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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

Taste Australia retail program (MT18017)

This multi-industry investment targeted key international retailers with training and educational resources about selecting, storing, handling and displaying Australian fresh produce in-store

16 October 2019

Ongoing project

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2018-19 to 2020-21 (HA18002)

This across-industry investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook.

22 May 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Consumption of juiced fruit and vegetables data analytics (MT16008)

Insights into Australian's consumption of fruit, vegetables and juices were delivered by this investment, using the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score survey.

5 February 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Using classical genetics and epigenetics to make sterile insect technology flies fitter (AI14002)

This research produced a host of genetic data relating to Queensland fruit flies, to feed into other work related to the application of the Sterile Insect Technique to the pest.

5 February 2019

Completed project

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

Completed project Final Research Report

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

Completed project

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

Completed project Final Research Report

Attracting new entrants into Australian horticulture – promoting careers in horticulture (LP15006)

This project was a part of the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund and engaged graduate students with the horticulture industry.

18 December 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal, strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)

This investment has successfully demonstrated a method to develop a ‘temperature-sensitive lethal, male-selecting’ strain of Queensland fruit fly (Qfly).

31 January 2019