Investment analysis
As seen on the Fund management page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Strawberry Fund are guided by the strawberry 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 Strawberry 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 Strawberry Fund align to which SIP outcomes. Because some projects address more than one SIP outcome, they may be listed more than once.
By 2021, per capita domestic consumption of fresh Australian strawberries will increase by 10 per cent, underpinned by consistent supply of premium quality fruit that matches consumer desires
Ongoing and completed investments
- Neilsen ad-hoc consumer analysis for the berry sector (BS16000)
- Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
By 2021, increase exports of Australian strawberries from four per cent to at least eight per cent of national production by volume, in selected markets with a capacity and willingness to pay a premium for quality fruit
Ongoing and completed investments
- Developing a national systems approach for meeting biosecurity requirements to access key Asian markets (AM17001)
- Developing virus molecular diagnostics for post entry quarantine and certification of strawberry runners (BS12009)
- Essential Market Access Data Packages (MT14052)
- Continuation of pilot systems to validate Pest Free Place of Production for Queensland fruit fly in the Yarra Valley (MT15028)
- Berry export strategy (MT17001)
By 2021, the industry will increase farm productivity (marketable yield per hectare) by an average 10 per cent
Ongoing and completed investments
- National strawberry varietal improvement program (BS17000)
- Improved management of charcoal rot of strawberry (BS15005)
- Enhanced National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (MT16005)
- Coir waste management for hydroponic berries (MT17016)
- Developing virus molecular diagnostics for post entry quarantine and certification of strawberry runners (BS12009)
- Minor use permits for the strawberry industry (BS12018)
- National strawberry varietal improvement program (BS12021)
- Development of soil disinfestation systems for production of certified strawberry runners (BS13000)
- Strawberry industry minor use program (BS16001)
- Port Augusta QFLY SIT factory pilot operation (SITplus) (FF18003)
- SITplus: Developing and optimising production of a male-only, temperature-sensitive-lethal, strain of Qfly, B. tryoni (MT13059)
Improving the biosecurity preparedness of Australian horticulture for the exotic spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT17005) - Xylella coordinator (MT17006)
- Minor use coordinator (MT17007)
- Review of the biosecurity plan for the berry sector (MT18004)
- Developing IPM-compatible controls for spotted winged drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT18010)
- Generation of residue, efficacy and crop safety data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2017 (ST16006)
- Proposed AgVet collaborative forum plant industry investment (ST16008)
- Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) – Updates (MT19008)
- PBRI Symposium (ST18003)
By 2021, at least 90 per cent of national production and 90 per cent of growers and other firms involved in the strawberry value chain will be directly engaged with and value national industry services
Ongoing and completed investments
- Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000)
- Facilitating the development of the Australian strawberry industry – national oversight and communications (BS15002)
- Facilitating the development of the Australian strawberry industry – sub-tropical regional delivery (BS15003)
- Facilitating the development of the Australian strawberry industry – temperate regional delivery (BS15004)
- Engaging leaders in the Australian horticulture industry (LP16001)
- Women leaders workshop (MT16003)
- Horticulture trade data (MT19005)
- Facilitating the development of the Australian berry industries (MT18020)
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 Strawberry 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 Strawberry Fund and how the investments align with the SIP.
