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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2018 USA Industry Leadership and Development Mission (VG15702)
A 2018 vegetable industry leadership and development tour to the United States of America was supported by this investment.
13 December 2018
An intelligent farm robot for the vegetable industry (VG12104)
This project developed and demonstrated the Ladybird Farm Robot for autonomously performing farm operations in vegetable crops and progressed development of the RIPPA robot.
21 March 2016
Investigating the costs associated with the production, sale and distribution of vegetables (VG12086)
This project investigated the costs associated with the production, sale and distribution of vegetables with a view to developing an improved strategic approach.
13 July 2015
A value chain approach to horticultural product innovation (AI13012)
This short scoping study helped identify opportunities for maximising value, use and price for Australian produce that currently is not sold as premium produce.
14 December 2018
Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)
This project examined the level of innovation in the Australian horticulture industry, and its relationship to productivity.
4 September 2015
Vegetable data generation investments (ST16006, ST17000 and MT17012) (Vegetable data generation investments)
These investments were responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals.
10 May 2023
Stingless bees as effective managed pollinators for Australian horticulture (PH16000)
This investment examined Australia’s native stingless bees for their suitability as alternative pollinators, in the face of threats to wild honey bee populations such as Varroa mite.
2 July 2023
Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)
This across-industry investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook
12 December 2018
Vegetable industry communication program 2016-2019 (VG15027)
This investment was responsible for effectively communicating the findings of levy-funded R&D and other relevant industry news, issues and data to vegetable growers and other industry stakeholders
30 August 2019
National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre (VG17003)
This project supported the running of the National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre, which houses a range of research.
20 October 2022