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Professor Matthew Morell in the greenhouse with sorghum

Towards 2050: TropAg delegates working to feed the world

Published on: 29 August 2022

Feeding the world’s spiralling population as we cope with the ravages of climate change will be the focus of this year’s TropAg International Conference in Brisbane from 31 October to 2 November 2022.

Conference

TropAg 2022 is a three-day conference, scheduled to the held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 31 October 2022 to 2 November 2022.

TropAg draws global crowd

Published on: 5 January 2020

Over 800 delegates from 43 different countries attended the TropAg conference in Brisbane in November.

Meet The Plant Scientists Preventing A Global Beer Shortage

Published on: 14 May 2019

A new international study found that yields of barley, the main ingredient in beer, could fall up to 17 percent during the periods of extreme drought and heat expected in coming years. The yield declines could cause the price of beer to skyrocket or even lead to a beer shortage.

Digital technologies take farmers to market

Published on: 30 October 2019

Tapping into a technology already widely used for other reasons is one of the ways a leading agricultural company is helping to improve the livelihood of its smallholder farmers.

Role for livestock to reduce human malnutrition

Published on: 23 October 2019

Ending malnutrition globally is high on philanthropist Bill Gates’ ‘wish list’ and improving livestock productivity will be crucial in achieving that goal.

A sensory experience of Australian flavour

11 November 2019 6:30pm–7:30pm

in TropAg2019 Week

The sensory experience of food and wine flavour has an important influence on consumer acceptance or rejection. A flavour's signature is impacted by the environment in which the food was grown and harvested. Understanding how place-of-origin influences food quality allows Australian companies to brand their products and produce with a point-of-difference, based on flavour, that inextricably ties the food to provenance.

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Northern Australia gears up for TropAg Conference

Published on: 15 October 2019

The latest trends, opportunities and critical barriers to development across some of northern Australia’s key agricultural sectors will be under the spotlight at next month’s International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TropAg) in Brisbane.

Helping plants to fight the food war

Published on: 15 October 2019

Tropical agriculture presents humanity with its most pressing food security challenges – but it is also the world region that harbours some of the most exciting opportunities, as farmers and scientists step up to the challenge of ensuring there is enough to feed tomorrow’s grandchildren.

Changing the scales of food production to avert crisis

Published on: 10 October 2019

Global food production is beginning to feel the impacts of climate change with declines in crop yields.