CSIRO Plant Industry conducts research to promote profitable and sustainable agrifood, fibre and horticultural industries, develop new plant products and improve natural resource management.
The Food Futures Flagship aims to transform Australia's international competitiveness in the agrifood sector through the application of frontier technologies to high potential industries.
New food processing technologies and how they can be used to develop a more sustainable, secure, safe and profitable food industry will be discussed in Brisbane from 17-18 September during the 4th Innovative Foods Centre Conference – FIESTA2008.
How food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, growers and processors can better use fruit and vegetables to enhance the texture and nutritional value of a wide range of foods, will be the discussed at a workshop in Werribee, Victoria, tomorrow.
CSIRO research is targeting better vineyard management with work in areas such as carbohydrate dynamics, water use efficiency and sustainable performance.
CSIRO’s plant breeding capabilities benefit a range of agribusiness industries from horticulture and pastoral through to broadacre crops such as wheat.
Through tailored business arrangements and research alliances, CSIRO Plant Industry can deliver flexible and innovative research solutions for a range of industry needs.
CSIRO’s Dr Craig Hardner and Mr Kim Jones from the Australian Macadamia Society discuss the latest promising results to breed better macadamia varieties. (3:59)
A new study has discovered Australian native fruits are exceptional sources of antioxidants. In this four minute podcast, Dr Izabela Konczak explains how native fruits have even more antioxidants than blueberries.
Farming Ahead magazine regularly features CSIRO's research for the agricultural sector. This is a list of CSIRO articles published in the magazine throughout 2008.
