Pineapple industry biosecurity plan (PI23002)

This project is maintaining and building a strong biosecurity system for the pineapple industry by improving preparedness and building capability to respond to exotic pests.

16 October 2024

• Ongoing project
• Pineapple Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2023/24 to 2025/26 (MT24005)

Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.

10 October 2024

• Ongoing project
• Potato – Processing Fund
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Dried Grape Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Mushroom Fund
• Nursery Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pistachio Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Turf Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Blueberry Fund
• Industry data and insights

Pineapple marketing snapshot 2023/24

Hort Innovation was responsible for investing the pineapple marketing levy into a range of activities to drive awareness and consideration in 2023/24.

2 October 2024

Australian pineapple breeding and evaluation program (PI22001)

This investment is working towards the release of new pineapple varieties suited to Australia’s key pineapple growing regions.

16 July 2024

• Ongoing project
• Pineapple Fund
• Varieties and rootstocks

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

Australian pineapple industry field days (PI23001)

This investment delivers a national industry field day for the Australian pineapple sector.

21 February 2024

• Ongoing project
• Pineapple Fund
• Industry development and communication

Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) 2023 updates (MT23001)

This project delivers the 2023 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for each of the following industries: almond, avocado, banana, berry, lychee, macadamia, melon, olive, onion, papaya, passionfruit, pineapple and summerfruit.

7 November 2023

• Ongoing project
• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Melon Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Blueberry Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

Pineapple industry field day 2023 (PI23000)

This short project provided support for the 2023 pineapple industry field day held in Yeppoon, Queensland.

28 August 2023

• Completed project
• Industry development and communication

Pineapple industry development and extension project (PI22000)

This investment is tasked with supporting pineapple growers in adopting improved practices on-farm and keeping up to date with the latest industry news, information, resources and technologies.

12 July 2023

• Ongoing project
• Pineapple Fund
• Industry development and communication

Banana army poised to defend Aussie plantations

Banana army poised to defend Aussie plantationsBanana growers managing over 600 commercial banana properties along the east coast of Australia are being armed with an arsenal of tools to guard against significant pests and diseases through a $1.7M

18 May 2023

• Article
• News and media
• Media Release