R&D projects

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)

This investment provides a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

21 February 2024

Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (MT23000) (MT23002)

This project provided a report of national residue testing data to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) for their utilisation in renewal of Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia.

9 November 2023

• Avocado Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Onion Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project
• Blueberry Fund
• International trade and markets

Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) 2023 updates (MT23001)

This project delivers the 2023 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for each of the following industries: almond, avocado, banana, berry, lychee, macadamia, melon, olive, onion, papaya, passionfruit, pineapple and summerfruit.

7 November 2023

• Ongoing project
• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Melon Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Blueberry Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

Horticulture trade data (MT22005)

This investment provides Hort Innovation with a subscription to the Global Trade Atlas Database.

3 April 2023

• Ongoing project
• Potato – Processing Fund
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Dried Grape Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Onion Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• International trade and markets
• Industry data and insights

Nuffield scholarships (MT22003)

This project supports a 2024 Nuffield Australia scholarship for the apple and pear, avocado, onion and rubus industries.

21 February 2023

• Ongoing project
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Onion Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Study tours

Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture 2022 (ST22001, ST22003 and ST22004)

These multi-industry projects are generating the data needed to support a range of existing minor use permits across various horticulture crops to ensure growers have continued access to safe and effective chemicals for managing pests, weeds, and diseases.

29 November 2022

• Ongoing project
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Papaya Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Custard Apple Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)

This investment provided a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

9 January 2024

• Papaya Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Banana Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Chestnut Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Custard Apple Fund
• Dried Grape Fund
• Dried Tree Fruit Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Mushroom Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project
• Consumer and market research

Australian horticulture international demand creation (ST21007)

This investment delivered insights into what the international consumer wants across 13 priority markets for the Australian horticulture sector.

17 July 2023

• Final research report
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Almond Fund
• Apple and Pear Fund
• Avocado Fund
• Cherry Fund
• Citrus Fund
• Lychee Fund
• Macadamia Fund
• Mango Fund
• Melon Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project
• Blueberry Fund
• International trade and markets
• Consumer and market research
• Outcome 1: Demand creation
• Outcome 2: Demand creation
• Outcome 2: Market optimisation
• Outcome 3: Demand creation
• Outcome 4: Demand creation

Foodservice foundational market insights (MT21011)

This investment has equipped the avocado, melon, mushroom, onion, papaya, sweetpotato and vegetable industries with market insights into the foodservice sector.

5 August 2022

• Ongoing project
• Outcome 4: Business insights

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2021-22 to 2023-24 (MT21006)

This whole-of-horticulture investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook

11 May 2022

• Ongoing project