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Discover lychee levy investments into Lychee Fund R&D initiatives

The lychee levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Lychee Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.

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Completed project

Autonomous perception systems for horticulture tree crops (AH11009)

This robotics and mechanisation investment contributed to the development of sensing technologies/algorithms, trialed in autonomous perception ground vehicles (the Shimp and Mantis robots).

11 March 2016

Completed project Final Research Report

Transformational innovation performance analysis (AI13011)

This project examined the level of innovation in the Australian horticulture industry, and its relationship to productivity.

4 September 2015

Completed project

Lychee data generation investments (ST17000 and ST16006) (Lychee data generation investments)

These investments were responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals.

9 May 2023

Completed project

Australian Horticulture Statistics Handbook 2015-2018 (AH15001)

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

12 December 2018

Ongoing project

Lychee industry minor use program (LY16000)

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

7 December 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Lychee knowledge transfer at the 2018 China litchi conference (LY17001)

This investment supported attendance of Australian lychee industry representatives at the 2018 China International Litchi Business Conference and its surrounding activities in order to keep trade and market access discussions progressing.

27 August 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Grower guide for lychee grading (LY16003)

This project brought together the various lychee grading standards in existence, to formulate an overall guide for Australian lychee growers.

1 August 2018

Completed project Final Research Report

Industry communication through Living Lychee (LY14000)

The Living Lychee journal, industry website and other lychee resources were produced by this project between 2014 and 2017.

5 July 2017