Food Futures

The Food Futures Flagship has demonstrated successful transfer of testis germ cells in ruminants.

Dr Melony Sellars: advancing aquaculture production using genetic technologies

Dr Melony Sellars is researching ways to enhance aquaculture production and breeding practices through the application of advanced genetic technologies.

The CYBERNOSE™ technology

The CYBERNOSE™ device mimics the sophisticated smell receptors of nematode worms to detect and measure odours and chemicals from a range of substances.

Quality biosensors

The Food Futures Flagship is pioneering biosensor technology which can be applied to food manufacturing, healthcare and Australia’s biosecurity and defence efforts.

Food security and safety

We work to protect and increase the efficiency of livestock and food production systems and to assure the safety, quality and sustainability of Australian foods.

Engineering better Australian seafood and beef

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

CSIRO aquaculture research news

This brochure provides an overview of the contribution that CSIRO’s Food Futures Flagship is making to the Australian aquaculture industry, focusing on prawn and barramundi farming. Topics covered include sustainable and profitable prawn farming, barramundi feeds, protecting prawns from viruses and research to improve prawn pigmentation. (4 pages)

About National Research Flagships

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

Food Futures Flagship UPDATE

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.

Food Futures Flagship UPDATE: back issues

The UPDATE e-newsletter provides news from the Food Futures Flagship.

Farming Ahead: CSIRO and related articles from 2010

Farming Ahead magazine regularly features CSIRO's research for the agricultural sector. This is a list of CSIRO articles published in the magazine throughout 2010.

Understanding consumer behaviour

We are working to understand how consumers make decisions about food, health and nutrition in order to help promote healthy outcomes for Australians.

Perth: Floreat, WA (Centre for Environment and Life Sciences (CELS))

The Centre for Environment and Life Sciences draws together the capabilities of seven CSIRO research areas to provide solutions to environmental management problems and to improve the health of Australians.

Global partnership to improve Australian agricultural productivity

CSIRO, Bayer CropScience and Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) form research partnership for increasing yield in wheat.

Food Industry to taste innovation opportunities

Learn more about how Food Science Australia views the industry’s future at an ‘Open Day’ to be held at Food Science Australia’s site in Werribee, Victoria, on 29 May.

Future grains, grain based foods and feed

Delivering premium grains and grain foods to increase industry value and improve human health.

Study reveals good news about the GI of rice

Research analysing 235 types of rice from around the world has found its glycemic index (GI) varies from one type of rice to another with most varieties scoring a low to medium GI.

Australian National Algae Culture Collection

This unique bank of Australian biodiversity contains marine and freshwater microalgal classes sourced from tropical Australia to Antarctica.

Food processing

We are helping to transform the way food is processed, using sustainable, efficient and innovative practices better suited to a resource-constrained world.

Your health and wellbeing

We are helping to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by assisting the food industry in bringing foods with substantiated and functional health benefits to the market.