R&D levy funded projects 2008

These 2008 vegetable research projects were funded through statutory levies collected from growers and matched dollar-for-dollar by the Commonweath through Horticulture Australia Limited
Project	Strategy / Project Title	Finish
Consumer (5)
MT08010	Prevention or Preparedness? That is the question	t.b.a.
VG07160	Trends in children's vegetable intake from 1995 to 2007	t.b.a.
VG08000	Consumer insights on vegetable consumption to guide industry response and measure trends on successive years	31-May-09
VG08002	Increasing children's liking for and consumption of vegetables: the effects of exposure, modelling and reward	27-Nov-09
VG08049	Sensory barriers and facilitators of children's and parents' vegetable consumption	01-Dec-09
Markets (5)
MT08018	Submissions regarding the Japanese Positive List to address provisional MRLs	event
VG08039	Vegetable Industry Export Network Secretariat	30-Jun-09
VG08059	Update and review of processed Asian foods in Australia	30-Jun-09
VG08069	Enhancing confidence in product integrity in domestic and export markets	31-May-10
VG08077	Implementation of Domestic Marketing Plans - VG07115	30-May-11
Production (17)
MT08015	Scan data project	t.b.a.
MT08016	Protecting pollination for the Australian horticultural industry	t.b.a.
VG07055	Development of residue management strategies and action plans for export vegetables	event
VG07192	Carbon footprint tools	event
VG08010	Overseas study trip to expand capabilities in biocontrol mass production, marketing and large-scale uptake	01-Jan-10
VG08020	Optimising water and nutrient use on vegetable farms	01-Aug-11
VG08026	Identification of IPM strategies for Pythium-'mduced root rots in vegetable crops	31-Dec-11
VG08029	Design and demonstration of precision agriculture irrigation applied to different vegetable crops	16-0ct-11
VG08043	Development of methods to monitor and control soil-borne diseases of beans	01-Oct-11
VG08046	Extension to the National IPM Coordinator for vegetables	31-Mar-13
VG08048	Identification of immune-suppressors of diamondback moth (DBM)	11 -Jul-11
VG08051	Getting the most out of Eretmocerus hayati, an effective natural enemy of silverleaf whitefly	30-Jun-11
VG08053	Exploring a novel strategy to enhance efficacy of insect pathogens and disrupt cuticle hardening in insects	30-May-11
VG08066	Insecticide resistance detection and management in currant lettuce aphid	31-Aug-09
VG08067	Management of insecticide resistance in silverleaf whitefly in vegetables	31-Aug-09
VG08068	Development of herbicides for weed control in brassica crops	31-Jul-10
VG08074	Minor use programme allocation for 2008/09	01-Jul-10
VG08088	Rhubarb group scoping study	30-May-09
Information (6)
VG07193	Completion of industry development needs assessment	t.b.a.
VG08021	VegBIZ - Vegetable Enterprise Decision Support Systems	30-Jun-11
VG08040	Economic services to vegetable industry	30-May-11
VG08058	National Vegetable Industry Database	15-Jan-09
VG08078	Communications program	30-May-11
VG08079	R&D levy BCA communications	30-May-09
Leadership (15)
MT08014	2009 National Vegetable Conference (Vegetables, Potatoes and Onions)	event
VG07175	Young Growers Study Tour - New Zealand 2008	event
VG07176	Growers Study Tour - PMA/USA 2008	event
VG07191	3rd International Biofumigation Symposium	event
VG08004	Grower-friendly tool for comparing management and profitability of vegetable crops	30-Apr-09
VG08006	Young vegetable leaders development	30-Jun-09
VG08012	Nuffield Farming Scholarship	31-Mar-11
VG08035	Investigate overseas trends and innovation for the Australian vegetable industry	30-Jun-09
VG08045	National greenhouse industry business and productivity analysis system	30-Sep-12
VG08080	Young Growers Study Tour - New Zealand 2009	30-May-10
VG08081	Growers Study Tour - PMA/USA 2009	30-May-10
VG08082	Industry development needs assessment allocation	30-May-11
VG08083	Program administration	30-May-09
VG08084	ARLP 2009	30-Nov-10
VG08900	Partnership Agreement 2008/09	01-Jun-09
VG08910	Partnership Agreement 2008/09 - Consultation Funding (including HR component)	01-Jun-09

NOTE: This list does not include ongoing projects funded in previous years.

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