Banana Fund snapshot
$3.29 million
Invested in R&D in 2023/24
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$3.04 million
Invested in marketing in 2023/24
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$6.17 million
Levy collected in 2023/24
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Final research report
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)
Ongoing project
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 25/26 (MT24201)
Ongoing project
Regulatory support and response co-ordination (pesticides) (MT24008)
Ongoing project
Australian Banana Industry Congress 2025 (BA24002)
Final research report
Banana Industry Waste Management (BA22002)
Recently added
Completed project
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)
Ongoing project
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 25/26 (MT24201)
Ongoing project
Australian Banana Industry Congress 2025 (BA24002)
Completed project
Banana Industry Waste Management (BA22002)
Completed project
Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT20007)
Completed project
Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2020/21 to 2022/23 (MT21015)
Ongoing project
Comms evaluation deep dive modules 23/24 (MT23202)
Completed project
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)
Completed project
Marketing campaign evaluation modules FY22/23 (MT22200)
Ongoing project
Spatially enabling tree crop production practice (AS23000)
Completed project
Biosecurity and sustainability in the banana industry (BA19005)
Completed project
Banana quality and in-store education program 2023 (BA22005)
Ongoing project
Biosecurity and sustainability in the banana industry (BA23000)
Completed project
Banana In Store Merchandising Program FY23 (BA22505)
Completed project
Economic contribution of Australian horticulture (MT21010)
Ongoing project
Banana industry benchmarking (BA22009)
Completed project
Banana industry congress 2023 (BA22001)
Media Release
Banana army poised to defend Aussie plantations
Media Release
Scientists bring flies to Varroa Mite Red Zone
Media Release
$11.5M effort to deliver bot-ready strawberries
Completed project
Horticulture trade data (MT19005)
Media Release
$1M investment to find new citrus varieties
Media Release
Research pays off in India avocado trade deal
Media Release
Australian horticulture grows by $6.15B within a decade
Media Release
Tree immunisations could become a reality
Completed project
Banana industry communications program (BA18001)
Completed project
Banana Industry Congress 2021 (BA19003)
Completed project
Across horticulture support for export MRL compliance (MT19006)
Ongoing project
Banana industry communications program (BA22000)
Completed project
Consumer demand spaces for horticulture (MT21003)
Media Release
Hort Innovation welcomes two new directors
Marketing
Marketing spotlight 2021/22
Article
Taste the Wonders of Australia
Media Release
New macadamia varieties to lower production costs
Media Release
Aussie avocados smash it in Singapore and Malaysia
Media Release
Eyeing new tech to increase Varroa mite armoury
Media Release
Hort Innovation Board candidates announced
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Australian Banana Growers’ Council
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