Ongoing project
Growing horticulture through protected cropping innovation (AS23001)
Delivery Partner: Applied Horticultural Research
This investment is helping protected cropping growers maintain profitability by advancing the industry’s approach towards sustainability, agronomy, automation to reduce labour costs, energy, and improving staff skills and management.
Challenge
The Australian Protected Cropping Strategy 2021-2030 was developed through extensive industry consultation and outlines opportunities for research, development and extension to support the adoption of protected cropping in the Australian horticulture industry. This project will address key opportunities that were identified in the Strategy, bringing together researchers, growers and industry specialists.
Response
The key project activities include:
Benefit
By embracing automation and technological advancements, protected cropping growers can achieve greater sustainability, improve crop quality, and enhance profitability, paving the way for a more efficient and competitive future.
This project is funded through Hort Innovation's Frontiers program
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