Developing & Marketing Food Products

CSIRO is improving Australia’s food production and farming systems to ensure food and fibre are delivered to Australians on a sustainable basis.

We're developing a range of new packaging materials that will mean more convenient, fresher, and better-tasting food, and a longer life for medical products.

Climate change will dramatically alter the growing season for Australian grapes and affect the wine styles produced here, according to new University of Melbourne and CSIRO research.

Australasia’s major livestock industries’ science and agribusiness conference – Horizons in Livestock Sciences – will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 28-30 October 2008.

CSIRO is researching insect control and quality preservation of grain and stored durable products.

CSIRO has completed a two-year study to evaluate potential risks and opportunities of the harvest bag technology for on-farm and commercial use under Australian conditions.

The tropics are home to most of the world's rainforests and coral reefs, plus around half of the world’s population, but tropical nations produce only 20% of Gross World Product. This makes sustainable management of tropical landscapes a pressing research challenge.

Through tailored business arrangements and research alliances, CSIRO Plant Industry can deliver flexible and innovative research solutions for a range of industry needs.

Light-induced damage is a significant problem for food and beverage products packaged in glass bottles. Using nanotechnology CSIRO has produced a solution, explained in this video. (1:00)

Mr Stephen Beckett is researching grain disinfestation and storage technologies in Australia.

Farming systems scientist Dr Peter Carberry leads the Agricultural Sustainability Theme, Economic and environmental performance of Australian agriculture.

This article from Farming Ahead describes how researchers have closely monitoring contamination levels of raw cotton and stress that stakeholders must remain vigilant if Australia is to maintain its international standing as a high-quality producer. (3 pages)

This fact sheet outlines biosecurity research by CSIRO, which is helping to manage the increasing threat and damage from invasive alien species that come with globalisation. (2 pages)

The Australian grain industry continues to rely heavily on the use of phosphine for effective insect control.

Dried foods stored in the home can be attacked by several insect pests but simple steps can prevent or provide effective methods to control infestations.