Investment analysis
As seen on the Fund management page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Cherry Fund are guided by the cherry 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 Cherry Fund is aligned to the SIP outcomes. This currently reflects project investment across the life of the SIP to date, from July 2016 to June 2019.
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 Cherry Fund align to which SIP outcomes. Because some projects address more than one SIP outcome, they may be listed more than once.
Increase the unit value of fruit sold onto the domestic market to improve industry economic sustainability
Ongoing and completed investments
- Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
- Improving fruit quality and consistency in cherries through maximized nutrient availability (CY12002)
- Protecting pollination for the Australian horticultural industry – Stage 3 (MT13002)
The Hort Innovation Cherry Fund contributed to other marketing-related projects and activities in this outcome. For information and updates on marketing visit the fund's grower pages.
Export markets have grown in volume to leverage the forecast increase in production over the next five years
Ongoing and completed investments
- Now in Season! marketing project 2016 (MT15501)
- Horticultural trade data 2017-2019 (MT16010)
- Taste Australia retail program (Marketing) (MT17020)
- Export readiness and market access (CY16004)
- Review of host status of cherries for codling moth (CY16008)
- Asia Fruit Logistica 2016/17 (AM16002)
- Asia Fruit & Vegetable Fair 2016/17 (AM16003)
- World of Perishables 2016/17 (AM16004)
- Asia Fruit Logistica 2017 (AM16007)
- China Fruit & Vegetable Fair (AM16010)
- Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian markets (AM17001)
- Asia Fruit Logistica 2018 (AM17010)
- Methyl bromide disinfestation of cherries for Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) (CY16009)
- Implementing brown sugar flotation (BSF) for assuring freedom of fruit from Qfly (CY16011)
- Developing US market access based on irradiation and methyl bromide (CY16012)
- Continuation of pilot systems to validate Pest Free Place of Production for Queensland fruit fly in the Yarra Valley (MT15028)
- Trade facilitation (MT15029)
- World of Perishables (Taste Australia attendance) (MT17010)
- China Fruit & Vegetable Fair 2017 (Taste Australia attendance) (MT17011)
- Export – import market intelligence project 2014-2016 (MT14006)
- Mid-term technical review of methyl bromide disinfestation of Queensland fruit fly (CY18000)
- Port Augusta Qfly SIT factory pilot operation (SITplus) (FF18003)
- SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal, strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)
The Hort Innovation Cherry Fund contributed to other marketing-related projects and activities in this outcome. For information and updates on marketing visit the fund's grower pages.
Reduce costs at every level of the supply chain to improve global competitiveness
Ongoing and completed investments
- Optimal management of pre-harvest rot in sweet cherry (CY13001)
- Thrips species in NSW cherries and the timing of associated ring russet injury (CY16000)
- Cherry industry minor use permit program (CY16005)
- Review of the national biosecurity plan for the cherry industry and development of a biosecurity manual for cherry producers (CY16010)
- Review of international best practice for postharvest management of sweet cherrie (CY17000)
- Managing pesticide access in horticulture (MT10029)
- SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)
- Improving the biosecurity preparedness of Australian horticulture for the exotic spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT17005)
- Xylella coordinator (MT17006)
- Minor use coordinator (MT17007)
- Generation of residue, efficacy and crop safety data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2017 (ST16006)
- Proposed AgVet collaborative forum plant industry investment (ST16008)
- Cherry communications program (CY15002)
- Cherry communications program (CY16003)
- Australian cherry evaluation utilising precocious rootstocks (CY12024)
A culture of continuous improvement has been embedded, improving industry professionalism and profitability
Ongoing and completed investments
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 Cherry 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 Cherry Fund and how the investments align with the SIP.
