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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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Completed project

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

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Ongoing project

Mushroom industry communications program (MU21003)

Beginning in 2022, this investment supports banana growers in containing and managing significant pests and diseases, and to help in the early detection of exotic pests and diseases

8 April 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project

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

Ongoing project

Consumer behavioural data program (MT21004)

This multi-industry investment is tasked with providing regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting to a range of industries

10 March 2022

Completed project

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