13 September 2013
This fact sheet provides a brief explanation of four key economic variables, how these variables interact and what you may need to consider when assessing your […]
29 August 2013
In November 2012, nine female vegetable growers traveled to Italy and Israel as part of the inaugural Women in Horticulture Grower Study Tour. The tour was […]
23 February 2014
The 2013 Women’s Grower Study Tour provided nine Australian female vegetable growers with the opportunity to learn from the production practices and large scale operations found […]
28 March 2016
The 2015 Women in Horticulture Industry Leadership and Development Mission provided an opportunity for eight leading female vegetable levy payers to visit innovative vegetable growing operations, […]
10 May 2016
The key objective of the mission was to provide an opportunity for leading women in the Australian vegetable industry to gain a unique insight into new […]
11 July 2016
The 2015 Women in Horticulture Industry Leadership and Development Mission provided an opportunity for eight leading female vegetable levy payers to visit innovative vegetable growing operations, […]
20 July 2012
This project comprised case studies where employers, managers, employees and industry experts discuss the workplace environment, career options and training needs to create public awareness of […]
20 July 2012
The mechanisation seminar was held on Wednesday 13 April 2011 in Brisbane. The seminar saw 25 growers brought together to discuss their opinions on where the […]
20 July 2012
This report details a young growers study tour of New Zealand undertaken to expose young growers to industry issues such as production, marketing, processing, value-adding, supply […]
20 July 2012
The 2011 Young Growers’ Tour to New Zealand saw nine Australian participants visit vegetable growing regions in the North Island of New Zealand. They visited vegetable […]
20 July 2012
This educational tour of vegetable growing facilities and farms in NZ to learn and expand their knowledge of horticulture, demonstrating the need to develop more activities […]
20 July 2012
Tour was undertaken incorporating 12 growers to the north island of New Zealand, exploring the challenges and opportunities facing both field grown and protected cropping enterprises […]
20 July 2012
The young vegetable grower study tour to NZ was organised by AUSVEG and different state organisations with the assistance of Vegfed. The main purpose of the […]
20 July 2012
In the mid 1997, a group of young vegetable growers in Tasmania began to meet as a loose association of colleagues within the vegetable industry. In […]
12 June 2017
This project comprised a systematic review of worldwide initiatives on increasing vegetable consumption with a view to identifying initiatives that have been shown to be effective […]
25 June 2017
Through a range of activities, including market and desktop research and industry engagement, this project analysed the distribution channels that have potential to deliver vegetable snacks to […]
25 June 2017
Project Harvest aimed to identify opportunities for Australia’s vegetable industry through identifying trends in purchase and consumption, in perceptions of value, retail channel preferences, triggers and […]
26 June 2017
This project was an extension of project VG12078. Project Harvest aimed to identify opportunities for Australia’s vegetable industry through identifying trends in purchase and consumption, in […]
27 June 2017
This project provides insight on the topics of trends; future forecasting, both in general and within the food space; and how consumer trends are created using […]
27 June 2017
Growers within Australia, and around the world, are beginning to either directly experience or witness the benefit of building individual brands and harnessing the power of […]
17 July 2017
The Vegetable Industry Market Access and Development Program (VG13097) was set up to facilitate, co-ordinate and communicate market access and market development information and opportunities to […]
17 July 2017
This project created eight short video clips for use on YouTube, other social media applications or web sites. The video clips provide practical examples and training […]
16 April 2018
This project was undertaken to help Hort Innovation and the Australian vegetable industry to understand the market opportunity for vegetable juices. Very little was known about […]
5 June 2018
Research from Hort Innovation and Deloitte Access Economics has identified that more than 90% of Australians fail to eat their recommended five or more serves of […]
13 August 2018
This project manifested as VegEze: an iOS mobile app that challenges Australians to eat 3 types of vegetables at dinner or their main meal for 21 […]
9 January 2019
Hort Innovation is looking to upskill and support growers to develop new vegetable-based products by providing them with the resources to inform and guide them through […]
11 February 2019
The 2018 European Industry Leadership and Development Mission was held from 5-13 February and provided an opportunity for eight vegetable levy payers to visit the Berlin […]
11 February 2019
The 2018 U.S.A. Industry Leadership and Development Mission provided an opportunity for a group of nine vegetable industry members to visit innovative growing operations, research facilities, […]
11 February 2019
These two industry leadership and development missions provided opportunities for women working in the Australian vegetable industry and emerging leaders in the same industry to visit […]
4 March 2019
This project was commissioned to better understand the opportunities to improve attitudes to vegetables amongst children aged 8-12 and to develop digital classroom resources that support […]
11 March 2019
Over the past 5-10 years, the amount of information available online with regard to nutrition, dieting & cooking advice has grown exponentially. Australian consumers broadly understand […]
25 March 2019
