Transforming mango futures

Project locations: Mareeba, Bowen, Katherine

Project partners: Qld Dept. Agriculture and Fisheries ; Manbulloo Ltd ; BJM Enterprises Pty Ltd ; Australian Mango Industry Association (AMIA)

Project summary and impacts

The Transforming Mango Futures project helped build the foundation for a more productive and profitable Australian mango industry by testing intensive orchard production systems under commercial conditions in Queensland and the Northern Territory. Delivered by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in partnership with industry growers and the Australian Mango Industry Association, the project established demonstration trials of high-density trellised and non-trellised systems using established and emerging mango varieties.

The project produced practical resources to support grower adoption, including technical manuals, economic case studies and instructional videos, alongside field days and industry engagement activities that built grower capability in orchard establishment and management. The project also strengthened collaboration between industry, researchers and government, with momentum continuing through follow-on investment in the Transforming Orchard Futures initiative. Economic modelling indicates widespread adoption of intensive production systems could deliver substantial long-term cost savings and support new orchard investment across the Australian mango industry.

Online resources:

Australian Mangoes Resource Library:  https://www.industry.mangoes.net.au/resources/resource-library/?category=

Australian Treecrop Magazine: https://www.treecrop.com.au/news/record-yield-mango-high-density-planting-trial/

Three videos were produced which cover the key concepts and skills required to manage high density mango systems:

1. High-density mango intensification: the basics
2. High-density mango orchards: espalier trellis
3. High-density mango orchards: slim hedges.