R&D projects
Discover avocado levy investments into Avocado Fund R&D initiatives
The avocado levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Avocado Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Monitoring avocado supply chain quality (AV22011)
This project is improving the fruit quality of Australian avocados through an extensive monitoring and feedback program.
12 July 2023
Avocado retail education 2023 (AV22006)
This short project addressed retail gaps in knowledge of avocado varieties and quality management, such as stock management, storage practices, product displays and shelf management.
23 August 2023
Avocado industry and market data capture and analysis (AV20000)
This investment is delivering high quality industry data to the avocado supply chain, to support businesses in their decision making.
14 January 2021
Avocado supply chain education materials (AV08017)
This is a final research report from Hort Innovation’s historical archives. Please note that as these reports may date back as far as the 1990s, the content and recommendations within them may be superseded by more recent research.
20 June 2010
Avocado quality monitoring via library tray system (AV08022)
This is a final research report from Hort Innovation’s historical archives. Please note that as these reports may date back as far as the 1990s, the content and recommendations within them may be superseded by more recent research.
1 June 2009
Monitoring avocado quality in retail (AV19003)
This project monitored avocado fruit quality in retail stores across the country to provide detailed, timely feedback to specific packhouses and the industry as a whole.
20 April 2023
Avocado retail sampling (AV18006)
Over the summer of 2018/19, this project investigated an issue with a high incidence of rots in avocados on Australian retail shelves.
13 March 2019
Supply chain quality improvement – technologies and practices to reduce bruising (AV15009)
This project investigated innovative technologies for reducing avocado bruising at the retail level, as well as producing best practice avocado handling information
26 October 2018
Supply chain quality improvement – cool chain best practice guidelines (AV15010)
This investment has produced resources to allow the adoption of best-practice in avocado cool-chain management and post-harvest handling across all sectors of the avocado supply chain, from orchard to retail.
27 September 2018
Supply chain quality improvement – retailer point of purchase improvements (AV15011)
This investment worked closely with retailers to deliver education, training programs and consumer-facing tools to reduce the percentage of damaged avocados available on shelves.
8 August 2018