, the major macadamia producing countries have come together to form the World Macadamia Organisation.
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