The main objective of the project was to collect and disseminate representative data on the economic structure and financial performance of the Australian vegetable growing industry to assist industry stakeholders in developing plans for the long term dir The project was jointly funded by Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) and Orafti and evaluated the performance of chicory in rotation with sugar cane in the Bundaberg region. The project assessed three different methods of irrigation and investigated the financial impact of growing chicory in rotation with sugar cane.This project proved to be a good test of the ability of chicory to perform under the abnormal seasonal conditions experienced during land preparation and through the crop cycle.

This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

• Vegetable Fund