Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
@qaafi.bsky.social
The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation is a research institute of The University of Queensland, established with and supported by The Department of Primary Industries. Crops, horticulture, animal and food science.
qaafi.uq.edu.
qaafi.uq.edu.
Considering your next career move over the holiday period? QAAFI has two more opportunities available:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Crop Physiology 🔗bit.ly/4aUkipF
- Research Partnerships Officer 🔗bit.ly/49jISz5
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Crop Physiology 🔗bit.ly/4aUkipF
- Research Partnerships Officer 🔗bit.ly/49jISz5
December 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Considering your next career move over the holiday period? QAAFI has two more opportunities available:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Crop Physiology 🔗bit.ly/4aUkipF
- Research Partnerships Officer 🔗bit.ly/49jISz5
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Crop Physiology 🔗bit.ly/4aUkipF
- Research Partnerships Officer 🔗bit.ly/49jISz5
🚜Featured in Rural Business Magazine and developed at UQ, CropVision can predict crop yield and production risk up to four months before sowing. bit.ly/4pM0MAy
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🚜Featured in Rural Business Magazine and developed at UQ, CropVision can predict crop yield and production risk up to four months before sowing. bit.ly/4pM0MAy
A new low-sugar beverage featuring Kakadu plum combines Indigenous knowledge with modern innovation to promote wellbeing and healthier options for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Discover more about it via the link:
https://bit.ly/495sJfA
https://bit.ly/495sJfA
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A new low-sugar beverage featuring Kakadu plum combines Indigenous knowledge with modern innovation to promote wellbeing and healthier options for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Discover more about it via the link:
https://bit.ly/495sJfA
https://bit.ly/495sJfA
Looking for a dose of breakthrough ag research before the year wraps up? This edition of Innovation in Agriculture brings together some of the standout stories from 2025, spanning crops, livestock, food, sustainability and Indigenous-led research. 🔗bit.ly/493P654
December 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Looking for a dose of breakthrough ag research before the year wraps up? This edition of Innovation in Agriculture brings together some of the standout stories from 2025, spanning crops, livestock, food, sustainability and Indigenous-led research. 🔗bit.ly/493P654
🌱Meet Dr Yuhan Liu. After completing her study at UQ, her research is helping improve biological nitrogen fixation, supporting sustainable farming and reducing reliance on synthetic fertilisers. bit.ly/48IDbux
December 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
🌱Meet Dr Yuhan Liu. After completing her study at UQ, her research is helping improve biological nitrogen fixation, supporting sustainable farming and reducing reliance on synthetic fertilisers. bit.ly/48IDbux
Late last month we shared exciting findings on Mungbean from QAAFI PhD candidate Caitlin Dudley. It’s well worth a read if you missed it. 👉bit.ly/3XKezuZ
#UQResearch #QAAFI #GRDC #Mungbean #CropBreeding #Agriculture #Innovation
#UQResearch #QAAFI #GRDC #Mungbean #CropBreeding #Agriculture #Innovation
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Late last month we shared exciting findings on Mungbean from QAAFI PhD candidate Caitlin Dudley. It’s well worth a read if you missed it. 👉bit.ly/3XKezuZ
#UQResearch #QAAFI #GRDC #Mungbean #CropBreeding #Agriculture #Innovation
#UQResearch #QAAFI #GRDC #Mungbean #CropBreeding #Agriculture #Innovation
🌏 Happy World Soil Day! Today we join in acknowledging that soil is the foundation of our future. At QAAFI, soil is at the heart of much of what we do from understanding root systems to developing techs and innovations that help farmers build resilience and boost productivity.
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🌏 Happy World Soil Day! Today we join in acknowledging that soil is the foundation of our future. At QAAFI, soil is at the heart of much of what we do from understanding root systems to developing techs and innovations that help farmers build resilience and boost productivity.
🌾 Congrats to Prof David Jordan on his appointment as Chair of the Global Sorghum Association Board! A world-leading sorghum breeder with more than 35 years’ experience, he has led QAAFI’s sorghum breeding program and licensed over 2,500 sorghum lines.🔗globalsorghum.org/board
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
🌾 Congrats to Prof David Jordan on his appointment as Chair of the Global Sorghum Association Board! A world-leading sorghum breeder with more than 35 years’ experience, he has led QAAFI’s sorghum breeding program and licensed over 2,500 sorghum lines.🔗globalsorghum.org/board
🥭 Biting into a sweet, juicy mango this summer? Here’s what makes Aussie mangoes truly special.
