Food Futures Institute
Our dedicated research centres collaborate closely with industry and government partners in Western Australia, nationally and around the world.
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Our research makes a real difference ‘in the field’, because that’s where we do most of it.
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Research that secures the future
The Food Futures Institute is working to improve the accessibility and availability of sufficient, safe, sustainably-produced and nutritious food.
Food security is the challenge of our generation
The Food Futures Institute works to provide solutions on the sustainable use of limited land and water resources to economically and ethically improve food, forestry and fibre production. Our successes range from MSA certification of beef and lamb quality, double cropping, reduced tillage practices and improved use of saline land and water, to creating better Wagyu marbled beef and better malting barley for beer.
70% more food is needed to feed 9.5 billion people by 2050
We work to improve quality and yield through ecologically sound, economically viable, humane and ethical approaches.
Our strengths in production are supported by Murdoch’s recognised excellence in biotechnology, and the only School of Veterinary Medicine in Western Australia.
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