Investment analysis
As seen on the Fund management page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Macadamia Fund are guided by the macadamia 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 Macadamia Fund is aligned to the SIP outcomes. This currently reflects project investment across the life of the SIP to date.
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 Macadamia Fund align to which SIP outcomes. Because some projects address more than one SIP outcome, they may be listed more than once.
Increased productivity and grower returns through an average yield increase to five tonnes nut-in-shell per hectare by 2021
Ongoing and completed investments
- Biology, species and genetic diversity of macadamia lace bugs (MC13008)
- Coordinator for the IPM Program for the Australian (MC16003)
- Integrated pest management program for the Australian macadamia industry (MC16004 to MC16008)
- Reconnaissance and recommendations for mistletoe management in macadamia orchards (MC18001)
- An IPM program for the Australian macadamia industry (MC15014)
- Macadamia integrated disease management (MC16018)
- Biological husk spot research (MC12008)
- Generation of residue data for pesticide minor use permit applications in macadamias 2015/16 (MC15002)
- Macadamia industry minor use program (MC16002)
- Supply of Biological control product to control husk spot of macadamia (MC16012)
- Sigastus Weevil Pest Control (MC17007)
- 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)
- Integrated management of diseases in macadamia industry (MC12007)
- Ecology and management of Sigastus weevil in macadamias (MC15010)
- Time of flowering and pollination relevant to orchard weather conditions in northern NSW – a growers trial group (MC12011)
- Determining the extent and causes of abnormal vertical growth (MC15011)
- Macadamia harvest improvement review (MC16001)
- Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008)
- PBRI Symposium (ST18003)
Improved production systems covering plant breeding, intensive orchards and novel technologies
Ongoing and completed investments
- Macadamia regional variety trials – series 3, phase 2 (MC11001)
- Macadamia – propagation and precocity (MC13014)
- Review of macadamia orchard nutrition (MC15012)
- Innovative rootstocks for the Australian macadamia industry (MC16000)
- Macadamia regional variety trials series 4 (MC17006)
- Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT16005)
- Macadamia second generation breeding and conservation (MC14000)
- Supply of biological control product to control husk spot of macadamia (MC16012)
- Proposed AgVet collaborative forum plant industry investment (ST16008)
- Genetic diversity and population structure of wild and domesticated macadamia (MC18004)
- National macadamia breeding and evaluation program (MC19000)
Improved capacity to lead and support current and future industry needs
Ongoing and completed investments
- Development and publication of the macadamia industry Integrated Orchard Management booklet (MC14007)
- Benchmarking the macadamia industry 2015-18 (MC15005)
- Macadamia crop forecasting 2015-18 (MC15009)
- Consultancy services for crop forecasting project MC15009 (MC15013)
- Benchmarking the macadamia industry 2019-2021 (MC18002)
- Macadamia crop forecasting 2020-2022 (MC18003)
- National macadamia grower communication program (MC15003)
- Australian macadamia communication program (MC18000)
- Engaging leaders in the Australian horticulture industry (LP16001)
- Australian macadamia industry innovation and adoption program (MC15004)
- Integrated pest management program for the Australian macadamia industry (various projects from MC16004 to MC16008)
- Macadamia gross value of production (GVP) analysis (MC16013)
- Contribution to the 2nd International Macadamia Research Symposium (MC16700)
- Developing a macadamia industry tree stock standard (MC17001)
- Improving the biosecurity preparedness of Australian horticulture for the exotic spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT17005)
Market demand for Australian macadamias has increased and expanded
Ongoing and completed investments
- The effect of macadamia nuts on cardiometabolic risk factors and adiposity: a randomised intervention study (MC17005)
- Australian macadamias - Wholesale price data and commodity reports (MC18509)
- Understanding the purchase behaviour of fresh produce consumers (MT13061)
- Export – import market intelligence project 2014-2016 (MT14006)
- Horticultural trade data 2017-2019 (MT16010)
- Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
- Export (MC17515)
- Nuts for Life – Annual contribution (MC18512)
- Nuts For Life program 2014-2015 – Child marketing (NL14002)
- Australian macadamia industry - ANIC Conference - event activity sponsorship and activities (MC18510)
- Trade activity (MC15502)
- Maintain and develop trade databases and e-newsletters (MC16502)
- Horticulture Trade Data (MT19005)
- Australian Macadamia Marketing Manager (MC18507)
The Hort Innovation Macadamia Fund contributed to other marketing-related projects and activities in this outcome. For information and updates on marketing visit the fund's grower pages.
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 Macadamia 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 Macadamia Fund and how the investments align with the SIP.
