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Discover summerfruit levy investments into Summerfruit Fund R&D initiatives

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

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Ongoing project

Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (2024-2029) (MT24007)

Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (2024-2029) (MT24007)What is it all about? This project will provide a report of national residue testing data to the Department of Agriculture,

10 September 2024

Ongoing project

Summerfruit trade development project (SF23003)

This investment is proactively supporting the Australian summerfruit industry's export growth by enhancing its ability to maintain and increase its share in the global market.

21 June 2024

Ongoing project

Summerfruit extension and communication project (SF23004)

The project is creating a more informed and innovative summerfruit industry through effective communication and knowledge sharing, ultimately improving fruit quality and industry sustainability.

23 April 2024

Ongoing project

Stone fruit usage and attitude study (SF23002)

This project is identifying and prioritising growth opportunities for the summerfruit industry at an individual commodity level.

25 March 2024

Completed project Final Research Report

Summerfruit Export Strategy (SF22000)

This short project developed a five-year export strategy for the Australian summerfruit industry.

25 March 2024

Ongoing project

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)

This investment provides a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

21 February 2024

Ongoing project

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

Ongoing project

Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) 2023 updates (MT23001)

This project delivers the 2023 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for each of the following industries: almond, avocado, banana, berry, lychee, macadamia, melon, olive, onion, papaya, passionfruit, pineapple and summerfruit.

7 November 2023