Ongoing project
Sustainably growing horticulture value in cool climate Australia (AS20004)
Delivery Partner: University of Tasmania
This investment is tackling the barriers to sustainable expansion in cool climate horticulture by addressing critical issues and risks associated with climatic variability and extremes in temperature and rainfall. The aim is to increase cool climate horticulture by 20 per cent over the next five years.
Key activities of the program include:
The project will focus on high-value crops in cool climate horticulture regions across Australia, including raspberries, blackberries, cherries, potatoes, onions, carrots, and green peas. Several commercially managed farms will be used as research trial sites, some of which will double as demonstration sites.
This project is funded through Hort Innovation's Frontiers program
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