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.
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Foodservice foundational market insights (MT21011)
This investment has equipped the avocado, melon, mushroom, onion, papaya, sweetpotato and vegetable industries with market insights into the foodservice sector.
5 August 2022
Desktop review of pathway risks for the mushroom industry – Agaricus mushrooms and growth substrate imports (MU21002)
This investment identified exotic mushroom pests and diseases and investigated potential ways that they could enter Australia.
10 May 2023
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
Mushroom industry communication program (MU18001)
This investment delivered communications to ensure Australian mushroom growers and other industry stakeholders were kept up-to-date with the latest R&D and marketing investments and industry information.
5 April 2022
Digitisation of mushroom industry archive (MU21000)
This short project digitised an archive of mushroom industry research and communication outputs so that growers have full access to these valuable materials.
5 April 2022
A scoping study to review fungi based global innovations to inform product development opportunities (MU20004)
This investment explored the use of mushrooms in plant-based food product innovation and other value adding activities with commercial benefits.
24 March 2022
Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015) (MT17015j)
This multi-industry investment provided regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting about the mushroom industry through the Harvest to Home platform.
16 March 2022
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
Educating health professionals about Australian mushrooms (MU17002)
This education program delivered research and information on the nutritional benefits of mushrooms to Australian health professionals including dietitians, nutritionists, GPs and more
27 January 2022
Feasibility study into opportunities for high-technology horticulture production in urban environments (HA19005)
This project provided recommendations on how the Australian horticulture industry can realise opportunities surrounding high technology horticulture production in urban environments and build the capacity of this sector.
12 January 2022