Fruits Research project Expansion of flies as berry crop pollinators This project will investigate the role of flies in berry crops as well as to determine the impact of different … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Apr 2023 - 17 Apr 2026 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Fruits Crop protection Research project An Integrated Disease Management program for the Australian almond industry - Phase 2 The overall aim of the project is to investigate integrated disease management strategies that improve on-farm management of economically important … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Feb 2023 - 14 Dec 2027 Research organisation Department of Energy Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) [VIC]
Fruits Crop protection Research project An Integrated Pest Management program for the Australian almond industry - Phase 2 The overarching objective is to develop a toolkit of complementary pest management approaches, tools, and practices that form the backbone … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Feb 2023 - 14 Dec 2027 Research organisations State of Victoria as represented by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change (DEECA)
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Input management Research project Avocado Industry Benchmarking The avocado industry seeks to understand and learn from favourable market conditions and industry growth through benchmarking the industry. There … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 27 Feb 2023 - 17 Dec 2027 Research organisation RM Consulting Group (RMCG)
Fruits Plant science Research project Australian Strawberry Breeding Program This investment continues the development and commercial release of superior strawberry varieties for Australian environments, including temperate, subtropical and Mediterranean-growing … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 20 Feb 2023 - 1 Dec 2027 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Research project Nuffield Scholarships This project supports 2024 Nuffield Australia scholarships for the apple and pear, avocado, onion and rubus industries. Nuffield Scholarships award primary … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 9 Feb 2023 - 30 Nov 2025 Research organisation Nuffield Australia
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Research project Best practices for evaluation of bee health technology Objective of the project is to compare different commercially available hive sensor systems against our gold-standard laboratory methods of monitoring … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 5 Jan 2023 - 31 Oct 2026 Research organisation Macquarie University
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables E-commerce & market platforms Research project Horticulture Trade Data 2022-2025 This investment enables access to trade data (import/export and volume/value) for horticultural products, both processed and fresh. This … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 4 Jan 2023 - 30 Dec 2025 Research organisation IHS Global Pte Ltd
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Research project Opportunities for insecticide resistant honey bees for pollination security This project will study the potential of using emerging technologies for genetic engineering to introduce beneficial traits into bees and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 3 Jan 2023 - 5 Jan 2024 Research organisation Macquarie University
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Research project Exploration of advanced control and detection methods for Varroa mite The overall objective of this project is to catalogue and critically review innovations in detection methods and emerging biological and … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 3 Jan 2023 - 29 Feb 2024 Research organisation Macquarie University
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Crop protection Research project Behavioural and biological management of endemic and exotic leafminers in protected cropping systems This investment is exploring behavioural and biological methods of managing and detecting endemic and exotic leafminers in protected cropping systems. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Dec 2022 - 28 Dec 2027 Research organisation Macquarie University
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Research project People Development Strategy This project is building a People Development Strategy to guide future investment in building capacity and capability within the vegetable, … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Dec 2022 - 1 Jul 2023 Research organisation RMCG
Multiple industries Cross industry Fruits Nuts Oilseeds Other rural industries Research project Identifying Revenue Opportunities for AgriFutures Rural Industries The project is to develop a Research Report for the targeted rural industries, including 13 levied sectors and 15 emerging sectors, identified … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 11 Dec 2022 - 17 Oct 2023 Research organisation Consulting & Implementation Services Pty Ltd
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Crop protection Research project Validating water disinfestation systems in nursery production This project is evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of current and alternative irrigation water disinfestation methods so that guidelines on … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 31 Oct 2022 - 31 Oct 2024 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Integrated pest management approaches to address pest challenges in raspberry and blackberry This investment is developing and extending effective integrated pest management (IPM) approaches for the Australian raspberry and blackberry industries. The … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Oct 2022 - 30 Oct 2027 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Fruits Research project Building an advanced genomics platform for Australian horticulture To remain competitive in international and domestic markets, industries need to boost the current rate of genetic improvement of crops. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 28 Oct 2022 - 15 Nov 2027 Research organisation Murdoch University
Fruits Crop protection Research project Diagnosis and management of dieback in Persimmon trees This investment is determining which organisms are the cause of dieback in persimmon trees so that growers can be provided … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2025 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Multiple industries Cross industry Fruits Wine Research project Australian Food and Wine Collaboration Group - Market Expansion Initiative Hort Innovation is leading a collaboration between rural RDCs and commodity peak bodies across five sectors and leveraging industry-government partnerships … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 4 Aug 2022 - 30 Jul 2024
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improving Fruit and Banana Spotting Bug control The objective of this project is to develop a new improved Banana Spotting Bug (BSB Amblypelta lutescens lutescens) trap that … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 29 Jul 2022 - 29 Mar 2027 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Fruits Vegetables Crop protection Research project Using pheromones and traps in the management of mirids and vegetable bugs This investment is developing effective pheromone-based methods for managing mirids and vegetable bugs. Ultimately, it will provide industry with recommendations … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2027 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)