Investment analysis
As seen on the Fund management page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Prune Fund are guided by the prune 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 Prune 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 Prune Fund align to which SIP outcomes. Because some projects address more than one SIP outcome, they may be listed more than once.
Improve on-farm productivity and product quality so that Australia becomes a leading producer of high quality, nutritious fruit
Ongoing and completed investments
- National honey bee pest surveillance program (MT12011)
- Protecting pollination for the Australian horticulture industry (MT13002)
- Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT16005)
- Improving the biosecurity preparedness of Australian horticulture for the exotic spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT17005)
Undertake R&D and extension to provide results which can be used by industry to support ‘pre-competitive’ activities to increase the demand for Australian prunes and improve producer profitability
Investments in this outcome are achieved in industry programs not managed by Hort Innovation.
Build skills, capacity and knowledge in the industry, both in existing and new industry participants, so that the capability exists to implement R&D outcomes and deliver the supply and quality improvements needed by the industry
Ongoing and completed investments
- Technical development for the Australian prune industry - Stage 2 (DP14000)
- Innovation and adoption program for the Australian prune industry (DP15002)
- International Prune Association Conference 2016 (DP16700)
- Communications and extension for the Australian prune industry (DP18000)
- Prune industry communications and extension program (DP19000)
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 Prune 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 Prune Fund and how the investments align with the SIP.
