R&D projects
Discover macadamia levy investments into Macadamia Fund R&D initiatives
The macadamia levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Macadamia Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Improving fruit and banana spotting bug control (MT21017)
This project is developing tools (such as traps and lures) to help avocado and macadamia growers manage fruit and banana spotting bugs.
6 December 2022
Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture 2022 (ST22001, ST22003 and ST22004)
These multi-industry projects are generating the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across various horticulture crops to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for managing pests, weeds, and diseases.
29 November 2022
Macadamia crop forecasting 2023-2025 (MC22001)
This investment is responsible for producing climate-adjusted crop forecasts for the macadamia industry each year from 2023 to 2025, along with longer-term forecasts out to 10 years for expected production amounts.
29 November 2022
Macadamia industry benchmarking and industry sustainability insights 2022-2027 (MC22000)
This investment is responsible for delivering a range of metrics to support decision-making and improve farm productivity and profitability within the Australian macadamia industry.
29 November 2022
Macadamia international insights data (MC22002)
This investment provides the macadamia industry with data on retail point-of-sale data for packaged nuts in the USA, Germany and China.
5 October 2022
An integrated disease management approach for the Australian macadamia industry (MC21001)
This investment is generating new knowledge and providing innovative tools to predict, monitor and control diseases in macadamia.
4 August 2022
An integrated systems based approach for pest management in Australian macadamia (MC21000)
This investment is establishing a decision-support system to facilitate timely and effective pest management decisions for Australian macadamia growers and other industry stakeholders.
3 August 2022
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)
This investment provided a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
9 January 2024
Macadamia industry communications program (MC21002)
This investment shares R&D and marketing outcomes and other knowledge with macadamia growers and other industry stakeholders.
16 June 2022
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