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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Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2020/21 to 2022/23 (MT21015)
This project evaluated the impact of Hort Innovation's R&D investments.
9 August 2024
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 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
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
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
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