Networking Night and AGM wrap up a year of success for FFSBack-to-back events at UNSW Sydney's CBD campus on 6 and 8 December capped off another successful year for Future Food Systems CRC.
Kesewa Opoku Agyemang, PhD student: Modelling agrifood supply chainsFFS PhD scholar Agyemang is modelliing freight data along the agrifood supply chain to boost efficiency and reduce waste on the path from farm to fork.
Growing Australia’s capability to supply ASEAN demand for trusted food goodsAt the first of a series of Science meets Business events hosted by FIPWA and the CRC, key stakeholders in WA's agrifood system discussed how smart trade solutions can help expand export opportunities for the sector.
FIAL expands online platform showcasing Aussie food firms worldwideFIAL’s revamped Australian Food and Beverage Catalogue acts as a digital conduit between export-ready local F&B suppliers and qualified buyers worldwide, helping to grow the share of Australian food in the global marketplace.
Hort Innovation-AUSVEG-QDAF pilot shows fresh produce could be sea-freightedNew controlled-atmosphere tech shown to double the shelf life of sea-freighted fresh veg could give Australia's horticulture exporters an edge amid pandemic-fuelled air-freight price hikes.
NSW Circular’s Circular Challenge Funding Scheme: apply nowNSW Circular is offering up to $600k to support circular-economy scale-up projects in critical arenas, including solar PV and organic waste. Applications are open until 5pm AEST on Friday 26 November 2021.
World-first blockchain-enabled credentialled marketplace – eCommerce 3.0 is hereQUT and Smart Trade Networks have just launched the world’s first fully blockchain-enabled credentialled marketplace. In their next 'Smart trade hubs' project, just commenced under the CRC, they plan to extend it to other commodities and markets.
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.
$800m in federal funds for collaborative food manufacturing projectsUnder its Modern Manufacturing Initiative, the Australian Government is offering $800m in grant funding for large-scale collaborative projects in priority manufacturing areas, including food and beverages.
Mapping traffic to cut congestion, aid mobility in Western SydneyiMOVE CRC's FAST project will explore transport patterns and suggest solutions to reduce congestion and streamline traffic flows in Liverpool LGA, especially between Liverpool CBD and the plannned Western Sydney International Airport.
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.
Specialised agrifood clusters: theory and practiceIn this useful report, QUT's Randall McHugh explores the pros and cons of specialist industry clusters, and examines the potential benefits to our agrifood sector of clustering in locations well suited to agrifood operations..
NSW Government announces new Regional Jobs Precinct in the NamoiIt's official: NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has announced that the Namoi region will be the state’s fourth Regional Jobs Precinct. The CRC will work with the Namoi Joint Organisation, NSW Government, UNSW and UNE to help plan the new precinct.
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.
RDA ACT surveys stakeholders to help it develop ‘a resilient, food-secure city’Canberra Region Food Collaborative and Regional Development Australia ACT are seeking input from local food-industry stakeholders to help structure sustainable, self-sufficient, supportive food systems for the nation's capital.
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.
Future Food System CRC’s first smart trade hubs research project kicks offBeefLedger and an interdisciplinary research team at QUT will work with food-buying groups across Australia and China to explore blockchain-based approaches to streamlining cross-border trade, in the initial proof-of-concept stage of a multi-stage Future Food Systems project that will develop the soft and hard digital infrastructure needed to support the growth of smart trade.
UNSW Professor Sami Kara: agrifood supply chains and the ‘bullwhip effect’Inefficiencies in supply chains are exacerbated by disruptions to demand, such as the recent panic buying at supermarkets worldwide following COVID-19-related shutdown announcements. UNSW’s Professor Sami Kara explains how the ‘bullwhip effect’ typically resulting from sudden changes in demand impacts siloed agrifood supply chains – and how taking a systems approach to streamlining supply chains…
BeefLedger: Technology for secure, streamlined, transparent transactionsNew CRC partner BeefLedger, with its expertise in blockchain technology and hands-on experience in the Chinese market, will be a boon to participants looking to export premium high-value food products. And that doesn’t just mean beef. Driven by a belief that consumers and all supply-chain participants can benefit from greater transparency and streamlined transactions, research-driven…