ANFIC Ltd and PICO are pleased to announce that ANFIC is the new Master Licensee in Australia, making ANFIC the sole representative of PICO’s varieties in Australia.
Apples, berries and cherries, born from Canada’s Agri-Food Research breeding programs, imported into Australia will now be made available through the licensed ANFIC nurseries.
Known PICO varieties in Australia
The best known PICO fruit varieties in Australia would be their cherry varieties including Samba and Skeena. Other PICO fruit varieties to be developed in the future through other marketing arrangements include the apple variety, Ambrosia.
ANFIC
ANFIC (The Australian Nurserymen’s Fruit Improvement Company) is a not-for-profit intellectual property management and commercialization company for new fruit varieties and rootstocks, with access to a network of twelve progressive nursery members.
PICO
PICO (Okanagan Plant Improvement Corporation is a Canadian variety rights management company that licenses new varieties of tree fruits and berries domestically and internationally.
Ordering
Growers wishing to order PICO varieties can now place orders with their preferred ANFIC Nursery.
For more information see Tree Fruit October 2013
