Investment expenditure analysis
See how Summerfruit Fund investments are tracking against the industry’s Strategic Investment Plan
As seen on the summerfruit 'fund management' page, investments specific to the Hort Innovation Summerfruit Fund are guided by the industry's Strategic Investment Plan (SIP). The SIP features four 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.
See how investment expenditure aligns to Strategic Investment Plan outcomes
In the interactive chart below, discover the most up-to-date information on how project expenditure in the Summerfruit Fund is aligned to the four SIP outcomes. The chart reflects project investment across the life of the SIP to date.
1-10 of 18 results
Regulatory support and response co-ordination (pesticides) (MT24008)
The regulatory support and response coordination project aims to provide Australian horticultural industries support to navigate complex domestic and international pesticide regulations.
6 May 2025
Determining harvest maturity for peaches and nectarines (SF23005)
This project is validating and increasing the utility and accuracy of the Rubens sensor – a non-destructive tool that is used to determine the harvest maturity and quality of peaches and nectarines.
10 December 2024
Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2023/24 to 2025/26 (MT24005)
Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.
10 October 2024
Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (2024-2029) (MT24007)
Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (2024-2029) (MT24007)What is it all about? This project will provide a report of national residue testing data to the Department of Agriculture,
10 September 2024
Summerfruit trade development project (SF23003)
This investment is proactively supporting the Australian summerfruit industry's export growth by enhancing its ability to maintain and increase its share in the global market.
21 June 2024
Summerfruit extension and communication project (SF23004)
The project is creating a more informed and innovative summerfruit industry through effective communication and knowledge sharing, ultimately improving fruit quality and industry sustainability.
23 April 2024
Stone fruit usage and attitude study (SF23002)
This project is identifying and prioritising growth opportunities for the summerfruit industry at an individual commodity level.
25 March 2024
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2023/24 (MT23201)
This investment provides a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
21 February 2024
Precision summerfruit orchards (SF23000)
The project is developing profitable management strategies for summerfruit growers associated with temporal and spatial variation in crop load, fruit quality (fruit number per tree, fruit size and colour), and labour use efficiency.
23 January 2024
Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) 2023 updates (MT23001)
This project delivers the 2023 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for each of the following industries: almond, avocado, banana, berry, lychee, macadamia, melon, olive, onion, papaya, passionfruit, pineapple and summerfruit.
7 November 2023