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

Chestnut rot evaluation trials (CH23002)

This project is delivering chestnut rot trials of Difenoconzole and Pyraclostrobin to establish their level of efficacy and ensure there are no issues with the quality and safety of the subsequent nuts.

21 February 2024

• Ongoing project
• Chestnut Fund
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity

Chestnut industry communications program (CH22000)

This investment is supporting the development of the Australian chestnut industry through providing a range of communication outputs designed to inform growers and other industry stakeholders.

5 October 2022

• Ongoing project
• Chestnut Fund
• Industry development and communication

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

Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2020/21 to 2022/23 (MT21015)

This project is evaluating the impact of Hort Innovation's R&D investments.

29 April 2022

• Ongoing project
• Potato – Processing Fund
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• 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
• Nursery Fund
• Olive Fund
• Onion Fund
• Passionfruit Fund
• Persimmon Fund
• Pineapple Fund
• Prune Fund
• Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
• Strawberry Fund
• Summerfruit Fund
• Sweetpotato Fund
• Table Grape Fund
• Turf Fund
• Vegetable Fund

Consumer behavioural data program (MT21004)

This multi-industry investment is tasked with providing regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting to a range of industries

10 March 2022

• Ongoing project
• Outcome 3: Business insights
• Outcome 4: Business insights

Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT20007)

This project provides the Australian horticulture industry with key information regarding domestic and international pesticide regulation

27 July 2021

• Ongoing project
• Minor use permits
• Outcome 1: Industry supply, productivity and sustai
• Outcome 1: Protect the production base
• Outcome 2: Industry supply, productivity and sustainability

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2018-19 to 2020-21 (HA18002)

This across-industry investment is responsible for producing Hort Innovation’s annual Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook.

22 May 2019

• Ongoing project
• Our work R&D
• Drive train
• R&D

Chestnut industry minor use permit program (CH16001)

This project funds submitting renewals and applications for minor use permits for the chestnut industry

7 December 2018

• Ongoing project
• R&D
• Outcome 2: Industry supply, productivity and sustainability