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The new home of food innovation in Western Australia

A specialised Food Science and Nutrition campus run by Murdoch University has launched at the Food Innovation Precinct WA.
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QUT Robotics experts to help Queensland's banana farmers automate

Brisbane's ARM Hub, North Queensland Banana Farmers and Hort Innovation have teamed up to help growers identify opportunities to cut costs by adopting ‘continuous improvement and automation technology’.
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Banana de-handing project

Banana de-handing is a core process at all banana processing facilities. It is a repetitive and physically demanding activity that if automated, could improve processing efficiencies and provide a valuable integration point for robotics systems.
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Flourishing through collaboration and knowledge sharing: For Food’s Sake 2025

Flourishing through collaboration and knowledge sharing: For Food’s Sake 2025

In February 2025, Coffs Harbour became the epicentre of food system innovation and connections as manufacturers, producers, businesses, researchers, and policymakers from across Australia gathered for Future Food Systems annual event, For Food’s Sake. Held from 26–28 February at Pacific Bay Resort, the three-day event featured a dynamic program, including workshops, site visits, a two-day…

Banana de-handing project

Banana de-handing project

Banana de-handing is a core process at all banana processing facilities. It is a repetitive and physically demanding activity that if automated, could improve processing efficiencies and provide a valuable integration point for robotics systems.

Meet Chris Lehnert: automation and robotics expert

QUT-based robotics engineer Dr Chris Lehnert specialises in solving commercial automation challenges, developing novel solutions for an array of real-world applications. Right now, he's developing components for high-tech vertical farm modules in a CRC collaboration with Greenbio.

Crack research team to extend Australian Tree Crop Map in $1.7m collaboration

Crack research team to extend Australian Tree Crop Map in $1.7m collaboration

University of New England mapping experts are again teaming with Hort Innovation in a significant collaboration to extend the national tree-crop map.

Meet Craig Shephard: land-use mapping expert

Meet Craig Shephard: land-use mapping expert

AARSC senior researcher Craig Shephard leads the National PC mapping project, an initiative of Protected Cropping Australia supported by Hort Innovation, UNE, LLSNSW and the CRC. He's also a keen mountain-biker.

Coffs Agrifood Living Lab

Coffs Agrifood Living Lab

The project is establishing a ‘Living Lab’ (i.e. Living Laboratory) in Coffs Harbour to design the Precinct and act as a hub where other solutions can be developed to evolve the region's agrifood ecosystem.

CEO update – March 2025

CEO update – March 2025

There’s been an additional amount of chatter recently around manufacturing goods here in Australia. At Future Food Systems (FFS), we continue to assist local industry through initiatives and projects that add value, foster partnerships, and help businesses unlock growth opportunities by developing collaborative ecosystems—contributing to a more sustainable and resilient agrifood sector.

Bravo Gazpacho

Bravo Gazpacho

See how Bravo Gazpacho works with FFS at SIFT WA to produce their top-quality gazpacho, blending tradition with innovation for the perfect taste

For Food’s Sake 2025 – Gallery

For Food’s Sake 2025 – Gallery

View photos from the 2025 For Food's Sake Summit in Coffs Harbour

Everboost

Everboost

Working together to meet a growing demand. Loic Munso, founder of Everboost Sea Moss is currently utilising SIFT to scale-up production of his Sea Moss products.

CEO update – December 2024

CEO update – December 2024

It has been an action-packed few months here at Future Food Systems (FFS), with new partnerships announced and exciting initiatives in the pipeline.

For Food’s Sake announcement: the Summit program has arrived

For Food’s Sake announcement: the Summit program has arrived

The For Food’s Sake Summit program is now live! Explore the future of food and the role of ecosystems, hear about cutting-edge innovations in automation and agritech, learn more about value-adding and native foods, and discover real-world examples of successful collaborations unlocking new economic opportunities, transforming the food landscape.

Banana de-handing project

Banana de-handing project

Banana de-handing is a core process at all banana processing facilities. It is a repetitive and physically demanding activity that if automated, could improve processing efficiencies and provide a valuable integration point for robotics systems.

Spatially enabling Australian tree crops

Spatially enabling Australian tree crops

The project will be collating industry information such as variety, planting date, management, productivity etc to each established orchard polygon. This collation of information will directly assist market access, traceability, biosecurity response, yield forecasting, carbon storage, regeneration and drought resilience, and will set a new standard for all other agricultural industries.

Governance of Food Relief in Australia: A Rights-Based Approach

Governance of Food Relief in Australia: A Rights-Based Approach

This research will assess whether Australia’s food relief governance supports the fulfilment of the human right to adequate food. Importantly, this research will take a solutions-oriented approach to addressing how the governance of food relief should be designed to tackle the full range of challenges facing individual food security and the fulfilment of the right to food in Australia.

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Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies Centre

Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies (SIFT) Centre Project is a collaboration between WA State Government, the CRC Entity and Murdoch University. SIFT will be an open access facility that food companies can use to research and develop new products.