FFS project and program leads go globalFuture Food Systems Program and Project leads have been travelling in recent weeks, sharing knowledge, forging connections and promoting FFS’s collaborative research.
evokeAG 2024 takeaways: Sideline eventsThis year's evokeAG conference was a mix of plenary and panel sessions. with sessions covering the spectrum of hot topics in ag-tech, from AI to indigenous IP.
evokeAG 2024 takeaways: Conference sessionsThis year's evokeAG conference was a mix of plenary and panel sessions. with sessions covering the spectrum of hot topics in ag-tech, from AI to indigenous IP.
evokeAG 2024 takeaways: The ExchangeThe exhibition floor was ‘connect central’ at evokeAG Perth, with Future Food System’s shared Hospitality Pavilion providing a natural meeting-point.
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.
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 represented at events around the worldIn July. Future Food Systems staff, research leads and PhDs represented FFS, our projects and our mission at conferences and agrifood events nationwide.
UNSW professor recognised as one of Republic of Korea’s key academic leadersFFS project lead and UNSW Professor Hoon Han was one of 18 Korean academics worldwide chosen to meet the Republic of Korea’s President.
FFS team visits UNE and Costa’s 40ha glasshouseFuture Food Systems headed to NSW's Northern Tablelands in June, visiting University of New England and Costa Group's state-of-the-art tomato-production glasshouse.
A fresh R&D agenda for crops grown under coverA new, stakeholder-set R&D strategy aims to address industry challenges and support smart, sustainable growth in Australia’s protected cropping sector.
FFS team goes westRecently, two key members of the FFS team paid a productive visit to our partners in Western Australia.
Harvesting stakeholder insights on protected cropping R&DHort Innovation and Protected Cropping Australia held a Summit on 17 March to develop a fresh R&D plan for the sector.
A showcase of future food: Summit exhibitorsThe Summit mini-expo, a mix of future food innovations, Indigenous ingredients, upcycled products, agricultural robots and healthy pulse-based snacks, was a chance for Future Food Systems CRC and QUT to showcase their capabilities in the sustainable agrifood space.
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.
Agrifood, analysis, automation and aeons-old cures: QUT facilities toursFour fascinating guided tours, free to Summit delegates, showcase QUT’s world-class capabilities in robotics and automation, agrifood innovation, tropical crops, advanced analysis and Indigenous ingredients.
2022 Precision Nutrition Symposium: A world-class exposition of ANPC’s precision nutrition programOn 14 October 2022, the Australian National Phenome Centre (ANPC) and Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine (CCSM) organised a successful inaugural research symposium on precision nutrition at Murdoch University that featured early findings from Future Food Systems CRC’s ‘Food metabolomic library’ project. The symposium was well attended and included representatives from various Western Australian…
NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Science, Innovation and Technology visits Future Food Systems HQOn 29 August, Ms Robyn Preston MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Science, Innovation and Technology and Member for Hawkesbury, stopped in at Future Food Systems CRC HQ on UNSW’s Randwick campus as part of a broader visit to UNSW Sydney.
Inaugural CRC PhDs’ catch-up a successEleven of the CRC’s PhD scholarship holders met up recently for their first-ever catch-up, with each presenting their research findings.
WA food and beverage industry forum takeawaysWA Future Food Network and the CRC hosted a recent roundtable with WA food and beverage sector stakeholders to identify industry obstacles to value-adding.
CERS introduces next-gen chemical engineers to industry leadersAt the Chemical Engineering Research Society’s CRC-sponsored networking night on 2 June, students and post-grads met reps from 40+ firms including Sanitarium, Arnotts, All G Foods, AB Mauri and Tip Top in "a night full of opportunities and exchange of ideas”.
