R&D projects
Discover banana levy investments into Banana Fund R&D initiatives
The banana levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Banana Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Banana In Store Merchandising Program FY23 (BA22505)
This project delivered key insights into the storage and merchandising standards conducted at two major retailer Coles and Woolworths.
23 August 2023
Banana quality and in-store education program 2023 (BA22005)
This project assisted retailers to improve the instore presentation (appearance and quality) of bananas by increasing the store produce staff’s understanding of best practice merchandising principles.
27 October 2023
Banana Industry Congress 2021 (BA19003)
The Australian Banana Industry Congress is the Australian banana industry’s signature national event held once every two years. This investment supported the running of the 14th congress, which was held in Cairns, Queensland in March 2021.
12 December 2022
Banana industry congress 2023 (BA22001)
The Australian Banana Industry Congress is the Australian banana industry’s signature national event, held once every two years. This investment supports the running of the 15th congress, which was held in Cairns from 17-19 May 2023.
30 June 2023
Marketing campaign evaluation modules FY22/23 (MT22200)
This project examined the impact of Hort Innovation’s Apple and Pear, Avocado, Banna, Mango, Mushroom and Sweetpotato levy-funded marketing campaigns.
4 December 2023
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
Improved plant protection for the banana industry (BA16001) and Strengthening the banana industry diagnostic capacity (BA16005) (BA16001 and BA16005)
These Banana Plant Protection Program investments played a vital role for the Australian banana industry.
3 June 2022
Economic contribution of Australian horticulture (MT21010)
This investment used a suite of economic models to measure and understand how the horticulture industry contributes to the Australian economy.
18 July 2023
Management of banana pests and diseases in North Queensland (BA17005)
This investment assisted North Queensland banana growers in containing and managing significant pests and diseases, and helping in the early detection of exotic pests and diseases.
30 March 2022
Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015) (MT17015d)
This multi-industry investment provided regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting about the banana industry through the Harvest to Home platform.
16 March 2022