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Fund impact assessment 2020/21: cherry, vegetables and small tropicals (MT21013)

Publication date: April 29, 2022

Delivery Partner: Ag Econ

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    What was it all about?

    Each year Hort Innovation engages independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments. This involves looking across a random sample of Hort Innovation R&D projects completed in the previous financial year, plus a specific look at the impact of work within a selection of industry-specific Hort Innovation Funds.

    This project evaluated a random selection of projects in the Hort Innovation Cherry, Vegetable and Small Tropical (Lychee, Pineapple, Papaya, Persimmon, Passionfruit) Funds, with a focus on projects completed within the five years to 30 June 2021, aligned to the 2017-2021 industry Strategic Investment Plans.

    Access the reports and case studies

    Cherry

    • Summary report
    • Comparing the performance of new cherry rootstocks soon to be available to industry (CY12010)
    • Cherry communications program (CY15002)
    • Export readiness and market access (CY16004)
      • Case study: Leon Cotsaris
      • Case study: Mike Oakford

    Vegetable

    • Summary report
    • Export opportunities for carrots, sweet corn, beans, broccoli and baby leaf – symposia (VG13072)
      • Case study: Trandos Farms
    • Extension of integrated crop protection information (VG13078)
    • Sowing success through transformational technologies (VG15021)
    • Facilitating adoption of IPM through a participatory approach with local advisors and industry (VG15034 and VG15035)
      • Case study: Graeme Pitchford
    • Understanding consumer triggers and barriers to consumption of Australian indigenous vegetables and Asian vegetables (VG15071)
    • Export development of Australian vegetables to Japan (VG15074)
      • Case study: Kees Versteeg
    • Optimising cover cropping for the Australian vegetable industry (VG16068)
      • Case study: Darren Schreurs
      • Case study: Deon Gibson
      • Case study: Jake Ryan
    • Novel glass projects (VG15038 and VG16070)
      • Case study: Alex Soeriyadi

    Small Tropical

    • Summary report
    • Australian lychee industry communications program (LY16005)
      • Case study: Krystal Caton
    • Integrated pest, disease and weed management systems for pineapple (pineapple industry technical officer) (PI12008)
    • Australian sweet persimmon industry development project – phase 4 (PR13007)
      • Case study: Ross Stuhmcke
    Details

    This multi-industry project was a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Cherry, Lychee, Papaya, Passionfruit, Persimmon, Pineapple, and Vegetable Funds

    Related industries

    • Cherry
    • Lychee
    • Papaya
    • Passionfruit
    • Persimmon
    • Pineapple
    • Vegetable

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