From PhD student to PlannerIn the following interview, Dr Ripan Debnath, who completed his PhD at UNSW Sydney in 2023, shares his journey from research at the City Futures Research Centre to his role at the NSW Department of Planning, along with advice for PhD students entering the workforce. Discover Ripan’s journey of success.
Second PhD student graduates from Future Food Systems cohortWe congratulate Ripan Debnath on taking out his PhD from UNSW and for securing a new role as a Consultant for the University of Newcastle's Institute for Regional Futures.
Future of Food Summit: International speakersExperts in infrastructure planning and transport logistics, advanced nutritional analysis and innovative, Indigenous-led agrifood systems from the Netherlands, UK and Canada gave attendees of the 2022 Future of Food Summit much food for thought.
Digital catalogue connects Australia’s F&B suppliers with buyers worldwideFood Innovation Australia Limited’s recently released Australian Food & Beverage Catalogue showcases export-ready food and beverage suppliers from across Australia to qualified buyers domestically and abroad.
Smart Trade Hubs project shortlisted for ACS Digital Disruptor awardThe CRC's 'Smart trade hubs' collaboration, involving QUT and SME BeefLedger, was one of just two finalists for ICT Research Project of the Year in the ACS's 2022 Digital Disruptor Awards'.
Smart trade platform progresses from POC to Asian expansionIn stage 2 of the Smart Trade Hubs program, QUT and SCP Capital will extend their blockchain-backed digital trading platform, developed for premium beef exports to China, to high-value fruits, wines and artisan liquor destined for markets across Asia.
iMOVE CRC research underpins new National Freight Data hubiMOVE CRC research into Australia's freight transport routes and distribution hubs is the basis for the a new national repository of freight information, which will become progressively more comprehensive as sector users enter more data.
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.
GS1 teams with AFGC to help digitise and streamline Australia’s food supply chainsThe AFGC has teamed with GS1 Australia to improve supply-chain data across Australia's food and grocery manufacturing industry.
Escavox’s smart supply-chain tech cuts food loss, boosts producer profitsEscavox co-founder and CEO Luke Wood talks with AgFutures about the company’s Blue Box, a smart supply-chain tracking device dubbed ‘CCTV for food’.
FIAL calls for supply-chain traceability SMEs to join it at foodpro 2021FIAL invites eligible SMEs or micro-businesses with products or services related to food and beverage supply-chain integrity to submit EOIs with a view to participating in the Traceability and Provenance Zone at foodpro 2021, in Sydney in late July.
WEF says greening food supply chains could curb global GG emissions by 25%A recent World Economic Forum report contends cutting supply-chain emissions to near-net zero by 2050 is more readily achievable than you might think. And the food and ag sector could do the most to help.
Improving access to Asia for Northern Australia’s premium perishablesEnsuring Asian-market access to Northern Australia's premium perishable produce could be worth $5.6b p.a. in revenue to Queensland alone. So the CRC for Developing Northern Australia is keen to get it right.
Sanitarium named Woolworths Supplier of the YearSanitarium Health Food Company, the name behind iconic Australian food products such as Weet-Bix, netted two major awards including the top gong at Woolworths’ Supplier of the Year 2020 awards in December.
