R&D projects
Discover Almond levy investments into Almond Fund R&D initiatives
The almond levy has been invested into following Hort Innovation Almond Fund R&D initiatives, together with Australian Government contributions.
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An integrated pest management program for the Australian almond industry – Phase 2 (AL22003)
This project delivers an integrated pest management program for the Australian almond industry through providing growers with a toolkit of effective practices, new technologies and practical guidelines.
13 March 2023
An integrated disease management program for the Australian almond industry – Phase 2 (AL22002)
This project delivers an integrated disease management program for the Australian almond industry through providing growers with a toolkit of effective practices, new technologies and practical guidelines.
13 March 2023
Pathway to carbon neutral – life cycle analysis in almond orchards (AL20005)
This project conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Australian almond industry, given a growing interest in greenhouse gas emissions reductions, climate risk, carbon disclosure reporting and environmental, as well as social and corporate governance.
1 July 2024
Cover crops for soil health and productivity (AL21004)
This investment explores cover cropping as a management practice in Australian almond orchards by assessing its efficacy and practicality in specific almond-growing regions for more effective and sustainable orchard management.
10 January 2023
Almond industry Californian study tour 2022 (AL22006)
In 2022, project supported eight Australian almond industry participants to travel to California to explore the latest R&D and technological developments and build on the international network established in recent years with the Californian almond industry.
18 September 2023
Optimising almond production systems (AL21001)
This project is building confidence in the almond industry by improving the efficiency of production through transitioning to higher density orchard systems.
31 August 2022
Consumer usage and attitude tracking 2022/23 (MT21202)
This investment provided a category tracking service to allow various horticultural categories to better understand consumer usage and attitudes and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
9 January 2024
Australian horticulture international demand creation (ST21007)
This investment delivered insights into what the international consumer wants across 13 priority markets for the Australian horticulture sector.
17 July 2023
Evaluation of potential prunus rootstocks for almond production – stage 3 (AL20001)
This investment evaluates a range of potential new almond rootstocks and assesses their compatibility with the common almond cultivars grown in Australia and their performance under Australia's growing conditions.
2 June 2022
Horticulture Impact Assessment Program 2020/21 to 2022/23 (MT21015)
This project evaluated the impact of Hort Innovation's R&D investments.
9 August 2024