Greater sustainability and improved nutrition through smart technology and supply chain logistics
Professor Oula Ghannoum graduated with a BSc (Honours) in Plant Biochemistry (UNSW, 1993) and obtained her PhD in Plant Physiology (WSU, 1998). She has >20 years of research experience in plant physiology and biochemistry. In 2001, Oula was awarded the prestigious ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship to work at RSBS, ANU, and […]
Hear Western Sydney University Professor Oula Ghannoum, crop scientist, key researcher on several FFSCRC projects and the project lead for the new $6.8m ‘Automated Crop Monitoring for Protected Cropping Systems’ project.
Australia-based crop scientist Oula Ghannoum discusses how tech-enabled protected cropping can boost food-supply-chain resilience – right now, and in a post-pandemic world.
The supply-chain disruption precipitated by the pandemic shutdown may provide the motivation needed to reinvigorate urban agriculture, contends protected cropping expert Oula Ghannoum.
Namal Jayasuriya’s research at Western Sydney University using machine vision to estimate crop-height, a proxy for vegetative growth, has been published in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
Originally from Sri Lanka, Eranda Namal Jayasuriya completed Bachelor and Masters degrees in Computer Science at the University of Colombo’s School of Computing, then spent two years as a research assistant at the University’s Sustainable Computing Research Group. Jayasuriya then relocated to Singapore, taking on a Research Associate position at […]
On 14 June, FFS staff and PhDs visited Western Sydney University Hawkesbury campus and the $7m National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre.
A new, stakeholder-set R&D strategy aims to address industry challenges and support smart, sustainable growth in Australia’s protected cropping sector.
Hort Innovation and Protected Cropping Australia held a Summit on 17 March to develop a fresh R&D plan for the sector.
Farewell, Mike Ridout After almost four years with the Future Food Systems CRC as our Research Program 3 Deputy lead, Murdoch University’s Mike Ridout is stepping down from his role with FFSCRC at the end of this month to enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation. Read more Namoi land-use project […]