The purpose of this project was to understand the reasons why vegetable imports into Australia are occurring and how the domestic industry can respond or compete […]
23 May 2019
VG15032 – Global Innovations in Horticulture Seminar commenced in December 2015 and encompassed three seminars from 2015-2018, all named the Global Innovations in Horticulture Seminar. The […]
30 August 2020
The Vegetable Industry Leadership and Development Missions – 2019 project provided an opportunity for a group of emerging leaders in the Australian vegetable industry to visit […]
30 August 2020
The Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar 2019 (AVIS) provided funding for 250 vegetable growers from horticultural regions across Australia to attend the seminar. A contingent of eight […]
28 February 2021
This project aimed to develop and evaluate a new vegetable education program for primary schools to increase children’s enjoyment of vegetables and willingness to consume them. […]
25 August 2021
Project VG17000-WA successfully delivered Western Australia’s and Australia’s first 3-year vegetable industry benchmark dataset. It has published three Industry Benchmark reports and has also produced the […]
23 February 2022
The 2020 East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days was huge undertaking for the EGVID committee to organise, facilitate and coordinate due to the extensive scope of the […]
23 February 2022
VG20000 Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar 2021 commenced in February 2021 and resulted in the successful delivery of three webinars and the physical Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar, […]
23 February 2022
The VegNET Regional Development Officer (RDO) was hosted by the Bowen Gumlu Growers Association (BGGA) in Bowen, and delivery of VG19008 in the North and Far […]
23 February 2022
VG19009 VegNET- Wide Bay Burnett was delivered between April 2020 and September 2021 with the objective of developing and delivering specific activities for vegetable levy payers […]
23 February 2022
VegNet Southern Queensland 2.0 builds on the successful delivery of the previous vegetable extension project in the region under VegNET 1.0 (VG18003) and the networks and […]
23 February 2022
The project Regional Capacity Building to Grow Vegetable Businesses (VegNET NSW) Project VG19011 (CON001894) was delivered by Greater Sydney Local Land Services (GS LLS) between April […]
23 February 2022
The National Vegetable Extension Network (VegNET) project aims to build regional capacity of the vegetable industry by providing research and development (R&D) extension services, products, and […]
23 February 2022
VegNET Phase 2.0 was delivered using an Innovation Systems approach to develop and commence implementation of a five year Regional Extension Strategy. The VegNET Gippsland Regional […]
23 February 2022
VegNET2 Tasmania, was one of 10 regionally delivered extension projects for the Australian vegetable industry. The target audience was vegetable levy payers and other stakeholders in […]
23 February 2022
This project (VG19015) is for AUSVEG SA to support the continuation of extension services as part of the VegNET SA project for a period of 18 […]
23 February 2022
The primary objective of VegNET 2.0 WA is the development and delivery of user defined activities focused on targeted and measurable practice changes to support the […]
23 February 2022
VegNET NT Phase 2, VG19017, focused heavily on developing an innovation system extension strategy for the NT vegetable industry that built on previous project work delivered. […]
6 September 2023
This short investment used a suite of economic models to measure and understand how the horticulture industry contributes to the Australian economy. The project estimated the […]
18 September 2023
This project sponsored the 10th International Spinach Conference that was held in Victoria in May to coincide with the Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days. It was the first […]
18 September 2023
This investment delivered insights into what the international consumer wants across 13 priority markets for the Australian horticulture sector. A comprehensive understanding of what drives consumer […]
18 September 2023
This investment has delivered market insights into the foodservice sector for the avocado, melon, mushroom, onion, papaya, sweetpotato and vegetable industries. These insights can be used […]
18 September 2023
In 2022, this short project facilitated a collaborative identification of key pest (insect, disease and weed) challenges for the Australian potato industry and design of appropriate […]
29 November 2023
Spanning for six months, this project educated children about the nutritional benefits of Australian onions through the Phenomenom resources which demonstrate the link between soil health […]
29 November 2023
This project, which was completed during 2020, expanded the number of Phenomenom resources available by adding a module that educates children, parents and teachers on the […]
29 November 2023
This project delivered effective and timely communications to ensure Australian onion growers and other industry stakeholders were kept up-to-date with the latest R&D outcomes, marketing activities, […]
29 November 2023
From 2016 to 2022, this investment extended integrated pest management (IPM) practices to onion and potato growers across all major production regions of Australia. Its core […]
30 January 2023
This pilot program provided a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. The […]
30 January 2023
This short project, which ran from 2021 to 2022, delivered a crisis management plan for the onion industry. As well as identifying risks and mitigation activities, […]
30 January 2023
From 2019 to 2022, this investment was responsible for effectively communicating the findings of levy-funded R&D and other relevant industry news, issues and data to vegetable […]
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