Food Futures Flagship

Working within national regulations, researchers have established several trials around Australia to test how genetically modified wheat and barley varieties respond to field conditions.

A pioneering research alliance is on the way to breaking the world's reliance on fish stocks for supply of long chain omega-3.

Boosting the value of Australia's animal-based food industries with leading-edge technologies.

An Australian partnership is working to improve and increase the use of Australian grains in export markets.

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Improving lives, through partnerships focused on Australia's most significant challenges and opportunities.

Australian growers are set to benefit from an international collaboration to commercialise Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) wheat in Australia

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Dr Nigel Preston is enhancing beef and aquaculture breeding practices to produce better cattle, prawns, salmon and abalone.

CSIRO Food Futures Flagship scientists are using MAGIC, an innovative technique to increase the speed and efficiency of wheat breeding.

The programs of Food Futures Flagship will transform the agrifood sector of the nation through new technologies and collaborations. News from this initiative can be found in the Food Futures UPDATE e-newsletter.

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. Our Food Futures Flagship aims to increase exports, produce healthier and safer foods and improve farm profitability.

Our aim is to co-opt the olfactory receptors of insects and worms to engineer a robust cybernose that can reproducibly fingerprint olfactory patterns.

The Food Futures Flagship is working to create commercial oilseed varieties that produce healthy omega-3 oils.

Arista Cereal Technologies is a new joint venture formed to accelerate the development of new healthy wheat varieties.

BARLEYmax™ is a natural wholegrain with enhanced nutritional benefits.

Dr Bruce Lee, Director of the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship, provides science and business development leadership to a diverse team of research scientists and technical staff.

New biotechnologies are boosting the productivity and sustainability of Australia's cattle and aquaculture industries.

The world's highest fibre wholegrain, developed by CSIRO, has been used in a food product for the first time. (5:49)

CSIRO Food Futures Flagship and Stadvis Pty Ltd have developed an automated instrument that accurately predicts glycemic index (GI) and resistant starch (RS) in food products.

With a particular focus on winegrape and sugarcane production, Dr Rob Bramley’s research focuses on understanding and managing variability in agricultural production systems for economic and environmental benefits.

Dr Stan Robert brings his diverse experience in genetics research to the leadership of the Environmental Genomics Team at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research.

New varieties of the safflower plant containing the world's highest levels of valuable oleic acid are in the pipeline for Australian grain growers thanks to breakthrough research at CSIRO.

Consumption of resistant starch leads to positive changes in the bowel and could protect against genetic damage implicated in bowel cancer.