Fruits Research project Review of the national biosecurity plan for the banana industry Biosecurity planning is a key risk mitigation strategy that gives an industry the best chance of future viability and sustainability. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Mar 2017 - 15 May 2021 Research organisation Plant Health Australia (PHA)
Fruits Crop protection Research project Improved Plant protection for the Banana Industry Carrying on from the previous iteration of the Banana Plant Protection Program, Improved plant protection for the banana industry (BA16001) … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Mar 2017 - 12 Dec 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Pork Animal technology Research project Guidelines for fostering - getting the 'one per centers' right Pre-weaning mortality is the major cause of production loss in the farrowing area with around 80 per cent of piglet losses … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Mar 2017 - 1 Aug 2017 Research organisation SunPork
Wild catch fisheries Traceability Research project Investigating the use of trace element profiles to substantiate provenance for the Australian prawn industry The Australian prawn industry has co-invested in a national marketing strategy for Australian prawns "Love Australian Prawns" (LAP). … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Feb 2017 - 14 May 2019 Research organisation Curtin University
Cotton Multiple technology areas Crop protection Plant science Research project PhD: Building climate change resilience in cotton through translational physiology This PhD project determines the impact of extreme climates on plant photosynthesis. It generates temperature dependency data, including biochemistry and … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 27 Feb 2017 - 31 Aug 2020 Research organisations Australian National University (ANU), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Input management Research project Management of the AgChem Access Priorities Forum This project provides vital coordination and facilitation of a collaborative approach to addressing the pest and disease management needs of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 Feb 2017 - 30 Nov 2019 Research organisation Growcom
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Research project Churchill Fellowships Hort Innovation has joined forces with the Churchill Trust to offer three Fellowships annually, each valued at around $26,000, to drive … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 13 Feb 2017 - 1 Mar 2024
Pork Indoor agriculture Research project Anaerobic pond sludge profiling and trigger point determination The accumulation of sludge in anaerobic effluent treatment ponds used at the majority of Australian piggeries has proved to be … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 13 Feb 2017 - 7 May 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Metabolic Disorders In Pregnant Ewes Lamb mortality in Australian sheep flocks averages 20 to 30%, and reducing these levels is a priority for the industry. Ewes often … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Feb 2017 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Cotton Processing & packaging Research project PhD: Exploring nanofibrous coating on cotton fabric with versatile protection and dynamic comfort There is growing demand for clothing that protects against chemicals, oils, and biological and environmental hazards. Some fluoro-polymer coatings on … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Feb 2017 - 31 Oct 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Honey bees Plant science Research project UOA - Secure Pollination for more productive agriculture (RnD4Profit-15-02-035) Quantification of pollinator impacts on crop yields that assists adoption of pollinator services by growers including the establishment of vegetation … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Feb 2017 - 4 Feb 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries E-commerce & market platforms Research project Innovation in the seafood sector and the development of capacity This project funded Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) allowed participation in a boot camp and innovation accelerator workshops with pioneering Australian start-up incubator and consultancy, Pollenizer, to develop capacity and encourage innovation in the seafood sector. Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Jan 2017 - 30 Dec 2018 Research organisation Pollenizer Pty Ltd
Honey bees Plant science Research project US - Secure Pollination for more productive agriculture (RnD4Profit-15-02-035) Quantification of pollinator impacts on crop yields that assists adoption of pollinator services by growers including the establishment of vegetation … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Jan 2017 - 3 Feb 2021 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Honey bees Plant science Research project ANU - Secure Pollination for more productive agriculture (RnD4Profit-15-02-035) Quantification of pollinator impacts on crop yields that assists adoption of pollinator services by growers including the establishment of vegetation … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Jan 2017 - 3 Feb 2021 Research organisation Australian National University (ANU)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Imagery Research project Hyperspectral ZT and Food Safety Determination (Phase 2) Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is finding new applications globally in many areas. Scott has recently purchased a wide ranging Hyperspectral camera … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 20 Jan 2017 - 1 Jul 2018
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Future oysters CRC-P: Enhancing Pacific Oyster breeding to optimise national benefits Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (OsHV-1 microvariant, POMS) is a disease first detected in New South Wales (NSW) in 2010 and in … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 19 Jan 2017 - 30 Aug 2019
Multiple industries Beef cattle Packaged food Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project A practical means to accelerate beef ageing and sustain acceptable eating quality and safety: Chilled storage temperature manipulation This project aims to test an available intelligent packaging technology in this function for potential adoption in industry. Furthermore, this … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 16 Jan 2017 - 3 Jun 2019 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Cross industry Multiple technology areas Plant science Processing & packaging Research project PhD: Next-generation fertilisers for nutrient stewardship in cotton production About half of the world’s used soda-lime glass (container glass) is unfit for recycling, but a newly developed process … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 15 Jan 2017 - 15 Jan 2020 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), The University of Queensland (UQ)
Wine Traceability Research project Benchmarking regional and subregional influences on Shiraz fine wines The sensory properties of Shiraz wines from regions across Australia will be determined to identify the attributes associated with typicality … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 9 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Fisheries technology Input management Research project Assess causes and implications of anomalous low lobster catch rates in the shallow water areas near the centre of the Western Rock Lobster fishery During the 1970s and 1990s the area between Dongara and Leeman, supported large numbers of boats and produced very good … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 8 Jan 2017 - 19 Dec 2019 Research organisation The University of Western Australia (UWA)