Investment analysis
As seen on the Fund management page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Olive Fund are guided by the olive 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 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 Olive 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 Olive Fund align to which SIP outcomes. Because some projects address more than one SIP outcome, they may be listed more than once.
Improved on-farm productivity, sustainability and product quality
Ongoing and completed investments
- Minor use coordinator (MT17007)
- Generation of residue data for permit applications 2017 (MT17012)
- Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture crops 2019/20 (MT18018)
- International Olive Council Committee (OL15002)
- Olive industry minor use program (OL16000)
- Desktop review for future investment in olive oil quality (OL16003)
- Processing water treatment options to improve olive oil quality(OL16008)
- Generation of residue, efficacy and crop safety data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2017 (ST16006)
- Proposed AgVet collaborative forum plant industry investment (ST16008)
- Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000)
- Australian olive oil code of practice implementation (OL13007)
- Determination of a derived smoke point for olive oil (OL15000)
- Development of market for EVOO in the food service sector (OL16002)
- Olive industry pre-harvest water and oil quality testing (OL16005)
- Investigating olive oil quality improvement through filtration (OL16007)
- Australian olive industry sensory training (OL17003)
- Extending OliveCare to foster excellence in production of Australian olives (OL17006)
- Australian olive industry benchmarking program (OL16001)
- Olive industry fruit, oil and water quality testing – phase 2 (OL17005)
- Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008)
- PBRI Symposium (ST18003)
Increased demand for Australian olive products within Australia and in key overseas markets
Ongoing and completed investments
- Export-import market intelligence project 2014-2016 (MT14006)
- Horticultural trade data 2017-2019 (MT16010)
- Horticulture trade intelligence reporting 2017-2019 (MT16011)
- Essential work to facilitate increased exports to China, removing roadblocks and enhancing competitive advantage (OL14003)
- Olive oil consumer research – Round 2 (OL17000)
- Educating health professionals about Australian olive products (OL17002)
- Olive oil food service program (OL16004)
- Development of market for EVOO in the food service sector (OL16002)
- Horticulture trade data (MT19005)
Greater skills, capacity and knowledge in the industry
Ongoing and completed investments
- Olive industry communications program (OL16006)
- National olive industry conference and trade exhibition (OL16010)
- Risk and crisis management planning for the olive industry (OL16011)
- Australian olive industry sensory training (OL17003)
- Australian olive industry communications and extension program (OL18000)
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 Olive 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 Olive Fund and how the investments align with the SIP.
