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

Dried grape industry communications program (DG22000)

This project delivers communications to Australian dried fruit growers and other industry stakeholders.

17 May 2023

• Ongoing project
• Dried Grape Fund
• Industry development and communication

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

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

Dried grape production innovation and adoption program 2021-2026 (DG21000)

This project is assisting dried grape producers access and share leading and emerging research and knowledge on production techniques to grow skills, improve productivity and keep quality high.

14 October 2021

• Ongoing project
• Outcome 1: Industry supply, productivity and sustai
• Outcome 2: Extension and capability

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

Dried grape scion and rootstock evaluation program (DG19000)

This investment is facilitating the continued maintenance of existing dried grape scion and rootstock trials.

28 July 2020

• Ongoing project
• R&D

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