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Discover strawberry levy investments into Strawberry Fund R&D initiatives

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

Discover the projects that you want to see by refining the list by ongoing, completed, and historical R&D projects as well as projects by R&D portfolio type. You can also filter the projects by areas of extension and communications, international trade, and data and insights.

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Ongoing project

Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2021 (ST20003, ST20005 and ST20006)

These investments are responsible for generating pesticide residue and crop safety data to support minor use permit applications and renewals

27 July 2021

Ongoing project

Regulatory support and coordination (pesticides) (MT20007)

This project provides the Australian horticulture industry with key information regarding domestic and international pesticide regulation

27 July 2021

Ongoing project

Joint berry export trade development (MT20004)

This investment is proactively managing market access and trade development for the berry industries so that an increasing volume of product can be moved offshore, over time, at sustainable prices.

13 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 Final Research Report

Developing IPM-compatible controls for spotted winged drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT18010)

This investment is developing control measures against spotted wing drosophila, which are compatible with integrated pest management approaches used in Australian berry crops. There is also a sister investment working to review and extend information to industry.

16 June 2021

Ongoing project

Novel technologies and practices for the optimisation of pollination within protected cropping environments (ST19000)

This investment will improve the quality and yield of fruit and vegetable seeds produced in protected cropping environments by developing advanced technologies for pollination in protected cropping horticulture sector.

24 February 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

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