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Frontiers backs big ideas and new solutions for long-term challenges and opportunities in Australian horticulture. Working with local and global partners, it attracts co-investment to accelerate innovation and help move promising ideas into practical use.

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Frontiers focuses on five themes

Healthy Living

Adaptation and resilience 

Market growth 

Disruptive technologies 

Capability building

 

The team brings this work to life through a number of investment pathways designed to support partnership, innovation and commercialisation across the sector. These include Innovation Partnerships, the Hort Innovation Venture Fund, Australian-Grown Innovation, and Incubate and Accelerate.

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Frontiers projects

Explore ongoing and completed research and development projects across horticulture, including project summaries, final reports and related resources.

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Cricket icon Merv Hughes rallies nation to crown Avo Toast Australia’s official national dish
NewsSeptember 17, 2026

Cricket icon Merv Hughes rallies nation to crown Avo Toast Australia’s official national dish

Ask any Australian and they’ll agree: Avocado Toast is our greatest culinary creation. Yet while some nations have official designations to celebrate their national dishes, Pad Thai in Thailand, Ceviche in Peru, Australia’s pioneering breakfast creation, continues to sit unrecognised.   

Cherries and summerfruit retail quality, education and merchandising (MT25010)
Completed projectSeptember 16, 2026

Cherries and summerfruit retail quality, education and merchandising (MT25010)

The 2025/26 retail quality and education programs for Australian summerfruit and cherries demonstrated the value of ongoing retailer training, in-store quality monitoring and best-practice handling education.

Ongoing project

Independent reviews

Independent reviews help make sure investments are delivering value for growers and industry.

Australian apple industry celebrates new chapter in China
NewsSeptember 9, 2026

Australian apple industry celebrates new chapter in China

Australian apple growers, industry representatives and government stakeholders gathered in Beijing this week to celebrate a significant milestone for the industry following mainland Australian apples gaining market access to China in 2025.

Australian horticulture sets sights on $7 billion export future
NewsSeptember 9, 2026

Australian horticulture sets sights on $7 billion export future

Australia's horticulture industry aims to double the value of exports to $7 billion by 2031.

Growing the next generation of horticulture professionals
NewsSeptember 1, 2026

Growing the next generation of horticulture professionals

From agronomy to data and business leadership, Australian horticulture offers more career opportunities than many people realise.

Completed projectAugust 31, 2026

Nursery industry statistics 2020-21 to 2024-25 (NY21000)

This investment provided the Australian nursery industry with reliable information on production, employment, business performance, market channels and industry trends. 

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Jesse Reader
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jesse.reader@horticulture.com.au