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National Horticultural Research Network
Nut Sector RD&E Framework September 2010
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Investment in RD&E for this crop ($'000)
Crop Source of investment Qld NSW Vic Tas SA NT WA CSIRO HAL Non-PISC Total
Other Non-PISC 446 446
Nuts Agency 69 69
HAL with agency 6 14 3 23
Agency with other 0
Total Other Nuts 0 6 83 3 0 0 0 0 446 538
Total Investment Nuts 2,715 1,265 455 3 312 0 0 1,043 1,516 7,039
*CSIRO has recently withdrawn from the macadamia breeding program, which has now been taken up by Qld
4.3.1 Analysis of Table 30
Total investment from all sources exceeded $5 million in 2008/09, with nearly 70% sourced from PISC agencies as cash, salaries and overhead costs.
Investment by HAL with Non-PISC agencies is significant, comprising just over 30% of the total investment.
Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia nuts are the largest recipient of RD&E investment by PISC agencies. Qld followed by NSW and CSIRO were the major investors in 2008-2009,
but note the recent replacement of CSIRO by Qld for the responsibility of the macadamia breeding program. There is also significant investment through
Non-PISC providers - primarily the University of Queensland and by the peak industry body (Australian Macadamia Association) itself.
Almonds
Vic and SA are the major investors.
Other nuts
No PISC agency has a substantial investment in “other nuts”. Vic is the only agency to have some investment.
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