International avocados Middle East study tour (AV23004)

This project coordinated the avocado industry’s presence at the Gulfood tradeshows in 2024 and 2025, as well as in-market visits that address the industry’s current needs.

5 May 2025

• Avocado Fund
• Completed project
• International trade and markets

Developing a RegTech framework and applications across horticultural value chains (ST22009)

This project funded under the National Agriculture Traceability Regulatory Technology Research and Insights Grant Round aims to identify technology that the Australian horticulture sector could implement to improve its traceability systems and simplify compliance processes.

10 September 2025

• Industry development and communication

Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) 2023 updates (MT23001)

This project delivered the 2023 Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for each of the following industries: almond, avocado, banana, berry, lychee, macadamia, melon, olive, onion, papaya, passionfruit, pineapple and summerfruit.

3 June 2025

Deloitte report: Market-based export strategies (ST19033)

This project developed export diversification strategies for the Australian horticulture sector to consider.

13 September 2023

• Final research report
• Completed project
• International trade and markets

Demonstrating the benefits of increasing available green infrastructure in residential homes (GC21000)

This project demonstrated the social, economic and environmental benefits of increasing green infrastructure in new residential homes.

6 August 2025

Review and evaluation of nashi packaging (NA22001)

This desktop review identified alternative sustainable product packaging options for the nashi industry to meet the requirements of domestic retailers and support long-term market access.

9 January 2024

• Final research report
• Completed project
• Retail
• Nashi Fund
• Postharvest and supply chain

Banana In Store Merchandising Program FY23 (BA22505)

This project delivered key insights into the storage and merchandising standards conducted at two major retailer Coles and Woolworths.

23 August 2023

• Final research report
• Banana Fund
• Completed project
• Consumer and market research
• Marketing

Mushroom foodservice research and strategy (MU22012)

This short project delivered a strategy for the mushroom industry to increase demand for mushrooms within the foodservice sector.

25 February 2024

• Mushroom Fund
• Completed project
• Market research

Learning from the past to amplify community vegetable education programs of the future (VG22003)

This project evaluated the impact of past initiatives to increase demand for vegetables so that a framework could be developed for industry to ensure the design and deliver of effective future programs.

1 May 2024

• Final research report
• Vegetable Fund
• Completed project
• Health and nutrition

Evaluation of irradiation as a postharvest phytosanitary measure for Australian avocados (AV22008)

This investment evaluated the use of irradiation as a postharvest phytosanitary measure for Australian avocados and examining the treatment's impacts on fruit quality.

29 April 2025

• Avocado Fund
• Completed project
• Pests, diseases and biosecurity