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R&D projects

Discover mushroom levy investments into Mushroom Fund R&D initiatives

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

Discover the projects that you want to see by refining the list by ongoing, completed, and historical R&D projects as well as projects by R&D portfolio type. You can also filter the projects by areas of extension and communications, international trade, and data and insights.

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Ongoing project

Mushroom industry crisis and reputation risk management (MU20006)

This investment is maintaining a crisis and reputation risk management plan for the Australian mushroom industry

14 July 2021

Ongoing project

Educating the food industry about Australian Mushrooms (MU20003)

This investment is delivering evidence-based information about Australian mushrooms to health and food service professionals in Australia.

14 July 2021

Ongoing project

Extension and adoption for food safety, quality and risk management (MU20000)

This investment is delivering targeted information on food safety, quality and risk management to the mushroom industry

19 February 2021

Ongoing project

Development of a biosecurity plan for Australian mushrooms (MU18006)

This five-year investment is responsible for developing the mushroom industry’s biosecurity plan.

18 June 2020

Ongoing project

Developing a database of bio-markers for compost quality control to maximise mushroom production yield (MU17006)

This investment is exploring how microbial populations within compost can be used to understand, measure and manipulate compost quality.

12 July 2019

Ongoing project

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2018-19 to 2020-21 (HA18002)

This across-industry investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook.

22 May 2019

Ongoing project

Mushroom industry minor use program (MU16002)

This project funds submitting renewals and applications for minor use permits for the mushroom industry.

6 December 2018