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Discover citrus levy investments into Citrus Fund R&D initiatives

The citrus levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Citrus Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.

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Completed project Final Research Report

Citrus harvest handbook (CT19001)

This project delivered a suite of training resources for citrus growers to improve workplace health and safety (WHS) during harvesting.

11 April 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

Economic contribution of Australian horticulture (MT21010)

This investment used a suite of economic models to measure and understand how the horticulture industry contributes to the Australian economy.

18 July 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

Citrus health and nutrition literature review (CT20004)

This investment reviewed the current evidence-based health benefits of Australian citrus

20 October 2022

Completed project

Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015) (MT17015f)

This multi-industry investment provided regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting about the citrus industry through the Harvest to Home platform.

16 March 2022

Ongoing project

Consumer behavioural data program (MT21004)

This multi-industry investment is tasked with providing regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting to a range of industries

10 March 2022

Completed project

Pilot program: Consumer usage, attitude and brand tracking (MT21201)

This pilot program provided a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

9 March 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

Consumer demand spaces for horticulture (MT21003)

This investment identified and prioritised opportunities to engage consumers and build demand across the domestic market for fruits, nuts and vegetables.

28 November 2022

Ongoing project

Australian Citrus Breeding Program (CT21001)

This investment is undertaking a comprehensive and diverse breeding program designed to sustain the viability of the Australian citrus industry

23 November 2021

Ongoing project

Integrated disease management of citrus black spot and ‘Emperor’ brown spot (CT20009)

This investment is tasked with identifying complementary integrated disease management (IDM) tools for the effective management of citrus black spot, ‘Emperor’ brown spot and to a lesser extent, citrus black core rot

23 November 2021