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Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge 2022: to grow lettuce using only AI

February 8, 2022

This year, five top-ranked international teams compete to grow lettuces entirely without human intervention in Wageningen University’s high-tech experimental greenhouse.

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Homegrown spice industry on the rise

November 10, 2021

Northern Australia is ideal for producing high-value, in-demand spice crops such as kalonji, fennel and black sesame, a CQU study has found.

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Transforming Food Systems: Effective policies to build a sustainable future

October 26, 2021

Food-systems experts from London, Delhi and Sydney discuss strategic policies and practices to boost food equity and resilience in this webinar hosted by The George Institute for World Food Day 2021.

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How shipping food minus the water can help save money and the planet

October 6, 2021

The latest freeze-drying techniques mean food manufacturers can eliminate the cost and carbon footprint of transporting food by eliminating water content, while retaining flavour and nutrients.

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UN Food Systems Summit sessions: watch on demand

October 2, 2021

The first UN Food Systems Summit on 23 September, livestreamed across the world, engaged more than 51,000 people from 193 countries and led to nearly 300 pledges to act. Watch all the sessions on demand.

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International Freight Assistance Mechanism subsidy to continue until mid-2022

August 29, 2021

The federal government has extended the International Freight Assistance Mechanism until June 2022, helping Australia’s fresh-food exporters deliver goods into markets globally.

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Is cell-cultured meat vegan? And other food-labelling conundrums

August 23, 2021

Product terminology confusion is on the rise as plant-based milks, animal-free eggs and cell-cultured meats of various descriptions proliferate in markets worldwide.

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Applying NASA speculation and Nobel Prize-winning science to future food-supply challenges

August 3, 2021

Innovative ag-tech start-up Air Protein is applying century-old tech and astronauts’ ideas to the challenge of making more (food) from less. In this case, a whole lot less.

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Supermarket giant backs Sydney SME Harvest B

July 27, 2021

Woolworths’ venture capital arm w23 is one of the backers in a bumper $4m funding round for Sydney-based premium proteins start-up Harvest B.

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Australian supplement companies expand markets

July 7, 2021

Despite reductions in export revenue, Australia’s supplements sector expanded during the pandemic, with firms pivoting to immunity products and finding new export markets.

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