Skip to main content

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.

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.

1 of 8 results

Refine project listing

Completed project Final Research Report

Avocado sunblotch viroid survey (AV18007)

This investment surveyed for avocado sunblotch viroid in growing regions across Australia, to provide evidence to support declarations of regional or national freedom from the pathogen.

6 October 2022

Completed project

Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)

Among other thing, this project produced the Ag Chemical Updates, detailing chemical issues and reviews.

9 July 2021

Ongoing project

Avocado market access and trade development (AV20004)

This investment is tasked with bolstering industry readiness, knowledge and technical capabilities around export, and delivering work to improve and maintain international market access

17 March 2021

Completed project

Avocado export readiness and market access (AV17000)

This project bolstered the Australian avocado industry's readiness and capacity to pursue new and improved export market access.

16 March 2021

Historical document

Asian markets avocado industry trade tour to Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai, 2009 (AV08026)

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Please note that as these reports may date back as far as the 1990s, the content and recommendations within them may be superseded by more recent research.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 March 2009

Completed project Final Research Report

Taste Australia retail program (MT18017)

This multi-industry investment targeted key international retailers with training and educational resources about selecting, storing, handling and displaying Australian fresh produce in-store

16 October 2019

Completed project Final Research Report

Potential impact of Chilean and Peruvian avocado imports for the Australian avocado industry (AV17004)

This investment delivered a fact-based assessment of the potential impact on the Australian avocado industry, should market access be granted for Chilean and Peruvian avocados.

28 September 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Australian avocado export development plan 2014-2019 (AV12025)

Export development planning for Australian avocados was undertaken by this investment, looking at ways to boost exports between 2014 and 2019.

29 April 2014