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Controlling the production environment
High tech, indoor agriculture is the most exciting innovation frontier in food production. Controlling inputs of light, water, energy and nutrition enables optimisation of quality and far greater consistency of supply. -
Technology for adding value
Future investment in food technology must be focused on the most profitable and sustainable market segments. Industry needs include solutions for protecting the provenance of goods, increasing process automation and flexibility, and food science for healthy convenience meals, personalised foods and nutraceuticals -
New markets and smart trade
By 2030, two thirds of the global middle class will be in the Asia Pacific region. The CRC will support industry partners in building scale in booming markets for trusted food in these markets. Services will include consumer insights, new product prototyping, provenance protection and innovation in export protocols for ecommerce. -
Speed to market and export scale
Inland ports and fresh food precincts are key to building regional export capability for high value, perishable goods. The CRC will support regional food hubs in building the scale and consistency in supply needed to establish direct air freight services. Our vision is for master planned, fresh food precincts co-located with airports, with capability to deliver goods from paddock to plate in 48 hours. -
A skilled workforce
Future Food Systems require new skills and capability across many disciplines. CRC research and industry partners bring extensive experience in developing and delivering capacity-building programs and will establish a comprehensive suite of training programs for graduates, postgraduates, planners, agrifood producers and managers, entrepreneurs, design technologists, policy advisers and technical staff. -
Sustainable production
Optimising energy, water and other inputs is key to margin maximisation, and to environmental best practice on farm and through the value chain. Our team includes globally recognised expertise in commercial sustainability technology.
Regional food hubs
- Regional food plans that link growers, manufacturers and service providers in stream lined supply chain for value added goods.
- Master planned, export-facing agrifood industrial precincts, linked to freight hubs.
- Shorter supply chains to reduce costs, improve quality
- Excellence in urban design, transport planning and logistics
- New, cross-sectoral business models
- Identifying optimal regional crops and value adding opportunities
- Future-ready skills and high value jobs
- Distinctive regional brands
High tech indoor agriculture
- Controlling environmental conditions to increase supply consistency
- Optimising energy, water and other inputs
- Novel IP to reduce reliance on imported technology
- Design solutions for urban agriculture and vertical farming
- New partnerships for growing specialised inputs to value added goods
Adding value
- Provenance protection from farm to consumer
- Optimised quality and nutritional outcomes
- Smart packing, processing and food safety technology
- Innovation in customized and personalized foods
- New markets and frictionless trade systems
“Australia will need to be competitive in the global innovation race by scaling up more high-growth industries and companies; commercialising more high-value products and services; fostering great talent; and daring to tackle global challenges”
– Bill Ferris AC, Australia 2030: prosperity through innovation