R&D projects
Discover banana levy investments into Banana Fund R&D initiatives
The banana levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Banana Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Understanding the role of latency in banana bunchy top virus symptom expression (BA19002)
This investment helped the Australian banana industry better understand how banana bunchy top virus spreads and reoccurs
23 August 2023
Ex-post impact assessment (MT18011)
Through this project, Hort Innovation engaged independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.
31 December 2021
Banana bunchy top virus project, phase 4 – national surveillance and education (BA18000)
This investment played an important role in controlling the banana bunchy top virus in Australia.
26 September 2022
Banana industry communications program (BA18001)
This investment was responsible for keeping Australian banana growers informed about industry R&D and other news and developments in a timely way.
10 January 2023
SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)
A pheromone-based lure approach for managing Queensland fruit fly was assessed by this project, dubbed SPLAT: Specialised Pheromone Lure Application Technology.
5 February 2019
Integrated management of yellow Sigatoka (BA15003)
This project supported the role and activities of a Yellow Sigatoka liaison officer for the banana industry between 2016 and 2018.
9 January 2019
Banana enterprise performance comparison (BA16009)
This investment collected data on the productivity, quality, profitability and other information from Australian banana businesses as part of the industry's benchmarking program.
7 November 2018
Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit applications in horticulture crops 2015/16 (ST15027)
This investment was responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals.
26 November 2018
Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)
This project examined the level of innovation in the Australian horticulture industry, and its relationship to productivity.
4 September 2015
National banana bunchy top virus program – Phase 3 – QLD (BA15006) and National banana bunchy top virus program – Phase 3 – NSW (BA15007) (BA15006 and BA15007)
These projects contributed to the control of banana bunchy top disease, with activities designed to protect uninfested areas, remove infestation from farms, and reduce the disease range.
13 December 2018