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Why Australia needs to become Asia’s innovation partner

Asia is emerging as a major hub of agrifood industry innovation. What sort of public and private sector investments are needed to make this a win-win collaboration that strengthens both Australia and its Asian partners’ ability to innovate for a sustainable and prosperous future?

Top four food trends you’ll soon see on supermarket shelves

Some food trends come and go (we’re looking at you salted caramel) but some are much more long-term because they’re based on science.

Climate change will reshape the world’s agricultural trade

Climate change will change the dynamic for major food exporters like China and the US.

Is your honey faking it?

With news that our honey might be cut with artificial substitutes, we look at how blockchain could be used to help solve issues like this in the future.

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Future farms: broccoli lattes, digital dioramas and high-tech hens

Our annual AgCatalyst event is showcasing the latest science and technology in the agriculture, food and fibre sectors.

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Best of both whorls: cotton with the benefits of synthetics

We’re working on new types of cotton that are still biodegradable and renewable, but with the added benefit of properties that make synthetic fibres popular.

How to grow crops on Mars if we are to live on the red planet

If humans are to live on Mars they will need a stable supply of food. Earth plants are not suited to the Mars climate but we can engineer plants that are.

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Ceres in your phone, our app that predicts farmers’ cereal yields

The digital revolution isn't limited to metropolises—Graincast is our app that helps farmers estimate yields from a single paddock to an entire crop.

Broccoli: better latte than never

You’ve seen the turmeric latte and the latte served in an avocado but could the broccoli latte be the next coffee trend?

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Livestock-wear: The latest fashion on the field

Wearable tech is fashion-forward, but why should humans get all the bling? From Fitbit for sheep to collars for cows - we're using wearable tech to optimise livestock health, wellbeing, productivity and efficiency.

Fighting creepy with crawly

Spiders rank pretty low on most people’s ‘animals I’d like to work with’ scale. But this 'recovering arachnophobe' is putting her fears aside for science.

How green is your bread?

Have you ever stopped to consider the environmental impact of everyday items like a loaf of bread?

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