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11 July 2016

Generation of residue data for pesticide minor-use permit applications in vegetable crops 2014

Project report
Pests diseases and biosecurity and Chemicals & pesticides
11 July 2016

Market research around the opportunity to create more vegetable snacking options to quantify market size

Project report
Industry development and communication, Industry data and insights and more
11 July 2016

Pre-harvest practices that will increase the shelf-life and freshness of vegetables

Project report
Industry development and communication, Health and nutrition and more
11 July 2016

Women’s Grower Study Tour 2014-2016

Project report
Industry development and communication and People
7 July 2016

Sweetpotato Chlorotic Stunt Virus (SPCSV)

Fact sheet
Pests diseases and biosecurity, Chemicals & pesticides and more
Potatoes, Solanaceous vegetables and more
3 July 2016

Market research around the opportunity to create more vegetable snacking options to quantify market size

Project overview
Consumer and market research and Health and nutrition

In Australia, before an agrochemical product can be sold or used, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) must register it. This only occurs following a review of a comprehensive package of data that includes efficacy, crop safety and residue data. The manufacturer of the product must supply this information to the APVMA before this process can begin. The cost of generating and collating such data packages is high, often costing many hundreds-of-thousands of dollars. These costs must be recouped by the manufacturer through sales of their product. However, only small areas of many horticultural crops are grown and manufacturers consider it too difficult or impossible to recoup their registration costs. Thus, manufacturers will rarely spend resources on generating the data or preparing the associated applications. As a result, horticulturalists are often placed in situations where they risk severe crop losses from insects, weeds and diseases because the agrochemical tools needed to protect their crops from these pests are not registered for their situation. On the other hand, they could spray their crops with pesticides that are not registered and risk buyers rejecting their produce and potentially-face severe penalties for pesticide miss-use.