National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (PH25001)
This project supports the continuation of the National Bee Pest Surveillance Program (NBPSP), a coordinated, risk-based initiative to detect exotic and regionally significant bee pests.
Completed project
Improving on-farm productivity and sustainability of the Australian macadamia industry (MC10003)
Publication date: June 17, 2012
Delivery Partner: Australian Macadamia Society
This project ran from August 2010 through to February 2016, funding a full-time productivity development officer within the Australian Macadamia Society who delivered a range of industry extension and development activities.
The key objective of the project was to improve the on-farm productivity and sustainability of the Australian macadamia industry.
There were a number of priority issues that activities were centred around, including fertiliser investment, lace bug management, spray coverage, integrated orchard management and integrated orchard nutrition.
During the course of the project, the development officer…
In addition to increased production over the life of the project, a survey showed that growers and stakeholders thought that the project delivered a strong return on investment to the industry, was able to reach and engage with the majority of the industry and assisted to increase both farm sustainability and productivity.
This project was a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Macadamia Fund
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