Investment analysis
As seen on the Fund management page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Avocado Fund are guided by the avocado Strategic Investment Plan (SIP). The SIP features priority outcome areas that have been identified and agreed upon by the industry, and Hort Innovation works to invest in R&D and marketing initiatives that are aligned to these
In the below interactive chart, you can see the most up-to-date information on how project investment expenditure in the Avocado Fund is aligned to the SIP outcomes. This currently reflects project investment across the life of the SIP to date.
How investment expenditure aligns to Strategic Investment Plan outcomes
How specific projects align to Strategic Investment Plan outcomes
Click on the below panels to see which projects in the Avocado Fund align to which SIP outcomes. Because some projects address more than one SIP outcome, they may be listed more than once.
By 2021, domestic demand for Australian avocados has increased by at least 20 per cent
Ongoing and completed investments
- Understanding the Purchase Behaviour of Fresh Produce Consumers (MT13061)
- Australian food service syndicated market reports (MT18001)
- Foodservice custom research reports (MT18002)
- Managing flies for crop pollination (PH16002)
The Hort Innovation Avocado Fund contributed to other marketing-related projects and activities in this Outcome. For information and updates on marketing visit the fund's grower pages.
By 2021, over 90 per cent of avocados received by consumers will meet or exceed their expectations of quality
Ongoing and completed investments
- Supply chain quality improvement – technologies and practices to reduce bruising (AV15009)
- Supply chain quality improvement – cool chain best practice guidelines (AV15010)
- Supply chain quality improvement – retailer point of purchase improvements (AV15011)
- Implementing best practice of avocado fruit management and handling practices from farm to ripening (AV18000)
- Achieving more consistent yields of quality fruit in the Australian avocado industry (AV14000)
- National avocado industry communications program (AV15002)
- Avocado data management and quality innovation extension program (AV15004)
- National avocado industry communications program (AV18003)
- Coordination of data management and avocado quality improvement and extension program (AV12012)
- Avocado retail sampling (AV18006)
- Monitoring avocado quality in retail (AV19003)
By 2021, over 10 per cent of production will be exported to markets where customers have a willingness and capacity to pay a premium for Australian avocados
Ongoing and completed investments
- China Fruit & Vegetable Fair 2016/17 (AM16003)
- World of Perishables 2016/17 (AM16004)
- Asia Fruit Logistica 2017 (AM16007)
- China Fruit & Vegetable Fair (AM16010)
- Asia Fruit Logistica 2018 (AM17010)
- Australia Fresh - Core export market development program 2014-2017 (MT14013)
- China Fruit & Vegetable Fair 2017 (Taste Australia attendance) (MT17011)
- Taste Australia retail program (AM17004) (MT18017)
- Development and implementation of protocols to enable importation of improved honey bee genetics to Australia (MT18019)
- Export readiness and market access (AV17000)
- Essential market access data packages (MT14052)
- Avocado industry export review (AV16011)
- Avocado launch – Japan (AV18508)
- Trade facilitation (MT15029)
- Avocado industry and market data capture and analysis (AV16006)
- Export – import market intelligence project 2014-2016 (MT14006)
- Horticultural trade data 2017-2019 (MT16010)
- Horticulture trade intelligence reporting 2017-2019 (MT16011)
- Investigation into citrus blossom bugs in avocados (AV19000)
- Management of six-spotted mite in WA avocado orchards – phase 2 (AV19002)
- Horticulture trade data (MT19005)
- Avocado export Thailand content (AV19507)
- Export marketing content (AV19508)
By 2021, productivity (marketable yield per hectare) has improved by 15 per cent on average, without increased production costs per kilogram
Ongoing and completed investments
- Coordination of data management and avocado quality improvement and extension program (AV12012)
- Australian avocado benchmarking program development rounds II and III (AV13003)
- Avocado sata management and quality innovation extension program (AV15004)
- Avocado industry and market data capture and analysis (AV16006)
- Investigating tree mortality during early field establishment (AV14012)
- National avocado industry communications program (AV15002)
- Pest status and management of six-spotted mite (Eotetranychus sexmaculatus) in WA avocado orchards (AV15012)
- Maximising yield and reducing seasonal variation (AV16005)
- Avocado industry development and extension (AV17005)
- Avocado industry capacity building – Western Australia (AV17006)
- National avocado industry communications program (AV18003)
- Avocado industry minor use permit program (AV16002)
- Minor use coordinator (MT17007)
- Generation of residue data for permit applications 2017 (MT17012)
- Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit (ST15026)
- Generation of residue, efficacy and crop safety data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2017 (ST16006)
- Proposed AgVet collaborative forum plant industry investment (ST16008)
- Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000)
- Implementing precision agriculture solutions in Australian avocado production systems (AV18002)
- Mechanisms of cultivar- and race-based disease resistance in avocado (AV09024)
RNA silencing based Phytophthora root rot resistant avocado rootstocks – Phase 2 (AV13000) - Avocado rootstock SHSR-04 commercialisation (AV15005)
- Improving avocado orchard productivity through disease management (AV16007)
- Implementation of recommendations from the Avocado Nursery Voluntary Accreditation Scheme review (AV16013)
- SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)
- Managing flies for crop pollination (PH16002)
- Avocado industry biosecurity capacity building (AV16010)
- Avocado sunblotch viroid survey (AV18007)
- National honey bee pest surveillance program (MT12011)
- Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT16005)
- Review of national biosecurity plans (MT17003)
- Xylella coordinator (MT17006)
- Investigation into citrus blossom bugs in avocados (AV19000)
- Review and extension of avocado pests and their management (AV19001)
- Management of six-spotted mite in WA avocado orchards – phase 2 (AV19002)
- Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008)
- PBRI Symposium (ST18003)
Expenditure on projects classified as 'enabler' support the broader delivery of the industry’s project investments. Examples of enabler projects include annual reporting and monitoring and evaluation capacity.
More information
The Avocado Fund has a dedicated Industry Strategic Partner, details below, who would be more than happy to answer your questions or discuss in more detail the information presented on this page, investments in the Avocado Fund and how the investments align with the SIP.
