Investment expenditure analysis
See how Summerfruit Fund investments are tracking against the industry’s Strategic Investment Plan
As seen on the summerfruit 'fund management' page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Summerfruit Fund are guided by the industry's Strategic Investment Plan (SIP). The SIP features four priority outcome areas that have been identified and agreed upon by the industry, and Hort Innovation works to invest in R&D initiatives that are aligned to these.
See how investment expenditure aligns to Strategic Investment Plan outcomes
In the interactive chart below, discover the most up-to-date information on how project expenditure in the Summerfruit Fund is aligned to the four SIP outcomes. The chart reflects project investment across the life of the SIP to date.
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Determining harvest maturity for peaches and nectarines (SF23005)
This project is validating and increasing the utility and accuracy of the Rubens sensor – a non-destructive tool that is used to determine the harvest maturity and quality of peaches and nectarines.
10 December 2024
Precision summerfruit orchards (SF23000)
The project is developing profitable management strategies for summerfruit growers associated with temporal and spatial variation in crop load, fruit quality (fruit number per tree, fruit size and colour), and labour use efficiency.
23 January 2024
Summerfruit industry minor use program (SF16001)
This investment supports applications and renewals of minor use permits for the summerfruit industry
7 December 2018