Rural Connection: Lab Cultured Aussie Avo Boom

How do you take your avocado? Smashed, sliced, diced, blended or baked? The not-so humble avo has become such a menu staple that Australian farmers can’t keep up with demand. To combat the avo-pocalypse, one Queensland research team has been able to grow 500 plants from a single cutting.

2SER Breakfast’s Willy Russo was joined by Professor Neena Mitter from the University of Queensland to discuss the future of Australia’s avocado industry.