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

Delivery Partner: ACIL Allen Consulting

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    What is it all about?

    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.

    This is a key piece of investment evaluation work, and a yearly process for the company, which began through the projects Ex-post impact assessment (MT18011) and Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2020/21 to 2022/23 (MT21015).

    The consultants will draw on a random sample of levy-funded projects each year, adhering to the Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations (CRRDC) guidelines to assess the economic, social, governance and environmental impacts of these projects.

    Four grower-focused case studies will also be developed each year to illustrate and communicate how these projects have delivered impact.

    Impact assessments and case studies for FY23/24

    A range of detailed reports showing the impact assessments undertaken on specific projects from the first year of random sampling can be downloaded below:

    • Advancing sustainable and technology driven apple orchard production systems (AP19003)
    • Minimum maturity standards adoption across the table grape supply chain (TG19004)
    • Integrated pest management of nematodes in sweetpotatoes (PW17001)
    • Improving avocado orchard productivity through disease management (AV16007)
    • National strawberry varietal improvement program (2017-2022) (BS17000)
    • Area wide management of vegetable diseases - viruses and bacteria (VG16086)
    • Optimising nitrogen use efficiency in mushroom composting (MU17004)
    • Research program for the Australian pistachio industry (PS17003)

    Four case studies were also produced:

    • Kevin Sanders, Sanders Apples (AP19003)
    • David Welfare, Aldi (TG19004)
    • Eric Coleman, Fairy Bower Farms (PW17001)
    • Clayton Lynch, Australian Produce Partners (AV16007)
    Impact assessments and case studies for FY24/25

    The individual reports for the impact assessments undertaken during the second year of sampling can be downloaded below:

    • Avocado market access and trade development (AV20004)
    • Multi-pest surveillance and grower education to manage banana pests and diseases (BA21003)
    • Citrus postharvest program (CT19003)
    • Mechanisms and manipulation of resistance to powdery scab in potatoes (PT17003)
    • Table grapes market access and trade development (TG20000)
    • Alternative disinfestation for market access for crops affected by tomato potato psyllid (VG17015)

    Three case studies were also produced:

    • AV20004 case study
    • BA21003 case study
    • CT19003 case study
    Details

    This multi-industry project is a strategic levy investment in multiple Hort Innovation Funds

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