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Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2020/21 to 2022/23 (MT21015)

Publication date: April 29, 2022

Delivery Partner: Ag Econ

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    What was it all about?

    Hort Innovation engaged independent consultants to evaluate the impact of our R&D investments, providing insights into the type and magnitude of impacts that are being generated across the company’s strategic levy programs.

    This is a key piece of investment evaluation work, and a yearly process for the company, which began through the project Ex-post impact assessment (MT18011) and continued through this program.

    The results from each year are available below.

    Third round assessments: 2022/23

    A range of detailed reports showing the impact assessments undertaken on specific projects from the third year of random sampling can be downloaded below:

    • Full impact assessment report: Apple and pear export readiness and market access (AP17002)
    • Full impact assessment report: Tools and interventions for increasing children’s vegetable intake (VG16064)
    • Full impact assessment report: Novel Topical Vegetable, Cotton Virus and Whitefly Protection (VG16037)
    • Full impact assessment report: Banana bunchy top virus project (Phase 4) – National surveillance and education (BA18000)
    • Full impact assessment report: Avocado sunblotch viroid survey (AV18007)
    • Full impact assessment report: Understanding and managing the role of honey bees in CGMMV epidemiology (VM18008)
    • Full impact assessment report: Trapping efficacy in table grape vineyards for area wide management of Queensland fruit fly (TG19001)
    • Full impact assessment report: Macadamia Integrated Disease Management (MC16018)
    • Full impact assessment report: Innovative rootstocks for the Australian macadamia industry (MC16000)
    • Full impact assessment report: Improving citrus quality with regulated deficit irrigation (CT17000)
    • Full impact assessment report: Implementing precision agriculture solutions in Australian avocado production systems (AV18002)

    Two case studies were also produced:

    • Meet Matthew Fealy, avocado grower (AV18002)
    • Meet Steve McLean, macadamia grower (MC160188)

     

    Second round assessments: 2021/22

    A range of detailed reports showing the impact assessments undertaken on specific projects from the second year of random sampling can be downloaded below:

    • Full impact assessment report: Educating health professionals (AL16007)
    • Full impact assessment report: Improved tree and fruit nutrition for the Australian apple industry (AP14023)
    • Full impact assessment report: Developing agri-tech solutions for the Australian apple industry (AP16005)
    • Full impact assessment report: Technology review for fruit traceability at every stage of the apple and pear fruit production and supply chain (AP19004)
    • Full impact assessment report: Improved plant protection for the banana industry (BA16001)
    • Full impact assessment report: Development of molecular markers for Fusarium wilt resistance in banana (BA17006)
    • Full impact assessment report: Protecting Australia's citrus genetic material (CT17008)
    • Full impact assessment report: Citrus agrichemical and export MRL program (CT18001)
    • Full impact assessment report: Development and implementation of protocols to enable importation of improved honey bee genetics to Australia (MT18019)
    • Full impact assessment report: Nursery industry natural disaster risk mitigation and recovery plan (NY18008)
    • Full impact assessment report: Program approach for pest and disease potato industry investments (PT17002)
    • Full impact assessment report: A strategic approach to weed management for the Australian vegetable industry (VG15070)
    • Full impact assessment report: Export facilitators (VG16085)
    • Full impact assessment report:VegNET 2020-2021 Far North Queensland (VG19008)

    Four case studies were also produced:

    • Meet David Finger, apple and pear grower (AP14023)
    • Meet Robert Green, apple and pear grower (AP14023)
    • Meet Jonathan Chislett, citrus grower (CT17008)
    • Meet Darren Long, vegetable grower (VG15070)
    First round assessments: 2020/21
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    A range of detailed reports showing the impact assessments undertaken on specific projects from the first year of random sampling can be downloaded below:

    • Full impact assessment report: Australian apple and pear industry innovation and adoption program (AP15004) and Delivery of apple and pear Future Orchards extension program (AP15005)
    • Full impact assessment report: An integrated pest, disease and weed management program for the Australian apple and pear industry (AP16007)
    • Full impact assessment report: Developing knowledge and management of strawberry red leaf disorder (BS19001)
    • Full impact assessment report: Building a genetic foundation for Australia's citrus future (CT15017)
    • Full impact assessment report: Improving biosecurity preparedness of the Australian citrus industry (CT17001)
    • Full impact assessment report: Australian macadamia industry innovation and adoption program (MC15004)
    • Full impact assessment report: National Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) Program Coordinator (MT16018)
    • Full impact assessment report: Developing IPM-compatible controls for spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) (MT18010)
    • Full impact assessment report: Nursery industry statistics 2017/18 to 2019/20 (NY17008)
    • Full impact assessment report: Australian papaya industry communication program (PP16001)
    • Full impact assessment report: Investigation of skin hardening and splitting disorders in sweetpotato (PW18001)
    • Full impact assessment report: Integrated pest management of redberry mite, Acalitus essigi, on blackberries (RB17000)
    • Full impact assessment report: Table grape export readiness and market access (TG17000)
    • Full impact assessment report: Field and landscape management to support beneficial arthropods for IPM on vegetable farms (VG16062)
    • Full impact assessment report: Risk and crisis management planning for the melon industry (VM18002)

    Six case studies were also produced:

    • Meet Bernard Hall, apple and pear grower (AP15005)
    • Meet John Evans, apple and pear grower (AP16007)
    • Meet Nick Ulcoq, citrus grower (CT15017)
    • Meet Elle Revell, macadamia grower (MC15004)
    • Meet Ashley Burns, nursery grower (NY17008)
    • Meet Phillip Brancatisano, table grape grower (TG17000)
    Details

    This multi-industry project was a strategic levy investment in multiple Hort Innovation Funds

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