Investment analysis
As seen on the Fund management page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Pineapple Fund are guided by the pineapple 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 Pineapple 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 specific projects align to Strategic Investment Plan outcomes
Click on the below panels to see which projects in the Pineapple Fund align to which SIP outcomes. Because some projects address more than one SIP outcome, they may be listed more than once.
Improved pest and disease management and best practice adoption increases grower productivity, profitability and sustainability
Ongoing and completed investments
- Minor use coordinator (MT17007)
- Generation of residue data for permit applications 2017 (MT17012)
- Melon and pineapple industry SARP report updates (MT18007)
- Pineapple industry minor use program (PI16000)
- Pineapple industry minor use program 2015-16 (ST15025)
- Crop protection replacement for diuron in pineapple industry (ST15029)
- Proposed AgVet collaborative forum plant industry investment (ST16008)
- Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000)
- National pineapple breeding and evaluation program (PI17000)
Adoption of continuous improvement and automation technology increases grower productivity and profitability
Ongoing and completed investments
- National pineapple breeding and evaluation program (PI17000)
- Understanding the purchase behaviour of fresh produce consumers (MT13061)
- Driving growth for P]passionfruit and pineapples (MT16014)
- Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
The Hort Innovation Pineapple Fund contributed to other marketing-related projects and activities in this outcome. For information and updates on marketing visit the fund's grower pages.
Product quality and consistency improves returns to growers through increased consumer demand
Ongoing and completed investments
- Integrated pest, disease and weed management systems for pineapple (pineapple industry technical officer) (PI12008)
- Study groups enabling industry adaption to pineapple market changes (PI13006)
- Facilitating the development of the Australian pineapple industry - stage 3 (PI15000)
- National pineapple breeding and evaluation program (PI17000)
- Pineapple integrated crop protection program (PI17001)
The attraction of new growers and retention of current growers through demonstrated profitability will lead to industry sustainability
Ongoing and completed investments
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 Pineapple 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 Pineapple Fund and how the investments align with the SIP.
