R&D projects
Discover macadamia levy investments into Macadamia Fund R&D initiatives
The macadamia levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Macadamia Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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Benchmarking the macadamia industry 2019-2021 (MC18002)
This investment supplied on-farm benchmarking information to the macadamia industry.
13 December 2022
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)
This investment provided a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
9 January 2024
Australian horticulture international demand creation (ST21007)
This investment delivered insights into what the international consumer wants across 13 priority markets for the Australian horticulture sector.
17 July 2023
Macadamia crop forecasting 2020-2022 (MC18003)
This investment was responsible for producing macadamia crop forecasts.
1 June 2022
Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015) (MT17015h)
This multi-industry investment provided regular consumer behaviour data and insight reporting about the macadamia industry through the Harvest to Home platform.
16 March 2022
Pilot program: Consumer usage, attitude and brand tracking (MT21201)
This pilot program provided a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
9 March 2022
Feasibility study into opportunities for high-technology horticulture production in urban environments (HA19005)
This project provided recommendations on how the Australian horticulture industry can realise opportunities surrounding high technology horticulture production in urban environments and build the capacity of this sector.
12 January 2022
Consumer demand spaces for horticulture (MT21003)
This investment identified and prioritised opportunities to engage consumers and build demand across the domestic market for fruits, nuts and vegetables.
28 November 2022
Advanced production for temperate nut crops (various projects) (ST16000)
This investment developed advanced production systems for nut industries using two tree nut crops, almond and walnuts, as model crops.
1 December 2021
The effect of macadamia nuts on cardiometabolic risk factors and adiposity: a randomised intervention study (MC17005)
This investment built upon the scientific evidence base on the health benefits of macadamias.
10 November 2021