Future Food Systems eNews issue # 41 – November 2023

Meet the Summit speakers The speaker lineup for Future Food Systems’ For Food’s Sake Summit in Perth continues to grow: Register now to hear from Nicole McNaughton, CEO of Sunshine Coast agrifood cluster the Food & Agribusiness Network (FAN); cellular agriculture expert Prof. Johannes Le Coutre; Noongar Land Enterprise Group’s […]

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Future Food Systems eNews issue # 40 – October 2023

Meet Dr Natasha Teakle, Summit speaker Dr Natasha ‘Tash’ Teakle comes from a WA farming family and spent eight years as an agricultural researcher and lecturer at the Universities of Western Australia, Glasgow, Southern California and Sydney before being becoming the head of start-up accelerator AgriStart in 2016. Last year, […]

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Future Food Systems eNews issue # 39 – September 2023

FFS Summit discounted earlybird tickets on sale Planning is in full swing for For Food’s Sake: It’s our future in February. We’ve now launched a dedicated event portal, so you can check out the agenda, confirmed speakers and sponsors, details about our Gala Dinner at the prestigious 6HEAD restaurant in […]

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Future Food Systems eNews issue # 38 – August 2023

Australia’s first agrifood-focused Living Lab coming to Coffs The City of Coffs Harbour, Queensland University of Technology and Future Food Systems will work together to establish an open-ecosystem ‘Living Lab’ where stakeholders can connect, collaborate and co-develop innovations that add value to Coffs’ agrifood sector. The first project for Lab […]

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Future Food Systems eNews issue # 37 – July 2023

FFS Research Showcase: Register now Thu 27 July 2023, 2pm-4.30pm AEST, Webinar Hear from Future Food Systems program and project leads as well as PhDs in this free webinar highlighting FFS-backed collaborations that advance sustainable development in our agrifood sector – from delivering a database of agricultural producers in NSW’s […]

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Future Food Systems eNews issue # 36 – June 2023

An update from the FFS CEO With the fourth anniversary of FFS just around the corner, Dr James Krahe reflects on the accomplishments, research outcomes, collaborations and unwavering support that has been instrumental in the growth of the organisation and Australia’s agrifood sector. Read more Costa collaborates to optimise carbon […]

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Future Food Systems eNews issue # 35 – May 2023

Save the Date: FFS Summit 21-23 February 2024, Perth WA In a major industry-research collaboration co-funded by the FFS, scientists at Western Sydney University will work with urban-farm outfit Vertical Patch, Episteme Solutions and NSW DPI to explore novel solutions for monitoring glasshouse-grown crops in near-real-time, laying the foundation for […]

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Future Food Systems eNews issue # 34 – April 2023

FFS executes $6.8m ‘Crop monitoring’ project In a major industry-research collaboration co-funded by the FFS, scientists at Western Sydney University will work with urban-farm outfit Vertical Patch, Episteme Solutions and NSW DPI to explore novel solutions for monitoring glasshouse-grown crops in near-real-time, laying the foundation for a decision support system […]

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Future Food Systems eNews issue # 33 – March 2023

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 […]

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