PhD progress report: Gehan Abdelghany, ‘Commercialising native rice’ projectDarwin-based FFS PhD scholar Gehan Abdelghany's research is contributing valuable agronomic information to the FFS-backed ‘Commercialising native rice’ project.
The new home of food innovation in Western AustraliaA specialised Food Science and Nutrition campus run by Murdoch University has launched at the Food Innovation Precinct WA.
Future Food Systems CRC backs CERS-hosted alt-proteins tastingOn 8 September, the UNSW-based Chemical Engineering Research Society (CERS) hosted a well-attended tasting of Love BUDS, the new alt-meat range from CRC participant All G Foods.
Vicky Solah: food science and human nutrition expertMurdoch University Associate Professor Vicky Solah brings 36 years of expertise in food science and human nutrition to the CRC. Right now she's profiling artichokes for CRC partner Mt Lindesay. Next, she'll begin upcycled fruit-and-veg product trials at the new WA Food Innovation Precinct.
The rise and rise of Fable Food Co: Michael Fox talks businessMichael Fox, co-founder and CEO of thriving alt-meat SME Fable Food Co, has been busy running the company - and guesting on podcasts Curveball and The Mentor, where he discussed sustainable food production, pandemic pivoting and how he secured investor backing for Fable.
An industry with legs: Australia’s first edible insects roadmapAustralia has the potential to become a major player in the billion-dollar global edible insect industry, producing nutritious, sustainable, ethical protein products to bolster global food security, contends a new roadmap by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO.
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.
Gehan Abdelghany, PhD student: Developing agronomic protocols for the cultivation of Australian wild Oryza species in Northern AustraliaFor Egyptian academic Gehan Abdelghany, who’s spent much of her career to date finding beneficial uses of indigenous plant species, undertaking a PhD with the FFS-backed ‘Commercialising native rice’ project was a natural progression.
Meet Pat Spicer: complex fluids and nanomaterials expertUNSW Associate Professor Pat Spicer’s broad-ranging career spans industry, academia and two continents. The constants? Complex fluids and collaboration.
Data-mapping Western SydneyThe Western Sydney Agrifood Mapping and Analytics project will contribute to the evidence base for specialised food industry clusters in the region.
The future of farming in Western Sydney – fresh thinkingAs a food grower, you might think I’m part of a dying breed of people. Climate change, scarcity of arable land and price pressures are enough to add worry lines to the most weathered farmer’s face. And while I worry about the future, my farming journey has only just begun. I’m 25 years old. The…
Meet Cordelia Selomulya: dairy formulations expert and FFS Research & Commercialisation DirectorCordelia Selomulya is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at UNSW Sydney and has taken up a lead role in the Future Food Systems CRC (FFS) as its Director of Research & Commercialisation. She brings extensive experience working with industry partners, including Bega, Saputo Dairy Australia and Fonterra in Australia, and Mengniu Dairy and COFCO in…
