R&D projects
Discover avocado levy investments into Avocado Fund R&D initiatives
The avocado levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Avocado Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Optimising Market Engagement through Business Models (AV24003)
This project aims to explore ways to make the avocado market more transparent and informed, fostering consistent quality and supply while promoting shared benefits among all participants.
28 October 2024
Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2023/24 to 2025/26 (MT24005)
Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.
10 October 2024
Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (2024-2029) (MT24007)
Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (2024-2029) (MT24007)What is it all about? This project will provide a report of national residue testing data to the Department of Agriculture,
10 September 2024
Avocado Best Practice Resource independent review (AV23021)
This project is independently reviewing the avocado industry’s Best Practice Resource (BPR) platform.
4 July 2024
Developing a strategy for long-term sustainability of avocado production in Australia (AV23016)
This project is developing a comprehensive sustainability strategy for the Australian avocado industry.
21 June 2024
Improving avocado irrigation efficiency and effectiveness in Australia (AV23013)
The project is providing new irrigation management tools and knowledge to help Australian avocado growers improve productivity, quality and return on investment.
20 June 2024
Industry level life cycle assessment (LCA) of Australian avocado production (AV23015)
This investment is conducting an environmental life cycle assessment of Australian avocado production, focusing on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (carbon footprint) and water use / water scarcity impacts (water footprint).
17 May 2024
Workshop and roadmap for the way forward for irregular bearing (AV23014)
This project will deliver a plan for the Australian avocado industry to better manage irregular and alternate bearing, a significant challenge for growers.
23 April 2024
China market study tour (AV23012)
This project supports the avocado industry’s long-term goal of achieving technical market access for Australian avocados to China through a study tour to gather critical information and develop relationships with key stakeholders.
10 April 2024
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)
This investment provides a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
21 February 2024