GINGER 
22 pages
Published: 6 Aug 2013
Author(s): Davey, Alan
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In 2010, the Ginger Industry was successful in raising an R&D levy to help fund much-needed R&D, largely to meet the challenges of critical disease issues threatening the industry’s viability.
A subsequent, strongly supported vote, saw the statutory R&D levy introduced in April 2011. Since that time, the Ginger Industry R&D Program has developed as a cohesive set of projects managed through RIRDC.
This report outlines the R&D priorities and strategies over the next five years for the Ginger Industry. It builds on the outcomes of a series of stakeholder meetings conducted over the past three years where R&D priorities were sought, honed and prioritised by the industry’s stakeholders.
Ginger is grown primarily in the sub-tropical, nutrient-rich soils of Queensland, where the largest risk to production for most growers is persistent soilborne fungal pathogens....
The Australian ginger industry can be considered too small and not profitable enough for chemical companies to actively engage with the industry and undertake the...
Growing ginger is resource intensive; one of the most resource-intensive periods for ginger production is from planting through to canopy closure (August-October to January-February). During...
The AgriFutures Ginger Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) that improves the productivity, profitability and sustainability of the Australian ginger industry. The Australian...
The AgriFutures Ginger Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) to support a sustainable, growing and prosperous ginger industry that supplies product of the...
This research addresses the critical need to better manage ginger for Australian pests and diseases (e.g., Fusarium yellows, Pythium soft rot, and Root-knot nematodes) and...
The commercial ginger industry in Australia is based on only two edible ginger cultivars, which are both susceptible to soil borne fungal pathogens, this puts...
The project will also help improve the adoption of improved planting material and enhanced pre and post-harvest management practices. It will provide support and maintenance...
