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Discover the innovative tools, technologies and partnerships driving Australia’s agrifood sector towards a more resilient and sustainable future.
Join Future Food Systems (FFS) for the 2024 edition of our popular Research Showcase.
At this year’s event, we will feature groundbreaking progress and key findings from a diverse array of FFS projects, spanning all three of our research programs. From smart films in glasshouses and state-of-the-art food production facilities to cutting-edge food science, our Showcase will highlight the initiatives currently taking place to help deliver tangible and positive outcomes for Australia’s agrifood sector.
Dr James Krahe | FFS CEO
Prof. Cordelia Selomulya | FFS Research & Commercialisation Director | Associate Dean of Research, UNSW Faculty of Engineering
Dist. Prof. David Tissue | FFS Research Program 2: Program Lead | WSU
Prof. Doug Baker | FFS Research Program 1: Program Lead | QUT
David Doepel | FFS Research Program 3: Deputy Lead | Murdoch University
Dr Mark McHenry | Mt Lindesay farm
Chris Wilkins | CEO LLEAF
Dr Richard Thomas | Senior Lecturer WSU
Gareema Pandey | FFS PhD Student | WSU
Dr Lisa Tam | Senior Lecturer in Advertising and Public Relations QUT
Dr Ozgur Dedehayir | Senior Lecturer QUT
Dr Jack Adams | Postdoctoral Researcher & Sessional Academic QUT
Agenda
Consumer drivers for fresh produce purchasing
Dr Lisa Tam
This project aims to track online personal food preferences and establish a hierarchy of drivers for purchasing produce, including affordability, access, and source. The goal is to provide invaluable insights into consumer behaviour for NSW farmers, enabling them to align their production and marketing strategies accordingly.
Optimising blueberry fruit nutritional quality
Dr Richard Thomas and Gareema Pandey
This PhD project is using phenomic, agronomic, physiological and biochemical approaches to assess as well as develop interventions for maximising plant resilience and fruit quality of blueberries in protected cropping.
Luminescent-Light Emitting Agricultural Films (LLEAF) showcase
Chris Wilkins
Hear from LLEAF CEO, Chris Wilkins, about collaborative projects with FFS and WSU, and smart glass film impacts on energy use and productivity in greenhouses.
Truffle cultivation for industry expansion
Dr Mark McHenry
The aim of this project is to assess two new truffle species for Australian conditions, including inoculation and cultivation techniques, environmental conditions and suitable host trees (e.g., Pinus species).
Coffs Agrifood Living Lab (CALL)
Dr Oz Dedehayir and Dr Jack Adams
Utilising a user-centred and open innovation ecosystem approach, this initiative aims to bring together multiple stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and the community. Through facilitating the exchange of information, knowledge, and ideas, the goal is to create new opportunities for Coffs Harbour’s agrifood sector.
You’ll also hear from UNSW’s Prof. Cordelia Selomulya, our Research & Commercialisation Director; and our research program leadership teams, Prof. Doug Baker, Queensland University of Technology; Dist. Prof. David Tissue, Western Sydney University; and David Doepel, Murdoch University.
Don’t miss out on this golden opportunity to hear from leading researchers and industry innovators who are helping to shape the future food landscape.
Interested in learning more about the Research Showcase? View clips from the 2023 event here