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Discover vegetable levy investments into Vegetable Fund R&D initiatives

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

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Completed project Final Research Report

Tools and interventions for increasing children’s vegetable knowledge (VG16064)

This investment identified new ways of supplying vegetables to children and helped growers better serve the key consumer market of families with young kids.

31 January 2023

Ongoing project

Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar 2022-2024 (VG21003)

This project is delivering the Annual Vegetable Industry Seminars from 2022 to 2024 through a combination of in-person events, online webinars and video resources.

28 April 2022

Ongoing project

Demonstrating the benefits of building capability and capacity in extension delivery in the vegetable industry (VG21002)

This investment is evaluating the impact of providing additional training and support to industry development officers (IDOs).

10 March 2022

Ongoing project

VegNet 3.0 (VG21000)

This investment is tasked with keeping Australian vegetable growers informed about current R&D activities, results and resources

23 November 2021

Completed project

Leadership development program (MT18016)

This multi-industry leadership-building project was tasked with delivering development program for sweetpotato, raspberry and blackberry, and vegetable workers.

14 September 2021

Completed project Final Research Report

National vegetable industry communications program (VG18000)

This investment was responsible for effectively communicating the findings of levy-funded R&D and other relevant industry news, issues and data to vegetable growers and other industry stakeholders.

13 December 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

Soil wealth and integrated crop protection – phase 2 (VG16078)

This investment delivered the potato and vegetable industry's Soil Wealth and Integrated Crop Protection programs.

3 April 2023

Completed project Final Research Report

Attracting new entrants into Australian horticulture – promoting careers in horticulture (LP15006)

This project was a part of the Hort Frontiers Leadership Fund and engaged graduate students with the horticulture industry.

18 December 2022

Completed project Final Research Report

VegWHS training resources (VG16031)

Workplace health and training instruction videos for vegetable businesses were produced by this VegPRO sub-project.

30 June 2017