Fruits Processing & packaging Research project Processing jackfruit into ready-to-eat products and ingredients The Australian jackfruit industry has been largely stagnate for the last decade. There are two key impediments to growth: (1) the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 22 Jun 2020 - 26 Aug 2021 Research organisation Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
Fruits Multiple technology areas Harvest technology Imagery Machinery & hardware Plant science Robotics Research project Sensors for Summerfruit Exports Developing innovative new real-time sensors to assess fruit quality to meet summerfruit export requirements for the Chinese market. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 31 May 2020 - 30 Oct 2022 Research organisation Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Fruits Multiple technology areas Consumer health Processing & packaging Research project Nashi Consumer Research 2020 In 2020, this short investment provided the Australian nashi industry with crucial insights into consumer attitudes and behaviours towards nashi pears. … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 May 2020 - 18 Sep 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Novel ingredients Research project Baseline consumer sensory testing of alternative meat products This project evaluates the sensory profiles of several types of burgers made from either plant-proteins, meat, meat & seasonings and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 13 Feb 2020 - 11 Jun 2021
Vegetables Research project Mushroom attitudianal research This short investment undertook research to increase understanding of consumer behaviour and attitudes towards mushrooms. The project team profiled mushroom … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 12 Feb 2020 - 29 May 2020
Other rural industries Plant science Research project Defining terroir of Australian Coffee to increase demand and investment Market differentiation for the Australian coffee growing industry is currently inhibited by the lack of a robust platform and associated … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 Oct 2019 - 31 May 2023 Research organisation Southern Cross University (SCU)
Beef cattle Research project Reconditioning and eating quality potent The project aims to investigate the ability of older female cattle to regain body condition at short feeding intervals, as … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Jan 2022 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Sheep & lamb Processing & packaging Research project Preliminary evaluation of Flavourless Smoke This project tests the value proposition(s) for the inclusion of flavourless smoke with Australian sheep meat; a technology that … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 May 2019 - 15 Jun 2021
Beef cattle Food processing technology Research project MSA Beef Model Expansion: Sensory evaluation The project is designed to aid in quantifying the eating quality difference between steers and entire males or bulls based … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Apr 2019 - 30 Sep 2021
Fruits Consumer health Research project Consumer insights for the Australian melon industry This investment undertook research to deliver insights into Australian melon consumers, including their melon consumption habits and attitudes. The information … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 5 Apr 2019 - 31 Jul 2019
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Processing & packaging Research project Estimation of the age/maturity of beef hide samples This project will examine whether NIRS of skin/hide samples can be used to accurately estimate the age/maturity of … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Mar 2019 - 30 Nov 2021 Research organisation Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project Cuts based lamb development – lamb turn The project will provide answers to two important areas of the Sheep meat value chain:1) Can consumers detect differences in … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Mar 2018 - 19 Jun 2019 Research organisation Murdoch University
Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project Resource Flock Sensory Evaluation and MS This project will collect 3,600 muscle samples from various lambs for sensory evaluation tested against 6,000 consumers. The results of which will … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Mar 2018 - 30 Jun 2019 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Beef cattle Food processing technology Research project Consumer Sensory Evaluation of Stored Samples This project conducted consumer sensory testing of stir fry and yakiniku samples currently in storage at the University of New … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 22 Jan 2018 - 15 Jun 2018
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Sensory testing of seafood - fresh versus frozen - and development of frozen seafood recipes Market research has previously been undertaken to understand why consumers do not purchase or consume seafood. While a number of … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Jan 2018 - 30 Dec 2019 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project An on-line system to assess beef quality characteristics The overall goal of this project is to evaluate the TenderSpecTM Beef Classification System for objective assessment of ribeye quality … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 15 Jan 2019
Vegetables Consumer health Research project Tools and Interventions for Increasing Children's Vegetable Knowledge This investment is identifying new ways of increasing the demand for vegetables to children, helping growers better serve the key … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 9 Nov 2017 - 30 Nov 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Packaged food Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project Shelf-life extension of fresh meat products using high pressure processing The aim of this project is to investigate the limits of high pressure that can be applied to fresh meat … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Mar 2017 - 3 Jun 2019 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Fruits Nuts Vegetables Multiple technology areas Input management Processing & packaging Research project Serviced supply chains: Monitoring and modelling to improve the quality of Australian fresh produce into Asian markets To build Australia’s reputation for providing a high value, premium product every stage of the chain needs to work … Funded by Hort Innovation Project date 1 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2021 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)