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Overall Investment in Horticultural RD&E September 2010
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5. Overall investment in Horticultural RD&E
All of the discussion in Chapters 1-4, covering the fruit, vegetable, lifestyle and nut sectors of
horticulture, have related to the RD&E investment of the PISC agencies and HAL.
Another major investor in horticultural RD&E is the university sector - particularly through CRCs. In
this Section of the Horticulture Framework, the investment through the university sector (including
the main CRC (CRC for National Plant Biosecurity) is estimated so that a picture of the overall
investment in horticultural RD&E can be developed.
5.1 Investment via the University Sector
Table 34 lists investment by the university sector in horticultural R&D
Table 34. Investment in horticultural RD&E through Australian universities. 2008/09
Source Fruit Vegetables Lifestyle Nuts Total
($'000) ($'000) ($'000) ($'000) ($'000)
Investment by universities via ARC
Note 1
$560 $1,120 $1,120 - $2,800
Investment through HAL $603 $2,253 $724 $3,580
Investment via CRC $2,909
$9,289
Note1. ARC investment covers industry, university and ARC contributions
It has not been possible to quantify the direct investment of universities in horticultural R&D. It is
likely that their investment in R&D (as distinct from teaching) is largely covered by the above table
as the table estimates the main funding sources whereby university R&D investment is made. Note
that this table excludes (for example) investment in disciplines such as plant physiology or genetics
which may be considered an underpinning science. It is likely that the application of such science in
horticulture would be through projects funded by (for example) HAL.
5.2 Total investment in horticultural RD&E
Table 35 compiles the investment by the PISC agencies in each of the four main horticultural sectors
and adds the investment from the university sector.
Table 35. Total investment in horticultural RD&E in Australia
Investment in Horticultural RD&E ($'000)
Crop Qld NSW Vic Tas SA NT WA CSIRO HAL
Non-
PISC
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Total
Fruit 9,387 6,950 8,623 1,249 2,014 494 4,794 2,375 18,021 53,907
Vegetables 5,246 10,156 7,797 5,430 2,455 248 4,830 1,808 13,773 51,743
Lifestyle 1,493 380 0 0 0 242 171 0 5,957 8,343
Nuts 2,715 1,265 455 3 312 0 0 1,043 1,516 7,309
Universities 9,289
Total 18,841 18,751 16,875 6,682 4,781 984 9,795 5,226 39,267 130,491
Table 35 shows that in 2008/09 over $130 million was invested in Australian horticultural RD&E. Of
this
62% ($82 million) came from investment through the PISC sector.
Almost one third (30% or $39 million) came through industry-led (Non-PISC) investment and
just over 7% came through the university sector