Papaya Fund snapshot
$173 thousand
Invested in R&D in 2022/23
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$115 thousand
Invested in marketing in 2022/23
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$375 thousand
Levy collected in 2022/23
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Find papaya industry resources to help your business grow
Most recent
Ongoing project
Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) 2023 updates (MT23001)
Final research report
Fund Impact Assessment 2020/21: cherry, vegetables and small tropicals (MT21013)
Completed project
Generation of data for pesticide applications in horticulture crops 2018 (ST17000)
Ongoing project
Generation of data for pesticide permit applications in horticulture 2022 (ST22001, ST22003 and ST22004)
Completed project
Papaya clean seed program (PP18001)
Recently added

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Banana army poised to defend Aussie plantations

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Scientists bring flies to Varroa Mite Red Zone

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$11.5M effort to deliver bot-ready strawberries

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$1M investment to find new citrus varieties

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Research pays off in India avocado trade deal

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Australian horticulture grows by $6.15B within a decade

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Tree immunisations could become a reality

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Hort Innovation welcomes two new directors
Completed project
Papaya clean seed program (PP18001)

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Taste the Wonders of Australia

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New macadamia varieties to lower production costs

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Aussie avocados smash it in Singapore and Malaysia

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Eyeing new tech to increase Varroa mite armoury

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Hort Innovation Board candidates announced

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Scientists find 65 per cent of tree species at risk

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$7 million to source supreme strawberries

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$6.4 million boost for cool-climate horticulture growers
Ongoing project
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)
Completed project
Foodservice foundational market insights (MT21011)

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Pink, White strawberries soon to hit Aussie market

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Varroa-targeting pesticide under development
Ongoing project
Papaya market supply data capture and analysis (PP20003)

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Want to try new Ag Tech? Express interest now

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New trial explores almond orchard recycling in Australia
Completed project
Consumer behavioural and retail data for fresh produce (MT17015)
Ongoing project
Consumer behavioural data program (MT21004)
Completed project
Pilot program: Consumer usage, attitude and brand tracking (MT21201)

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New CEO appointed

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Aussie potatoes mashing previous records


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Hort Innovation
Sarah Strutt
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Papaya Australia
PO Box 309
Mareeba QLD, 4880
australianpapaya.com.au
07 4092 7536
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Mareeba QLD, 4880