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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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Completed project Final Research Report

The Australian banana industry communications program (BA15005)

This investment was responsible for keeping Australian banana growers and other industry stakeholders informed about key industry issues and the latest R&D in a timely way, from 2016 into 2019.

5 December 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

National banana development and extension project (BA16007)

This program delivered the outcomes of R&D to the banana industry through industry development officers and the events and resources they produced.

26 June 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Banana Industry Congress 2019 (BA17003)

This investment supported the 13th Australian Banana Industry Congress, held from May 22 to 24, 2019 on the Gold Coast

28 June 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Banana bunchy top virus control data (BA17001)

This investment was tasked with helping the banana industry contain and further lower the incidence of banana bunchy top disease, and providing the capacity to ensure a faster response time to any new incursions of the virus

22 January 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Horticulture Nuffield Scholarships (BA14002)

This investment supported a 2016 Nuffield Scholar in the banana industry.

3 December 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Coordination of banana industry research and development (Panama TR4) (BA14012)

This investment coordinated and built knowledge and capacity within the Australian banana industry to manage and contain Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4) fungal disease

1 December 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4 – biosecurity and sustainable solutions (BA14013)

This project delivered new biosecurity strategies to avoid, contain and manage the Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) fungus in bananas.

31 July 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Banana Industry Congress 2017 (BA16700)

This project funded the Australian Banana Industry Congress, held in Sydney from 22 to 24 June 2017.

18 July 2017

Completed project Final Research Report

11th Banana Industry Congress, June 2015 (BA13702)

This investment supported the biennial Banana Industry Congress held in Melbourne over four days in June 2015.

14 November 2016

Completed project Final Research Report

The cause and management of crown rot of banana (BA13011)

This project developed a greater understanding of crown end rot (CER) in the banana supply chain, including contributing factors and control approaches.

16 November 2015