Hort Innovation
Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australia's horticulture industry.
As one of the nation's 15 Rural Research and Development Corporations, we're tasked with investing horticulture levies and Australian Government contributions into initiatives to help the industry be as productive and profitable as possible.
In addition to the levy-focused investment activities that are our core work, Hort Innovation also forges partnerships with a broad range of co-investors to deliver investments through our Hort Frontiers arm. Hort Frontiers was established by Hort Innovation to address a range of long-term and complex issues that are critical to the future of Australian horticulture.
Opportunities
Hort Innovation: Australian-Grown Innovation Program
Acceleration / Innovation challenge / Seeking solutions
Opportunity for
Growers, producers, entrepreneurs, and businesses – large and small – across the horticulture supply chain who want to develop or refine problem solving ideas and turn them into real-world products or services.
Hort Innovation: Frontiers Venture Fund
Acceleration / Seeking interest / Seeking solutions
Opportunity for
- Early-stage startups from Australia and around the globe an unparalleled opportunity to secure funding, build credibility, and make a transformative impact on the fruit, vegetable, nut, turf and nursery sectors.
Opportunity description
Industry challenge:
Developed by Hort Innovation...
Hort Innovation: Accelerating Mechanisation, Drying Innovation and Global Technology Adoption for the Australian Dried Grape Industry
Research partner / Seeking partners / Seeking solutions
Opportunity for
- Organisations with relevant expertise, technologies or capability to deliver the following objectives:
- Identify global technologies addressing dried grape production constraints
- Improve drying efficiency, varietal performance and labour productivity
- Establish pipeline of technologies for Australian R&D and adoption
Opportunity...
Friday, 17 July 2026 15:00 Australia/Sydney
Hort Innovation: Insect Destruction in Leafy Vegetables
Research partner / Seeking partners / Seeking solutions
Opportunity for
- Innovators, problem solvers, and innovative organisations to join Hort Innovation in addressing insect destruction in leafy vegetables before export.
Opportunity description
Industry challenge
Exporters of Australian vegetables especially leafy green vegetables (eg. lettuce) face problems with the rejection...
Tuesday, 14 July 2026 15:00 Australia/Sydney