Global leaders in agriculture and food research

QAAFI is a research institute of The University of Queensland, one of the world’s leading research providers in tropical and sub-tropical agriculture and food production. We work across crops, horticulture, animals, and nutrition and food sciences, and are supported by industry and the Queensland Government.

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s top research-intensive universities. UQ is consistently awarded the maximum five-star rating for research grants and research intensity in the Good Universities Guide, with the University’s reputation for research excellence underpinned by its top-tier global ranking in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the most influential global university ranking.

 

The University of Queensland maintains an international reputation for research excellence and consistently ranks among the world’s top universities for life sciences, agriculture and food research.

QAAFI has been instrumental in establishing key initiatives to be hosted from UQ, including: 

Food Systems Horizons

Zero Net Emissions for Agriculture CRC

ARC for Sustainable Crop Protection

ARC Research Hub for Engineering Plants to Replace Fossil Carbon 

ARC Training Centre for Predictive Breeding 

QAAFI is currently leading research priority areas, including:

Protected cropping or vertical farming

Digital agriculture

International research collaborations

Contact: To discuss business development opportunities or partnerships with UQ or QAAFI, contact Mr Oliver Frith.

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A world leader in tropical agriculture and food production

QAAFI is a research institute of the University of Queensland (UQ), supported by the Queensland Government. 

QAAFI’s vision is to improve the productivity, competitiveness and sustainability of tropical and subtropical food, fibre and agri-business industries.

Now ranked in the top five agricultural research institutions in the world, UQ and QAAFI provide unparalleled expertise and access to infrastructure resources in agriculture and nutrition and food sciences.

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UQ Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) Senior Research Fellow Dr Lee Hickey said the NASA experiments involved using continuous light on wheat which triggered early reproduction in the plants.
Meeting the plant supply for increasing demand has become challenging due to difficulty in rootstock propagation. Rooting an avocado cutting is cumbersome, thus has forced the industry to depend on genetically diverse and seasonally available seedling rootstocks for tree production.
A University of Queensland team has made a discovery that could help conquer the greatest threat to global food security – pests and diseases in plants.

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