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Discover Almond levy investments into Almond Fund R&D initiatives

The almond levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Almond Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.

Discover the projects that you want to see by refining the list by ongoing, completed, and historical R&D projects as well as projects by R&D portfolio type. You can also filter the projects by areas of extension and communications, international trade, and data and insights.

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Ongoing project

Enabling the pathway to best sustainable management practices (AL23001)

This investment is supporting the almond industry to further develop Almond Hort360, an online grower self-assessment benchmarking tool that provides growers with a resource to support improved sustainable production and on-farm business practises while capturing industry data which can inform future research and development activities.

13 December 2023

Ongoing project

Almond industry statistics and data collection 2023-2025 (AL22007)

This project collects industry statistics and makes them readily available to almond growers and other industry stakeholders, such as processors and marketers.

24 September 2023

Ongoing project

Consumer behavioural data program (MT21004)

This multi-industry investment is tasked with providing regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting to a range of industries

10 March 2022

Completed project

Economic analysis of the almond industry (AL19004)

This short investment demonstrated the economic contribution of the almond industry to rural communities and Australia as a whole.

20 July 2021

Completed project

Seasonal horticulture labour demand and workforce study (ST19040 and ST20008) (ST19040)

This short project ran in 2020 to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the horticulture sector in accessing and securing their casual workforce. The study provided an 18-month outlook on the casual labour demand across different regions, to support industry discussion on longer-term COVID-19 responses

22 February 2021

Completed project

Almond industry statistics and data collection 2017-2019 (AL16003)

This project delivered industry statistics, crop forecasts and export position information to facilitate the continual development of the almond industry during a particularly dynamic period.

9 April 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Australian almond industry statistics and data collection 2020-2022 (AL19005)

This project collected industry statistics and made them readily available to almond growers and other industry stakeholders.

4 April 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

Category and Consumer Impact Monitor (ST19031)

This investment provided weekly updates on consumer attitudes and behaviours during and beyond COVID-19.

15 June 2020

Ongoing project

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2018-19 to 2020-21 (HA18002)

This across-industry investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook.

22 May 2019