Food: Australia’s hidden superpower for industrial collaboration and national renewalWhen we think about the big levers for Australia’s future prosperity, we often talk about minerals, energy, defence, or digital technology. Yet beneath all these sits something far more fundamental: food. It is not just our oldest industry; it is our most enduring human need. Food anchors communities, supports thousands of businesses, underpins health, attracts…
Finding Common Ground: Why Collaboration Matters in Times of Global Trade UncertaintyIn an increasingly unpredictable world, global trade, once seen as a reliable backbone of economic growth, is under pressure. From shifting geopolitical alliances and supply chain volatility to rising protectionism and climate-related disruptions, trade uncertainty has become a defining challenge of our time. For Australia’s food and agriculture sectors, which rely heavily on global markets,…
Using robotics to surmount labour challenges in commercial horticultureFrom mobile platforms to deliver automated crop-tending services to banana de-handing robots, QUT's Dr Chris Lehnert is helping cut labour costs to Australia’s indoor cropping sector.
FFS project and program leads go globalFuture Food Systems Program and Project leads have been travelling in recent weeks, sharing knowledge, forging connections and promoting FFS’s collaborative research.
Highlighting the Central Coast’s dynamic food, beverage and manufacturing sceneIn July. Future Food Systems staff, research leads and PhDs represented FFS, our projects and our mission at conferences and agrifood events nationwide.
Embarking on the journey of economic ecosystems: Paving the way for agrifood prosperityAustralia’s agrifood sector is witnessing the dawn of a powerful solution aimed at dismantling barriers and propelling businesses towards success: economic ecosystems.
Meet Romina Rader: insect pollinator expert UNE Professor Romina Rader’s focus is on plant–animal interactions in natural and human-modified environments - in particular, the role pollinators play in horticultural cropping.
Q&A: Nicole McNaughton on cluster gains and growing painsThe CEO of South East Queensland-based Food & Agribusiness Network talks about inspiring, growing and sustaining an agrifood industry cluster in regional Australia.
Nurturing growth: Dr James Krahe’s vision for thriving agrifood clustersFuture Food Systems CEO James Krahe, a cluster establishment expert formerly with FIAL, gives his top tips into what clusters should strive for and avoid if they're to succeed long-term.
Future Food Systems – Collaborating to foster agrifood clusters across Australia Collaborative Future Food Systems projects and initiatives are providing powerful tools to help establish and promote successful, sustainable regional agrifood clusters in areas of comparative advantage across Australia.
Lijun Summerhayes, PhD: Exploring Aussie agrifood clustersFuture Food Systems’ first graduated PhD has gone from researching urban food policy to a paid role at her alumnus, QUT, exploring agrifood clusters across Australia.
Melville Park farm: a value-adding storyDavid Doepel and wife Barbara Connell are co-custodians of historic Melville Park Farm, where they’re collaborating with researchers and local businesses to add value to primary produce.
Scoping the Sunshine Coast agrifood ecosystemSunshine Coast cluster FAN is teaming with experts at QUT to ascertain what local agribusinesses need and how they can team up to reduce costs.
Future foods facility to fast-track new product development in WAMurdoch University is the first Western Australian university to partner with the state government in a new commercial food factory that will help food and beverage businesses develop value-added food products for local consumption and global export. The Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies (SIFT) Centre – the result of a WA Government partnership with Future Food…
FFS PhD student finds cost-effective hands-free way to estimate plant height in protected cropping facilitiesNamal 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.
For Food’s Sake Summit tours: SIFT opening and Melville Park farmGuests 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
FFS hosts successful Summit: For Food’s Sake – fostering collaboration and innovation in WA’s agrifood sectorThe recent For Food’s Sake Summit hosted by Future Food Systems at Murdoch University, Perth, was a testament to the vibrancy and potential of Western Australia’s agrifood industry. Supported by Murdoch University, the event convened stakeholders from diverse sectors to delve into the critical role of collaboration in driving innovation. Prof. Len Collard, an Indigenous…
evokeAG 2024 takeaways: Sideline eventsThis year's evokeAG conference was a mix of plenary and panel sessions. with sessions covering the spectrum of hot topics in ag-tech, from AI to indigenous IP.
evokeAG 2024 takeaways: Conference sessionsThis year's evokeAG conference was a mix of plenary and panel sessions. with sessions covering the spectrum of hot topics in ag-tech, from AI to indigenous IP.
evokeAG 2024 takeaways: The ExchangeThe exhibition floor was ‘connect central’ at evokeAG Perth, with Future Food System’s shared Hospitality Pavilion providing a natural meeting-point.
