R&D projects
Discover vegetable levy investments into Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives
The vegetable levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Vegetable digital asset redevelopment – Veggycation (VG16080)
This investment was responsible for ensuring the resource material on the Veggycation platform was current and able to continue communicating the nutritional and health benefits of vegetables to Australians.
8 January 2019
Educational opportunities around perceptions of, and aversions to, vegetables through digital media (VG16018)
This investment focused on improving attitudes and education of kids aged 8 to 12 towards vegetables. It delivered an online resource called Phenomenom with videos, lesson plans and activities to help teachers and families deliver food literacy and nutrition education.
21 December 2018
Remediation of soil contaminated by Salmonella enterica to expedite plant or replant of vegetables (VG13039)
This project investigated the effect of soil type, temperature, moisture and presence/absence of chicken manure on the survival of Salmonella enterica.
14 December 2018
Removing barriers of food safety certification for vegetable exporters though GLOBALG.A.P. co-certification (VG16019)
This project helped streamline compliance processes for Australian vegetable growers accessing export markets.
5 December 2018
ProbiSafe – developing biocontrol agents to inhibit pathogen growth (VG16005)
This investment developed and verified new biological control agents to inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria on vegetables
22 May 2019
Improving safety of vegetable produce through on-farm sanitation, using electrolysed oxidising (EO) water (VG15068)
This project investigated whether ‘electrolysed oxidising’ or ‘EO’ water can be used to increase the quality of vegetable irrigation water.
30 July 2020
Boosting vegetable consumption through diet (VegeEze) (VG16071)
A mobile app for encouraging vegetable consumption, VegEze, was developed by this investment, which also delivered insights into how technology can be used to support vegetable use
9 August 2018
A revolutionary new sensor for in-field measurements of food safety in leafy vegetables (VG13073)
This project aimed to construct a working prototype of a new-generation Raman sensor to detect dangerous microorganisms in leafy vegetables.
1 August 2018
Economic modelling of the impact of increased vegetable intake on health costs and grower returns (VG15031)
This project modelled the impact of increased vegetable consumption on grower returns and also on government health expenditure.
29 July 2016
Development of a vegetable education kit (VG13089)
The development of a vegetable education resource for use in Australian schools was progressed under this project.
22 March 2016