Vegetable Fund snapshot
$14.3 million
Invested in R&D in 2020/21
$14 million
Invested in R&D in 2022/23
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$12 million
Levy collected in 2022/23
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Find vegetable industry resources to help your business grow
Most recent
Ongoing project
Vegetable industry biosecurity and business continuity strategy (VG22004)
Completed project
Chemical residue report to support Australia’s Country Recognition Arrangement (CRA) with Indonesia (MT23000)
Ongoing project
Glasshouse films (VG21006)
Ongoing project
Produce Executive Program Scholarships (VG22011)
Completed project
International Spinach Conference 2023 (VG22010)
Recently added
Ongoing project
Glasshouse films (VG21006)
Ongoing project
Produce Executive Program Scholarships (VG22011)
Completed project
International Spinach Conference 2023 (VG22010)

Media Release
Veggies take root in school lunch menus
Completed project
SITplus: Port Augusta Qfly SIT factory pilot operation (FF18003)
Ongoing project
Management of foliar bacterial diseases in vegetables (VG22001)
Completed project
Economic contribution of Australian horticulture (MT21010)
Completed project
Australian horticulture international demand creation (ST21007)
Ongoing project
Pre-harvest sanitisation of leafy green vegetables (VG22008)
Ongoing project
National vegetable and onion benchmarking program (MT22009)
Completed project
Essential market access data packages (MT14052)

Media Release
Banana army poised to defend Aussie plantations
Completed project
Vegetable data generation investments (ST16006, ST17000 and MT17012)
Ongoing project
Soil wealth and integrated crop protection – phase 3 (MT22004)
Completed project
Soil wealth and integrated crop protection – phase 2 (VG16078)
Ongoing project
Horticulture trade data (MT22005)

Media Release
Scientists bring flies to Varroa Mite Red Zone

Media Release
$11.5M effort to deliver bot-ready strawberries
Completed project
Horticulture trade data (MT19005)

Media Release
$1M investment to find new citrus varieties

Media Release
Research pays off in India avocado trade deal

Media Release
Australian horticulture grows by $6.15B within a decade

Media Release
Tree immunisations could become a reality
Completed project
National vegetable industry communications program (VG18000)
Completed project
Across horticulture support for export MRL compliance (MT19006)
Ongoing project
Vegetable industry communications program (VG22000)
Completed project
Consumer demand spaces for horticulture (MT21003)

Media Release
Hort Innovation welcomes two new directors


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Industry Service & Delivery Partner
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