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Discover mango levy investments into Mango Fund R&D initiatives

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

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Completed project Final Research Report

Category and Consumer Impact Monitor (ST19031)

This investment provided weekly updates on consumer attitudes and behaviours during and beyond COVID-19.

15 June 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Consumer market research for Australian mangoes 2019-20 (MG19000)

This short investment undertook research to increase understanding of consumer behaviour and attitudes towards mangoes.

29 May 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Ex-post impact assessment (MT18011)

Through this project, Hort Innovation engaged independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.

31 December 2021

Completed project

Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture crops 2019/20 (MT18018)

This multi-industry project generated the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across a variety of horticulture crops, to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for the management of pests, weeds and diseases.

10 July 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

12th Biennial Australian Mangoes Conference partnership (MG18000)

This investment provided funding to support the 12th Biennial Australian Mangoes Conference held across May 14-17, 2019 in Darwin

31 May 2019

Completed project

Integrating genomics in to an applied mango breeding program (MG12015)

Technical research and development support was provided to the Queensland-based Australian Mango Breeding Program through this project, to speed new variety breeding.

14 February 2019

Completed project

Conditional non-host systems protocol for fruit fly in mangoes (MG17005)

This project investigated mango hardness and its relationship to the fruit's fruit fly host status.

11 August 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Manipulating mango flowering to extend harvest window (MG12012)

This project investigated the climatic conditions associated with mango flowering in the Northern Territory, and chemical treatments that can be used to promote this process.

20 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)

A pheromone-based lure approach for managing Queensland fruit fly was assessed by this project, dubbed SPLAT: Specialised Pheromone Lure Application Technology.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Farm-wide fruit fly management systems for the east coast of Australia (MT12050)

This project evaluated a farm-wide management system to control Queensland fruit fly on mango orchards, which included the use of protein baiting, male fruit fly annihilation and packhouse grading.

21 January 2016