R&D projects

Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2023/24 to 2025/26 (MT24005)

Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.

10 October 2024

• Ongoing project
• Potato – Processing Fund
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Dried Grape Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Mushroom Fund
• Nursery Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pistachio Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Turf Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Blueberry Fund
• Industry data and insights

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
• International trade and markets

International eLearning retail program (AV22017 and MT22501)

This project delivered an engaging and informative online course that educates retail employees from key export countries about Australian produce.

4 March 2024

• Avocado Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Completed project
• Training and education
• International trade and markets

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

Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (MT23000) (MT23002)

This project provided a report of national residue testing data to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) for their utilisation in renewal of Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia.

9 November 2023

• Avocado Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Onion Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project
• Blueberry Fund
• International trade and markets

National Fruit Fly Council – Phase 4 (FF20000)

The National Fruit Fly Council (NFFC) is a strategic body bringing together federal and state governments, growers and research funders to oversee the implementation of the National Fruit Fly Strategy.

2 August 2022

• Ongoing project
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Mango Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Fruit Fly Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)

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

9 January 2024

• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Chestnut Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Custard Apple Fund
• Dried Grape Fund
• Dried Tree Fruit Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Mushroom Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project
• Consumer and market research

Australian horticulture international demand creation (ST21007)

This investment delivered insights into what the international consumer wants across 13 priority markets for the Australian horticulture sector.

17 July 2023

• Final research report
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project
• Blueberry Fund
• International trade and markets
• Consumer and market research
• Outcome 1: Demand creation
• Outcome 2: Demand creation
• Outcome 2: Market optimisation
• Outcome 3: Demand creation
• Outcome 4: Demand creation

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2021-22 to 2023-24 (MT21006)

This whole-of-horticulture investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook

11 May 2022

• Ongoing project

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

• Final research report
• Potato – Processing Fund
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Chestnut Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Custard Apple Fund
• Dried Grape Fund
• Dried Tree Fruit Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Mushroom Fund
• Nursery Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Prune Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Turf Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project