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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National honey bee pest surveillance program (MT12011)
This investment supported the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (NBPSP) from 2013 to 2016, to help safeguard pollination-dependent industries.
5 February 2019
Transforming tenderness and eating quality in tropical sweetcorn through introgression of tender germplasm (VG10105)
This project undertook preliminary work towards the development of commercially useful hybrids of sweetcorn.
14 December 2015
A model for industry planning and preparedness for an incursion of Varroa mite (MT12049)
This project tested the preparedness of Australia’s pollination-dependent industries for an incursion of the exotic bee pest Varooa mite (Varroa destructor).
16 November 2015
Scoping study of a disorder that reduces shelf life and consumption of green beans (VG14040)
A post-harvest 'rust' disorder that reduces shelf life and damages the appearance of green beans was investigated in this study, which pointed to potential causes of the previously uncharacterised condition.
24 July 2015
Innovative ways to address waste management on vegetable farms (VG13109)
This project investigated and assessed the feasibility of different plastic processing opportunities for waste from vegetable farms
5 June 2015
Vegetable snacking options market research – stage 2 (VG15060)
This short project undertook market research into vegetable snacking options, looking at distribution channels, smaller vegetable product forms and overcoming issues and challenges related to using locally produced vegetables in processed snack form.
1 June 2015
Vegetable industry export strategy (VG15052)
This project developed a comprehensive vegetable industry export strategy that seeks to increase the value of Australia’s vegetable exports by 40 per cent by the year 2020
1 May 2015
Environmental Assessment of the Vegetable Industry (VG13057)
The Australian vegetable industry is located in regions with high environmental value. Growers have for many years aimed to adopt sustainable management practices that minimise the impact on the environment, and the industry has promoted efficient management practices and environmental assurance programs with the flagship program being EnviroVeg. Whilst these programs are popular, the industry as a whole has done minimal reporting on its environmental performance and achievements.
26 February 2015
Evaluation of quality assurance software for the vegetable industry (VG13082)
Technology tools to help vegetable growers manage compliance-related paperwork were documented and evaluated in this research, including computer software, apps and cloud-based and web-based platforms.
26 February 2015
Economic evaluation of farm energy audits and benchmarking of energy use on vegetable farms (VG13054)
This project identified energy efficiency improvement opportunities for the Australian vegetable industry, developed a tool for assessing on-farm use and improvement areas, and delivered energy consumption benchmarks.
22 December 2014