The National Agrichemical Management Program will deliver national leadership to ensure that vegetable, onion and potato growers have access to safe, effective, and export-compliant agrichemicals, against a backdrop of regulatory pressures and growing market demands.

Led by AUSVEG, the five-year program is a direct response to urgent threats — including the potential loss of critical chemistries, permit renewals under pressure, and tightening residue rules in international markets.

The program will bring together growers, agronomists, researchers, and the crop protection industry through an Agrichemical Reference Group to ensure the sector’s real-world needs are heard and actioned.

Central to the project will be a strong focus on the Strategic Agrichemical Review Process (SARP) for each crop.

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.

• Onion Fund
• Potato – Fresh Fund
• Potato – Processing Fund
• Vegetable Fund