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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

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

Completed project Final Research Report

Integrated management of yellow sigatoka and other banana diseases in far north Queensland (BA12007)

A yellow sigatoka liaison officer was supported by this project, to assist growers in north Queensland achieve banana leaf disease compliance on a voluntary basis.

15 June 2015

Completed project Final Research Report

Attracting and retaining young professionals in horticulture (MT11006)

This project delivered agriculture exposure to Australian science teachers and students, through the Primary Industry Centre for Science Education.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Building competitive banana production systems for a sustainable future (BA09038)

This project investigated factors that might maintain crop uniformity in bananas and susceptibility to plant pests and diseases

26 November 2014

Completed project Final Research Report

Banana industry support for Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarship (BA11003)

This investment supported a Nuffield Scholarship in 2013, with the recipient looking at banana biosecurity, fruit quality and waste management.

14 October 2014

Completed project Final Research Report

The New South Wales banana industry development officer (BA13025)

This project supported the activities of an industry development officer for the NSW banana industry between 2014 and 2017, including the production of subtropical nutrition guidelines.

21 June 2014

Completed project Final Research Report

Growing sub-tropical bananas for quality and yield (BA08003)

Carnarvon in Western Australia was explored as an alternative banana production region in this 2008/09 project, with growing guidelines for the area developed.

12 March 2014

Completed project Final Research Report

Scoping study to develop a standardised industry banana carton (BA13015)

This investment looked at minimum packing and packaging specifications to best protect bananas through the supply chain to retail.

20 January 2014