Wild catch fisheries Research project Refine the Southern Rock Lobster Cold Chain The majority of Southern Rock Lobster harvest is exported to Asian markets. With price directly correlated to quality of the … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 4 Aug 2019 - 7 Nov 2019 Research organisation KPMG Australia
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Financial Industry Wool Uniforms/Suits (China) AWI studies lifestyle trends and how they impact on consumer preferences for the wool fibre. This investment is focussed on … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2020
Essential oils Research project Block Chain Traceability for Tea Tree Oil This project covers the Process Mapping Stage of creating an end-to-end supply chain traceability solution for the Australian tea tree … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 30 Jul 2019 - 31 Jan 2020 Research organisation Australian Tea Tree Industry Association Ltd (ATTIA)
Multiple industries Cotton Pork Poultry Sugar Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project Biorefineries for profit - phase 2 The Biorefineries for Profit project is developing technologies to convert crop and crop-processing residues into high value animal feed supplements … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 26 Jul 2019 - 1 Jun 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Machinery & hardware Robotics Research project Robotic Removal of Button Bone and Flat Bone after Striploin Chine Bone Removal – Stage 1 Practical Feasibility This first stage feasibility is to examine the following: - Method of locating and fixation of a striploin primal for … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 12 Jul 2019 - 2 Dec 2019
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Product & Process Development This investment focusses on working with supply chain manufacturing partners in developing innovative wool products for womenswear, menswear, sports, outdoor … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Research Testing for Product Development With new technologies and the rise of different products made from wool, it is important that these developments be substantiated … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Technical Garment Development & Construction This investment is working with trade partners to develop innovative knitted garments for the fashion, sports and lifestyle markets. Traditional … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Forestry Processing & packaging Research project Minimising market-limiting discolouration in appearance Tasmanian hardwood This project will investigate the cause of market-limiting, grey discolouration and ‘tyre track’ of Tasmanian Plantation Oak (Eucalyptus nitens), a … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Wine Research project Incubator Initiative - Beyond the traditional wine cellar door: Do tiered cellar door service offerings maximise value for different wine tourist segments? The cellar door is crucial to the ongoing profitability of the wine sector as well as being a key cog … Funded by Wine Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 15 Apr 2021 Research organisation Curtin University
Other rural industries Multiple technology areas Animal technology Plant science Research project Opening the gates to hemp grazed livestock in Australia This research forms part of a larger project co-funded by Meat and Livestock Australia. It uses controlled feeding trials to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 1 Jun 2021 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Essential oils Novel ingredients Research project Co-Contribution to the Essential Oils and Endocrine Disruption Project Assessment of the human health safety of tea tree oil and lavender oil in personal care products through survey to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2019 - 15 Jun 2021 Research organisation The Franklin Institute of Wellness
Traceability Research project Provenance and Storytelling - impact for Australian Agricultural Producers This project seeks to demystify opportunities, consolidate the information and provide practical guidance on how to improve provenance and storytelling … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 21 Jun 2019 - 23 Aug 2019 Research organisation Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Research project Global Veal Market: Innovation opportunities Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) is seeking to explore growth opportunities for Australian Veal in selected veal export markets, through … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 20 Jun 2019 - 20 May 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Data and AI Traceability Research project US Pilot for pallet labels as an alternate system of shipping mark The aim of this project is to provide data to support and assist in the acceptance by the Serial Shipping … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 12 Jun 2019 - 29 Jun 2021 Research organisation Management for Technology Pty Ltd
Wild catch fisheries Research project Fisheries biology of Western Australian Salmon: improving our understanding of population dynamics in South Australia to enable quantitative stock assessments and improved fisheries management There is opportunity for the Western Australian Salmon Fishery in South Australia to expand into emerging national and international seafood … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 4 Jun 2019 - 27 Feb 2022 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Poultry Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Input management Machinery & hardware Research project Unlocking the Power of Digital in Chicken Meat This co-designed scoping study leverages networks, knowledge and industry insight from AgriFutures Australia Australia’s Chicken Meat Program to explore the potential value of new digital transformation for the poultry meat sector. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 3 Jun 2019 - 14 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Multiple industries Cereal grains Cotton Oilseeds Pasture, fodder & feed Plant science Research project Potential for Broadacre cropping in the Northern Territory This project aims to support the development of viable broadacre cotton systems in the Northern Territory, through the collation of … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Dec 2022 Research organisations Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Northern Territory [NT] Farmers Association, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF), University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Cotton Processing & packaging Research project Strategies for improving labour conditions within the Australian cotton value chain Activities of a range of participants across the cotton value chain can represent a reputational risk to the Australian cotton … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisations Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Cotton Research project Cotton industry social and wellbeing sustainability indicators This investment is focused on developing robust, practical and relevant social and wellbeing targets and indicators for the Australian cotton … Funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of Canberra