Victualis 2 highlights ACT’s food resilience challenges – and the power of collaborationHosted by FFS partner RDA ACT, the Victualis 2 dinner brought together key players in the region’s agrifood sector for an info-packed evening focused on sustainable, resilient urban food systems.
Future Food Systems’ first PhD student graduatesQUT PhD student Lijun ‘Lucy’ Summerhayes, whose research explored urban food policy in Australia, was awarded her doctorate in September.
Meet Elnaz Irannezhad: freight transport and logistics expertThriving in the male-dominated fields of freight and logistics is no easy feat. But Dr Elli Irannezhad is no ordinary woman.
First national map of Australia’s protected cropping structures launchedLaunched in mid-July, Australia’s first national map of PC systems enables accurate yield forecasting and speedy, targeted response to natural disasters and biosecurity threats.
Future of food: what’s on the menu in 2050From insects to cultured meat, nothing is off the table when it comes to feeding the world’s growing population, says UNSW professor Johannes le Coutre.
International research collaboration to develop sustainable indoor-cropping solutions CRC supporting partner Qatar University is drawing on the expertise and state-of-the-art greenhouse facilities at Western Sydney University to help it develop sustainable fertigation solutions for indoor growers.
Agricultural research leader joins Murdoch University’s Food Futures InstituteMurdoch University has announced the appointment of Professor Rajeev K Varshney, agricultural scientist and tropical crop-breeding expert, to its acclaimed Food Futures Institute.
Qatar University joins Future Food Systems CRCNew CRC participant Qatar University, based in Doha, is the country’s leading tertiary education and research institution, ranked second of all the Arab universities in the inaugural Times Higher Education (THE) Arab University Rankings.
Meet Derek Baker: agrifood supply chains & regional development expertFor University of New England’s Professor Derek Baker, better agribusiness means everything from improving regional infrastructure to reducing waste and finding more resilient, responsive paths to market.
Costa pledges support for Taskforce on Climate-related Financial DisclosuresCosta Group has pledged its support for the TCFD, joining more than 1,500 organisations committed to building a more resilient financial system to safeguard against climate risk.
FIAL’s National Food Waste Feasibility Study report advocates industry-led initiativesAustralians waste 7.6 million tonnes of food annually, with 49 per cent of this occurring between farm and retailers’ shelves, and 51 per cent at the consumer end of the supply chain. Right now, Australian households are throwing away between $2,000 and $2,500 worth of food every year. The $400,000 National Food Waste Strategy Feasibility…
Takeaways: UN Food Systems National DialoguesIn the lead-up to the UN's inaugural Food Systems Summit this month, UN member countries including Australia hosted National Dialogues with stakeholders across the agrifood and sustainability sectors to establish priorities and issues for further discussion. View them here.
RDA ACT establishes Canberra Region Food CollaborativeRegional Development Australia ACT calls it ‘a complete re-conception of a City-Region Food System’. The primary objective of the just-launched Canberra Region Food Collaborative is to source more food locally and sustainably.
Australian Government pledges $50m to bolster supply-chain capabilities$50m in grant funding is on offer to help build supply-chain capabilities in two critical areas: biopharmaceuticals and agricultural production chemicals. Apply by COB 12 August.
Northern Australia’s native rice: ripe for commercialisationIn stage 1 of this multi-year collaboration, two CRC partner universities, NT Government and three First Nations enterprises have joined forces to collect, analyse and develop protocols for the world's first broadacre plantings of native wild rice in Northern Australia.
Food in the Capital: helping to reposition Canberra as a sustainable agrifood hubDiscussion at RDA's Food in the Capital event centred on what's needed to reposition Canberra and the surrounding region as a sustainable, economically viable agrifood hub.
WSU ranked in top 1.5% of the world’s universities for social, ecological and economic impactWSU has cemented its position in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings as one of the world's top-ranking tertiary institution with regard to social, environmental and economic impacts.
Scaling up to a global circular economyAccenture’s Cohort ’21 initiative helps circular-economy innovators from across the globe - including several in the agrifood space - showcase and scale their ideas for upcycling waste. To contribute to the collective effort, join The Circular Accelerator's Circular Community Action Group.
5 global megatrends set to shape our agrifood futureA new report from ABARES details global megatrends set to shape the future of our nation's agriculture sector – from data-driven disruption to dramatic climate change.
Government calls for input on ‘critical technologies’ in ag and health sectorsThe federal government is consulting key stakeholders on current and emerging technologies in the health and agriculture sectors that could advance or undermine Australia’s national interests.
