Completed project
Improving biosecurity preparedness of the Australian citrus industry (CT17001)
Publication date: September 13, 2021
Delivery Partner: Plant Health Australia
Building upon the outcomes of earlier levy-funded project Protecting Australia’s citrus industry from biosecurity threats (CT12022), this investment was established in 2018 to improve the industry’s ability to respond to exotic pests, raise industry awareness about the importance of exotic citrus pests, and develop a nationally coordinated program for targeted surveillance activities.
The project acknowledges that the industry faces a number of significant exotic pest threats that have the potential to affect production as well as market access. These include Huanglongbing and its psyllid vectors, citrus canker and citrus variegated chlorosis (Xylella). Its work bolstered biosecurity capacity and technical capability for the Australian citrus industry, and included a range of preparedness, response and awareness activities.
To achieve these objectives, key outputs were delivered under five focus areas:
Outcomes were shared with various stakeholders, including growers, researchers and decision makers, to support awareness across the Australian citrus industry of the importance of biosecurity.
Read these articles to find out more about this project and Australian citrus biosecurity:
This project was a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Citrus Fund
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