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Discover papaya levy investments into Papaya Fund R&D initiatives

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

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Completed project Final Research Report

Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit applications in horticulture crops 2015/16 (ST15027)

This investment was responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals.

26 November 2018

Completed project

Tropical fruit export strategy (MT17002) (MT17002c)

This investment was tasked with developing individual export strategies for a range of tropical commodities, feeding into an overarching export strategy for Australian tropical fruit.

15 May 2018

Completed project

Papaya consumer research (PP17001)

Consumer research was undertaken through this project to better understand papaya consumption in Australia.

16 December 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)

This project examined the level of innovation in the Australian horticulture industry, and its relationship to productivity.

4 September 2015

Completed project

Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000) (ST17000k)

This investment was responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals.

10 May 2023

Completed project

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)

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

12 December 2018

Completed project

Papaya clean seed program (PP18001)

This investment delivered a clean seed protocol to help protect the papaya industry against papaya sticky disease.

17 November 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

New genetic targets to improve quality in papaya (PP15000)

This investment supports the improvement of Australia papaya quality through breeding programs that produce elite, uniform cultivars and to support industry development.

28 September 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

A multi-target approach to fruitspotting bug (MT10049)

Information on fruitspotting bugs and their management was produced by this investment, which developed the Fruitspotting Bugs 2016 handbook

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Effect of curative and protective pre-harvest fungicide and postharvest hot water applications on decay of papaya (PP13000)

This project investigated control and management options for reducing post-harvest decay of papaya caused by fungal diseases.

18 November 2016