Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/IC150100026
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
ARC Training Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation. ARC Training Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation. This training centre aims to transform the way that horticulture industries combat invasive fruit flies that threaten Australian crops, which are valued at $9 billion per year. For generations, Australia has relied on insecticides to protect crops. Owing to environmental damage and concerns for consumer health, the most effective insecticides have recently been banned for use on many crops leaving no equivalent replacements. Horticulture industries are unprepared for this change, and are in desperate need of new sustainable practices to combat fruit flies. New researchers who are trained in both scientific approach and practical application will be well placed to deliver these new tools.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2016
End Date: 12-2022
Funding Scheme: Industrial Transformation Training Centres
Funding Amount: $3,732,019.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Horticultural Production | Horticultural Crop Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Environmentally Sustainable Plant Production not elsewhere classified |
