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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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Completed project Final Research Report

Improving processing vegetable yields through improved production practices (VG16011)

This project was tasked with identifying, assessing and bringing to growers new innovations for increasing yields or reducing input costs for processing vegetable crops in Australia.

11 September 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project

2018 European industry leadership and development mission (VG15701)

This investment supported vegetable levy payers in visiting a trade event, wholesale markets and agribusinesses in Europe, to learn about global trends.

30 July 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Market opportunity for vegetable juices (VG16016)

This project explored opportunities in the vegetable juice market in Australia by looking at current trends and what potential exists to increase consumption

1 January 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Process improvements for preserving peak freshness in broccoli (2) (VG14062)

Factors that can increase or decrease the retail freshness of broccoli were examined in this project, including harvest time, delay before cooling, cooling method and packaging materials. A novel method of reducing yellowing of broccoli was also investigated.

22 November 2017

Completed project Final Research Report

New in-field treatment solutions to control fruit fly (2) (VG13042)

This project produced the Fruit Fly Management for Vegetable Growers guide and investigated new methods for managing and monitoring fruit flies.

3 July 2017

Completed project Final Research Report

Vegetable industry market access and development program (VG13097)

Between 2014 and 2017, this program supported export market access and market development activities for the vegetable industry.

30 June 2017

Completed project Final Research Report

Vegetable trend forecasting and analysis (VG16027)

This project identified large-scale trends in the vegetable industry relating to diet and health so that growers can take advantage of them

27 June 2017

Completed project Final Research Report

Identifying and sharing postharvest best practice on-farm and online (VG13083)

Best practice information for improving postharvest efficiencies and quality in vegetables was produced by this project, with plenty of resources produced for growers.

11 June 2017