Investment expenditure analysis
See how Melon Fund investments are tracking against the industry’s Strategic Investment Plan
As seen on the melon 'fund management' page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Melon Fund are guided by the industry's Strategic Investment Plan (SIP). The SIP features four priority outcome areas that have been identified and agreed upon by the industry, and Hort Innovation works to invest in R&D initiatives that are aligned to these.
See how investment expenditure aligns to Strategic Investment Plan outcomes
In the interactive chart below, discover the most up-to-date information on how project expenditure in the Melon Fund is aligned to the four SIP outcomes. The chart reflects project investment across the life of the SIP to date.
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Regulatory support and response co-ordination (pesticides) (MT24008)
The regulatory support and response coordination project aims to provide Australian horticultural industries support to navigate complex domestic and international pesticide regulations.
6 May 2025
Melon food safety monitoring and support – phase 2 (VM24001)
This project aims to further promote and nurture a robust food safety culture within the Australian melon industry by implementing science- and data-based food safety monitoring and support systems.
21 February 2025
Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2023/24 to 2025/26 (MT24005)
Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.
10 October 2024
Melon industry communications program (VM23003)
This investment is responsible for keeping Australian melon growers informed about industry R&D and other news and developments in a timely way.
21 May 2024
Melon industry study tours (VM23000)
This project enhances the Australian melon industry by connecting local producers and stakeholders with global innovators through a series of study tours.
10 April 2024
Melon quality improvement program (VM23002)
This investment facilitates and monitors the adoption of the minimum quality standards recently developed for the melon industry, with the ultimate goal of increasing consumption and demand for melons.
19 March 2024
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
Strengthening the sustainability of melon production (VM23001)
This project is developing melon growers' understanding of the potential environmental impacts of the industry on a total and per/tonne of melon basis.
23 January 2024
Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) 2023 updates (MT23001)
This project delivers the 2023 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for each of the following industries: almond, avocado, banana, berry, lychee, macadamia, melon, olive, onion, papaya, passionfruit, pineapple and summerfruit.
7 November 2023
Capturing the real and potential benefits and costs of on-farm biosecurity measures (MT22008)
This investment quantifies the everyday benefits of on-farm biosecurity practices so that recommendations can be made on how to incentivise vegetable and melon growers to adopt appropriate biosecurity measures.
19 April 2023