❓ Question regarding the expenditure and allocation of the $1.5 million Horticultural Research Recovery Fund, including recipients, purposes, and funding priorities. The answer details the funds spent, recipients, remaining funds, intended recipients, and how funding priorities were determined.
AnsweredQoN 1580Legislative Council
Asked
21 August 2018
Member
Portfolio
Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the $1.5 million Horticultural Research Recovery Fund, announced by the Minister on 6 July 2017, and I ask: (a) what funds have been expended to date from the fund; (b) who were the recipients of those funds and for what purposes were the funds applied; (c) how much of the fund remains unexpended and available for expenditure; (d) who are the intended recipients of the remaining funds and for what purposes will the funds be applied; and (e) how were funding priorities determined for the allocation of funds?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
7 days
(a) $792,333
(b) Fox Farming Pty Ltd - A washing/grading/packing line designed to meet the quality standards required for new markets in Singapore and beyond.
Pemberton Fresh Pty Ltd - Innovative packaging equipment to meet specific requirements of new markets.
GP Ayres & Sons Pty Ltd - Infrastructure upgrade - Optical sorter for seed potatoes.
Bendotti Exporters Pty Ltd - Upgrade of processing and production equipment to increase the overall efficiency of processing potatoes.
Vegetables WA – Report into collaborative entrepreneurship for exporting.
(c) $707,667
(d) WA potato industry - To support the capability and continuity of the WA Seed Certification Scheme.
Horticulture Innovation and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) - To support research into low dose methyl bromide disinfestation of capsicums, tomatoes, chilli and eggplant to allow interstate and export trade of host produce.
Western Sydney University - To investigate the interaction of Tomato Potato Psyllid with Australian native non-host plant species to support the cut flower industry.
(e) Funding priorities were determined on the capability of projects to deliver industry-wide benefits for the Western Australian potato industry, with a focus on export outcomes
(b) Fox Farming Pty Ltd - A washing/grading/packing line designed to meet the quality standards required for new markets in Singapore and beyond.
Pemberton Fresh Pty Ltd - Innovative packaging equipment to meet specific requirements of new markets.
GP Ayres & Sons Pty Ltd - Infrastructure upgrade - Optical sorter for seed potatoes.
Bendotti Exporters Pty Ltd - Upgrade of processing and production equipment to increase the overall efficiency of processing potatoes.
Vegetables WA – Report into collaborative entrepreneurship for exporting.
(c) $707,667
(d) WA potato industry - To support the capability and continuity of the WA Seed Certification Scheme.
Horticulture Innovation and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) - To support research into low dose methyl bromide disinfestation of capsicums, tomatoes, chilli and eggplant to allow interstate and export trade of host produce.
Western Sydney University - To investigate the interaction of Tomato Potato Psyllid with Australian native non-host plant species to support the cut flower industry.
(e) Funding priorities were determined on the capability of projects to deliver industry-wide benefits for the Western Australian potato industry, with a focus on export outcomes
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