Investment analysis
As seen on the Fund management page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Mango Fund are guided by the mango 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 Mango Fund is aligned to the SIP outcomes. This currently reflects project investment across the life of the SIP to date, from July 2016 to June 2019.
How investment expenditure aligns to Strategic Investment Plan outcomes
How investment expenditure aligns to Strategic Investment Plan outcomes
Click or hover over the chart to learn more about Mango Fund investment by SIP outcome
Increased industry productivity through increased yields and reduced costs per hectare
Ongoing and completed investments
- Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture crops 2019/20 (MT18018)
- Proposed AgVet collaborative forum plant industry investment (ST16008)
- Generation of data for pesticide application in horticulture (ST17000)
- Understanding and mitigating the aggregative response to the magpie goose to mango orchards in the Northern Territory (MG15005)
- Mango industry conference 2017 (MG16001)
- Fruit maturity assessment on farm using near-infrared technology (MG16002)
- SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)
- Optimising nutrient management for improved productivity and fruit quality in mangoes (ST16004)
- Quality standards, refinement and testing (MG15002)
- Mango industry communications program 2016-17 (MG15006)
- On-farm quality testing utilising near infrared (NIR) technology (MG17002)
- National mango industry communication program (MG17004)
- 12th Biennial Australian Mangoes Conference partnership (MG18000)
Increased grower profitability through increased consumer demand for Australian mangoes
Ongoing and completed investments
- Asia Fruit Logistica 2017 (AM16007)
- Asia Fruit Logistica 2018 (AM17010)
- Export (MG16504)
- Export consumer demand (MG16505)
- Conditional non-host systems protocol for fruit fly in mangoes (MG17005)
- Export (MG17515)
- Mango export engagement (MG18509)
- Understanding the purchase behaviour of fresh produce consumers (MT13061)
- Import market intelligence project 2014-2016 (MT14006)
- Essential market access data packages (MT14052)
- Horticultural trade data 2017-2019 (MT16010)
- Tropical fruit export strategy (MT17002)
- Data collection to facilitate supply chain transparency - stage 3 (MG15003)
- Fruit maturity assessment on farm using near-infrared technology (MG16002)
- Building best management practice capacity for the Australian mango industry (MG17000)
- Mango supply chain data collection – phase 4 (MG17006)
- Quality standards, refinement and testing (MG15002)
- Monitoring mango fruit quality through the supply chain to the US - 2 (MG16003)
The Hort Innovation Mango Fund contributed to other marketing-related projects and activities in this outcome. For information and updates on marketing visit the fund's grower pages.
Increased R&D and extension capacity and resources supporting industry development
Ongoing and completed investments
- Capacity building, information, technology and extension for the Australian mango industry (MG13017)
- Mango industry communications program 2016-17 (MG15006)
- Building best management practice capacity for the Australian mango industry (MG17000)
- National mango industry communication program (MG17004)
- 12th Biennial Australian Mangoes Conference partnership (MG18000)
- On-farm quality testing utilising near infrared (NIR) technology (MG17002)
- Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
- Mango industry communications program 2016-17 (MG15006)
- National mango industry communication program (MG17004)
Improved industry sustainability and management of risks
Ongoing and completed investments
- Understanding and mitigating the aggregative response to the magpie goose to mango orchards in the Northern Territory (MG15005)
- Conditional non-host systems protocol for fruit fly in mangoes (MG17005)
- SPLAT cue-lure based management of Queensland fruit fly (MT12001)
- Essential market access data packages (MT14052)
- Review of national biosecurity plans (MT17003)
- Engaging leaders in the Australian horticulture industry (LP16001)
- 12th Biennial Australian Mangoes Conference partnership (MG18000)
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 Mango 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 Mango Fund and how the investments align with the SIP.
