Under the name Southern Paprika LTD Levarht has had a joint venture project with ACL for sixteen years for the cultivation of bell peppers in New Zealand. The project started with a 6 acre greenhouse so they could provide year round bell peppers, including to the Japanese market in the winter. Today the company has the largest high quality bell pepper nursery in New Zealand (54 acres), with customers in Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Levarht has started a new joint venture in New Zealand called 'Heal Avocados, "The first trees were planted in 2015 and over the next three years 25,000 trees per year will be planted. On New Zealand's northern island Hass avocados will be grown on a total of 617 acres," says Frank Levarht.
"We started this project due to demand from our customers in the U.S. and Asia. Demand for avocados has significantly increased in recent years and not for nothing. This 'super-food' is full of various nutrients and also rich in fiber. We expect the demand for this exotic product to increase and we are excited to be the source for our customers when it comes to Hass avocados," says Frank.
Levarht will be at Fruit Logistica in Berlin in hall 3.2, stand A-03.
