Greater sustainability and improved nutrition through smart technology and supply chain logistics
For Priti Krishna, Foundation Chair of Sustainable Agriculture at Western Sydney University and lead researcher on the CRC’s Blueberry nutritional optimisation project, it’s not just about growing better crops; it’s about growing crops better.
Hort Innovation-Western Sydney University glasshouse trials at the university’s National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre using native stingless bee species
Guests who joined our recent day tours of the new SIFT facility at FIPWA and Melville Park farm glimpsed the collaborative future of food innovation and value-adding in WA
Representatives spanning Australia’s agrifood, research and governmental sectors are set to converge on Western Australia this week for Future Food Systems’ pinnacle event, For Food’s Sake.
Five Future Food Systems-backed PhD students pitched their research to a ‘Shark Tank’-style panel of experts at the annual Networking Night. Which was the most convincing?
Professor Anderson has an accomplished record of achievement in research, education and leadership as Director of Western Sydney University’s first research institute, the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE). HIE is now home to more than 60 world-class academics and 90 postgraduate research students whose expertise spans the full spectrum […]
Dr Chris Cazzonelli is a Senior Lecturer in Plant Molecular Biology at Western Sydney University (WSU). He completed his Bachelor of Science (Honours Class I) at the University of Queensland (UQ) and won an Australian Postgraduate Award to study mechanical stress gene regulation, receiving a PhD in plant molecular biology […]
Professor Zhonghua Chen is Associate Dean (International) at the School of Science, and Education Leader of the National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre (NVPCC) at Western Sydney University (WSU). Professor Chen has a globally recognised track record of research excellence in the fields of agriculture, plant science and evolutionary biology. Since […]
Professor Priti Krishna has a strong background in diverse but related disciplines, such as microbiology (MSc), medical biochemistry (PhD), plant molecular biology (academic career at Western University, Canada) and agronomy (University of New England, Australia), and proven record of leadership in developing and executing pioneering research projects. She joined Western Sydney University […]
After acing a Master’s degree in Biotechnology at Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gareema Pandey relocated from Gujarat, India, to Melbourne, Australia, in 2017. Here, she undertook Masters (Research) studies at La Trobe University, focusing on Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Ms Pandey joined the CRC as an Industry PhD in 2020, working on […]