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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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Ongoing project

Optimising trade in the Australian vegetables industry (MT24001)

This research is identifying export opportunities for Australian onion and vegetable exporters so that the industry can realise its full potential in international markets.

15 October 2024

Ongoing project

Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (2024-2029) (MT24007)

Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (2024-2029) (MT24007)What is it all about? This project will provide a report of national residue testing data to the Department of Agriculture,

10 September 2024

Ongoing project

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)

This investment provides a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

21 February 2024

Completed project

Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (MT23000) (MT23002)

This project provided a report of national residue testing data to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) for their utilisation in renewal of Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia.

9 November 2023

Ongoing project

Education and tools for canteen managers to increase vegetables in primary school canteens and vegetable consumption by children (MT22006)

This project is engaging primary school canteens across Australia through a range of initiatives to boost the consumption of veggies at school and create long-term healthy eating habits.

22 August 2023

Ongoing project

National vegetable and onion benchmarking program (MT22009)

This project is providing vegetable and onion growers with the ability to compare their businesses against national and regional benchmarking data.

3 July 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

People development strategy for the vegetable, potato, onion, and banana industries (MT22002)

This project delivered a People Development Strategy to guide future investment in building capacity and capability within the vegetable, potato, onion, and banana industries.

3 July 2023

Ongoing project

Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture 2022 (ST22001, ST22003 and ST22004)

These multi-industry projects are generating the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across various horticulture crops to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for managing pests, weeds, and diseases.

29 November 2022