R&D projects
Discover lychee levy investments into Lychee Fund R&D initiatives
The lychee levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Lychee Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Australian horticulture international demand creation (ST21007)
This investment delivered insights into what the international consumer wants across 13 priority markets for the Australian horticulture sector.
17 July 2023
Horticulture trade data (MT19005)
This investment provided Hort Innovation with a subscription to the Global Trade Atlas Database.
22 March 2023
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)
Among other thing, this project produced the Ag Chemical Updates, detailing chemical issues and reviews.
9 July 2021
Treatment for mites on lychee fruit prior to irradiation for improved market access (LY16002)
This project explored parraffinic oil and fruit washing as an effective approach to removing mites and micro insect pests prior to export of lychees.
4 April 2019
Mite and insect disinfestation of lychee fruit using high pressure water sprays (LY18000)
This investment investigated how to optimise the use of high-pressure water to remove surface pests on lychees.
31 March 2020
Tropical fruit export strategy (MT17002) (MT17002b)
This investment was tasked with developing individual export strategies for a range of tropical commodities, feeding into an overarching export strategy for Australian tropical fruit.
15 May 2018
US market access project (LY15001)
A pilot program for exporting lychees to the United States of America was run under this investment, which also produced export resources for growers.
31 July 2018
Lychee knowledge transfer at the 2018 China litchi conference (LY17001)
This investment supported attendance of Australian lychee industry representatives at the 2018 China International Litchi Business Conference and its surrounding activities in order to keep trade and market access discussions progressing.
27 August 2018
Export market scoping study for the lychee industry (LY13003)
This project investigated opportunities to increase export of Australian lychees, developing understanding of new market opportunities and the export supply chain.
16 November 2015