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Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

Food Agility brokers, designs and delivers innovation programs for the Australian agrifood industry, ensuring maximum impact for investment. We specialise in using data and digital technology to increase profits and improve sustainability.

We have a strong track record, with a $330m+ portfolio that includes discrete, agile research projects through to major initiatives of national and global significance.

Our team, board and network of 80+ project partners span the agrifood, technology, research and government sectors.

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The Global Digital Farm: a cutting-edge testbed for the future of farming

Australia’s first fully automated hands-free commercial farm, the Global Digital Farm (GDF), a high-tech collaboration between Charles Sturt University and Food Agility CRC, celebrates its first birthday. Now GDF’s six cutting edge research projects, can be explored on AgriFutures growᴬᴳ⋅ to help drive agritech innovation and the future of farming.     

 

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Cross industry

Quantifying trust in agricultural value chains

Trust is an essential enabling factor for the smooth and efficient operation of agricultural value chains (AVCs). It is critical …
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2019 - 1 Jul 2021

  • Research organisation

    Australian Farm Institute (AFI)

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Cross industry

Water Leak Detection

Reducing the amount of time it takes to discover a water leak through advanced modelling.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    3 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

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Wine

Robotics-ready AI in Viticulture

The Yield, Yamaha, UTS, Food Agility and Treasury Wine Estates have partnered to explore the opportunities presented by combining robotics, micro-climate weather services and artificial intelligence (AI) for wine grape production. This project will test the ability for field robots to observe vine growth and vine health to feed into The Yield’s Digital Playbook and AI predictions of wine grape tonnage and other harvest features throughout each growing season.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2022 - 28 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

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Cross industry

Identifying Value Proposition for Agtech Adoption

This project explored the value of agtech and digital innovation in five industries (ginger, rice, export fodder, hemp, and jackfruit). It mapped producer needs and opportunities for technologies, that are both in-use and under-development, to examine costs and benefits for producers and the supply chain. A strategic roadmap to drive technology adoption and digital transformation was co-designed with industry input.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2022 - 31 Jan 2023

  • Research organisation

    AgriFutures Australia

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Pork

Pig Welfare and Pork Provenance

This project will develop a system where information from tags on individual pigs can be used to quickly identify and respond to animal health issues in commercial piggeries, and create a digital record to share information through the supply chain.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2025

  • Research organisation

    Curtin University

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Cross industry

Framework for Sustainability Reporting

This project is seeking to create credible and tangible Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems for the entire agribusiness value chain. These systems will account for emissions reductions resulting from an intervention that would not have otherwise occurred. This strong, standardised, and verifiable MRV system will enhance financial products, assist in the de-risking of investments, and cultivate brand awareness and trust among consumers, both domestically and internationally, resulting in benefits flowing back to all players across the value chain, including farmers and agribusiness.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    2 Jan 2023 - 28 Jun 2024

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

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Cross industry

Smart Farming Data Ecosystem

Telstra is set to road test a new integrated agtech data platform at the Global Digital Farm in Wagga Wagga, in a partnership between Telstra, Food Agility and Charles Sturt University. The Farm Data Services platform aims to overcome one the biggest hurdles in modern, data-driven agriculture - how to securely manage and integrate data from multiple technologies across the farm.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    15 Jul 1905 - 16 Jul 1905

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

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Cross industry

Farm-wide Wi-fi

This project will develop antenna arrays that can be fitted to mobile and stationary farming equipment to provide long-range communication. Tractors and trucks will become roving WiFi devices with a range of up to five kilometres, providing farm-wide coverage. The technology will be a combination of adapted off-the-shelf and bespoke solutions. The new technology will be built for Australian conditions and will be trialled at the Global Digital Farm at Wagga Wagga.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    3 Jan 2022 - 31 Mar 2023

  • Research organisations

    Charles Sturt University (CSU), University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

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Natural capital assets

Rangelands Carbon

The project team is developing models and tools to accurately and affordably estimate soil and vegetation carbon in Australian rangelands, unlocking 75% of the country’s landmass to reach its carbon sequestration potential.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Feb 2022 - 31 Mar 2025

  • Research organisations

    Charles Sturt University (CSU), Federation University Australia, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

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