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R&D projects

Discover mushroom levy investments into Mushroom Fund R&D initiatives

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

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Completed project

Australian Mushrooms crisis and risk management (MU18007)

This investment refreshed and maintained a crisis and reputation risk management plan for the Australian mushroom industry

26 July 2021

Ongoing project

Mushroom industry crisis and reputation risk management (MU20006)

This investment is maintaining a crisis and reputation risk management plan for the Australian mushroom industry

14 July 2021

Ongoing project

Educating the food industry about Australian Mushrooms (MU20003)

This investment is delivering evidence-based information about Australian mushrooms to health and food service professionals in Australia.

14 July 2021

Completed project

Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT17019)

Among other thing, this project produced the Ag Chemical Updates, detailing chemical issues and reviews.

9 July 2021

Completed project

New innovations to improve mushroom whiteness shelf life (MU19005)

This investment investigated new innovations to improve and maintain mushroom whiteness, looking at both pre- and post-harvest factors.

16 March 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

Phenomenom - The Good Mood Food Module (ST19041)

This project, which was completed during 2020, expanded the number of Phenomenom resources available by adding a module that educates children, parents and teachers on the beneficial mood effects of a diet and lifestyle encompassing horticulture products.

22 February 2021

Completed project

Seasonal horticulture labour demand and workforce study (ST19040 and ST20008) (ST19040)

This short project ran in 2020 to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the horticulture sector in accessing and securing their casual workforce. The study provided an 18-month outlook on the casual labour demand across different regions, to support industry discussion on longer-term COVID-19 responses

22 February 2021

Ongoing project

Extension and adoption for food safety, quality and risk management (MU20000)

This investment is delivering targeted information on food safety, quality and risk management to the mushroom industry

19 February 2021

Completed project

Scanning technologies for horticulture packhouses (ST19022)

This project investigated the potential of in-line scanning technology to detect market access pest and disease organisms.

11 September 2020

Completed project Final Research Report

Nutrition claims for The Good Mood Food educational website (ST19037)

This investment assessed 70 horticultural commodities for their nutrient composition related to psychological, neurological and energy benefits.

10 December 2020