Current projects

Fruit Growers Tasmania is working with government and industry stakeholders to strengthen the biosecurity of Tasmania's fruit industry and berry industries.

Major projects

Support of increased education and awareness of priority agricultural pests and disease.  

Funded by the Tasmanian Government, this project supports the increased industry and community awareness and education of priority agricultural pests and diseases, including:

• current and emerging biosecurity issues
• government and industry biosecurity priorities
• biosecurity responses to exotic pest outbreaks
• on-farm risk mitigation strategies.

The outcomes from this project are to:

• Increase biosecurity awareness across industry and the broader horticulture supply chain of priority agricultural pests and diseases.
• Increase awareness of the role and importance of biosecurity in relation to domestic and international trade.
• Increase industry and grower preparedness and capability to respond to disruptions which may occur due to biosecurity issues and threats (current and future) and any potential future biosecurity incursion responses.
• Increase and measure behavioural change in relation to good biosecurity practices across the Tasmanian agriculture sector including, but not limited to, relevant obligations under the Biosecurity Act 2019 and legal requirements such as the General Biosecurity Duty.

Other projects

Fruit Growers Tasmania is supporting the delivery and communication of the following projects related to pest and disease management in Tasmania’s fruit industries:

• AM21002: Modernising phytosanitary risk management for biosecurity and safe trade
• AP18001: Pilot sterile codling moth releases for the apple industry
• RB21000: Integrated pest management approaches to address pest challenges in raspberry and blackberry