Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Evaluating the socio-economic benefit of the red meat processing industry in regional Australia 2020 Provide updated analysis previously provided in the 2016 report (AMPC 2016-1031 – Evaluating the socio-economic benefit of the red meat processing industry … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 22 Apr 2020 - 29 Jun 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Community Attitudes toward gene editing This project will use qualitative methods to explore and understand current public and producer knowledge and attitudes to gene editing … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 8 Apr 2020 - 1 Oct 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Vegetables Research project Green Beans Prediction This research project will use data science and real-world testing to create accurate predictive models that will help the green bean industry to meet market demand. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 1 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Traceability Research project Commercial application of supply chain improvements This project will fill knowledge gaps regarding commercial adoption of traceability and shelf life systems, including the value these systems … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2020 - 1 Mar 2021
Sheep & lamb Research project Fodder Systems and Feed Gaps This Producer Demonstration Site aims to demonstrate an economical alternative fodder crop system to increase weight gain in weaner lambs, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 Mar 2020 - 15 Sep 2023
Aquaculture Novel ingredients Research project National Seaweed Industry Research, Development and Extension Blueprint The project will clearly identify and define an accelerated and tangible pathway for Governments, investors and industry to deliver … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Mar 2020 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Australian Seaweed Institute Pty Ltd
Fruits Input management Research project Reducing granulation in imperial mandarins Imperial mandarins are prone to granulation, a physiological disorder which results in dry, tasteless fruit. Affected fruit cannot reliably be … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Mar 2020 - 1 Aug 2023 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Aged Care 2025+ Identifying demand and innovation This project will investigate and identify several higher value opportunity spaces for the inclusion of Australian red meat in domestic … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 27 Mar 2020 - 31 May 2022
Nuts Research project Almond Market Access and Trade Development This project aims to assist in market access and trade development activities for the Australian almond industry. It is aimed … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 26 Mar 2020 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation Almond Board of Australia
Wool Traceability Research project Participation in EU PEF TAB AgriFutures Australia, GRDC, MLA, CRDC, AWI, APL, FRDC, Australian Eggs Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Mar 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
Aquaculture Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Plant science Research project Seaweed production as a nutrient offset for Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a 1,500 km-squared urbanised estuary adjacent to one of the fastest growing regions in Australia. Rapid population growth … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 29 Feb 2020 - 27 Feb 2022 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Trapping efficacy in table grape vineyards for Area Wide Management of Queensland Fruit Fly that supports market access This investment will enable understanding of the efficacy of the different Queensland Fruit Fly (Qfly) trapping systems available - baiting, … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Feb 2020 - 30 Apr 2022 Research organisation Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]
Vegetables Research project Mushroom attitudianal research This short investment undertook research to increase understanding of consumer behaviour and attitudes towards mushrooms. The project team profiled mushroom … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Feb 2020 - 29 May 2020
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology E-commerce & market platforms Fisheries technology Harvest technology Research project Seafood Marketing Symposium 2020 This project allowed planning of a National Seafood Marketing Symposium, to expand producers' knowledge of the seafood market supply chain and advances in marketing and product development. Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jan 2020 - 29 Sep 2020 Research organisation Queensland Seafood Marketers Association Inc (QSMA)
Alternative protein Research project Nutritional & Environmental Comparison of Chicken Meat and Alternative Proteins In Australia, surveys show a substantial increase in the number of consumers identifying as vegetarian and vegan in the past … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 16 Jan 2020 - 16 Dec 2021 Research organisation Integrity Ag
Multiple industries Beef cattle Dairy Research project Scoping the development of high value beef production from dairy bulls using forage based systems This project aims to define the potential of a dairy-beef supply chain. The potential of this market will be assessed … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jan 2020 - 27 Jul 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Traceability Research project Global scan of technologies and systems This project will review best practice systems and technologies from agricultural and non-agricultural sectors that enable data capture and transfer … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 13 Jan 2020 - 15 Mar 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Clean Labels – Opportunity identification Clean Label and free from trends have continued to evolve across the food industry. This project will review this trend … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 15 Dec 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Consumer health Food processing technology Novel ingredients Research project New meat products testing Shopper 360 This project will build on an existing Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) marketing project with Lumaten to utilise a virtual … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 10 Aug 2021
Fruits Research project Monitoring Avocado Quality in Retail Beginning in 2019, this project is monitoring avocado fruit quality in retail stores across the country and providing detailed, timely feedback … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Dec 2019 - 20 Mar 2023 Research organisation Applied Horticultural Research (AHR)