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Reducing on-farm food waste and unlocking its value for grower profitability and sustainability (HN24001)
The initiative will deliver evidence-based strategies tailored to Australian growing conditions, including revising produce specifications, exploring value-added uses for non-standard produce, and creating a Grower Knowledge Database.
16 October 2025
Plus one serve: Primary schools vegetable provisioning model (HN24008)
This two-year project aims to evaluate initiatives and explore business models for vegetable provisioning for snack breaks in primary schools that take into account socio-economic inequalities.
7 October 2025
Horticultural Industry Internship Program (LP24200)
The Horticultural Industry Internship Program is a new initiative addressing workforce shortages in Australian horticulture by offering paid, industry-based internships to undergraduate and graduate students from Western Sydney University (WSU).
12 September 2025
Developing management strategies to enhance the recovery of horticulture from bushfires (AS19002)
This project assessed the short- and long-term effects of fire damage in tree crops, equipping growers with strategies to reduce impact in the future.
6 July 2025
Application of crushed rocks to sequester CO₂ and improve soil fertility (CL24001) (CL24001)
This project is exploring how applying rock dust to soils could help reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere while improving soil health and crop productivity.
3 July 2025
Building Capability in Australian Horticulture through Hort Connections (LP24004)
Building on the proven success of previous years, Hort Connections continues to be a key event in advancing the horticulture industry. The ‘Building Capability in Australian Horticulture through Hort Connections’ initiative will further strengthen the sector, with Hort Innovation committed to deepening its contributions.
18 June 2025
Plus one serve: digital application to support increased vegetable consumption in rural communities (HN24006) (HN24006)
This project is exploring an innovative approach to support young adults (aged 18–35) in rural, regional, and remote areas of Victoria to eat more vegetables. Through the development of a co-designed mobile app – Veg4Me – and a complementary vegetable prescription program, the project aims to overcome key barriers to healthy eating, including limited access to fresh produce, affordability issues, and time constraints.
18 June 2025
Food Security in Remote First Nations Communities (Phase 1 – National Strategy and Consultation) (HN24007)
This project aims to develop an Indigenous-led, multi-stakeholder model to strengthen food security, nutrition, and economic empowerment in a remote community in Far North Queensland.
23 May 2025
Management of bacterial blight in walnuts (BY24002)
This project tackles the urgent challenge of walnut blight, a devastating disease caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis (Xaj), which can lead to yield losses exceeding 80% in vulnerable walnut cultivars.
23 May 2025
Hort Frontiers - Australian Grown Innovation (AS24001)
This program is designed to support Australian innovators in turning homegrown ideas into market-ready solutions for the horticulture sector.
23 May 2025