According to Prof Heather Smyth from QAAFI, Australian mangoes owe their uniquely sweet, tangy flavour to a compound called alpha-terpinolene. ab.co/4ishmTb
According to Prof Heather Smyth from QAAFI, Australian mangoes owe their uniquely sweet, tangy flavour to a compound called alpha-terpinolene. ab.co/4ishmTb
December 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
🥭 Biting into a sweet, juicy mango this summer? Here’s what makes Aussie mangoes truly special.
According to Prof Heather Smyth from QAAFI, Australian mangoes owe their uniquely sweet, tangy flavour to a compound called alpha-terpinolene. ab.co/4ishmTb
According to Prof Heather Smyth from QAAFI, Australian mangoes owe their uniquely sweet, tangy flavour to a compound called alpha-terpinolene. ab.co/4ishmTb
QAAFI recently joined Nyanda Aboriginal Cultural Tours and Bush Foods Experience, just outside Brisbane. It was an incredible opportunity to listen, learn, and honour the enduring wisdom of Aboriginal peoples. Big thanks to Dominique Chen for organising this experience.
November 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
QAAFI recently joined Nyanda Aboriginal Cultural Tours and Bush Foods Experience, just outside Brisbane. It was an incredible opportunity to listen, learn, and honour the enduring wisdom of Aboriginal peoples. Big thanks to Dominique Chen for organising this experience.
Did you know that when mungbean flowers and how long it flowers for are separate genetic traits? That disovery could lead to more reliable yields of the important cash crop.
https://bit.ly/4otnHiE
https://bit.ly/4otnHiE
Flowering discovery could lead to more reliable mungbean yields
University of Queensland and Grains Research and Development Corporation-supported research has unlocked new breeding opportunities for mungbean, providing additional genetic tools to develop varieties tailored to specific growing regions.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Did you know that when mungbean flowers and how long it flowers for are separate genetic traits? That disovery could lead to more reliable yields of the important cash crop.
https://bit.ly/4otnHiE
https://bit.ly/4otnHiE
Growing global production of citrus offers opportunities for Australia’s little-known 6 native species. #UQ researcher and PhD candidate Joel Johnson is investigating their chemical composition and nutritional potential.
https://bit.ly/3XckjgO
https://bit.ly/3XckjgO
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Growing global production of citrus offers opportunities for Australia’s little-known 6 native species. #UQ researcher and PhD candidate Joel Johnson is investigating their chemical composition and nutritional potential.
https://bit.ly/3XckjgO
https://bit.ly/3XckjgO
🌾 Happy National Ag Day! Today we celebrate the people, science and innovation behind Australia’s world-class food and fibre. At QAAFI, we’re proud to work alongside the producers, communities and partners driving a stronger, more sustainable agricultural future.
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
🌾 Happy National Ag Day! Today we celebrate the people, science and innovation behind Australia’s world-class food and fibre. At QAAFI, we’re proud to work alongside the producers, communities and partners driving a stronger, more sustainable agricultural future.
Australia partners with International Livestock Research Institute to upskill researchers from Africa and Asia. A year-long training program passing on lessons learned here to fellows in Africa and Asia, thanks to ACIAR.
https://bit.ly/3Jrij13
https://bit.ly/3Jrij13
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Australia partners with International Livestock Research Institute to upskill researchers from Africa and Asia. A year-long training program passing on lessons learned here to fellows in Africa and Asia, thanks to ACIAR.
https://bit.ly/3Jrij13
https://bit.ly/3Jrij13
Sorghum research is supercharged by Grain and Research Development Corporation's 7-year multi-million-dollar Sorghum Strategic Alliance with #UQ, announced today at #TropAg2025.
https://bit.ly/4nErSHQ
@theGRCDC
https://bit.ly/4nErSHQ
@theGRCDC
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Sorghum research is supercharged by Grain and Research Development Corporation's 7-year multi-million-dollar Sorghum Strategic Alliance with #UQ, announced today at #TropAg2025.
https://bit.ly/4nErSHQ
@theGRCDC
https://bit.ly/4nErSHQ
@theGRCDC
Finding efficiencies in creating jet fuel from plant waste. A ewly opened ARC Research Hub at #UQ is focused on not only creating jet fuel from plant biomass, but also ensuring it's cost-effective and sustainable. Details via the link:
https://bit.ly/3WIsfpS
https://bit.ly/3WIsfpS
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Finding efficiencies in creating jet fuel from plant waste. A ewly opened ARC Research Hub at #UQ is focused on not only creating jet fuel from plant biomass, but also ensuring it's cost-effective and sustainable. Details via the link:
https://bit.ly/3WIsfpS
https://bit.ly/3WIsfpS
Peptides to prime plant defence against viruses in vegetables. A 5-year project to develop a chemical-free and cost-effective way to tackle viruses in Australia’s multi-billion-dollar vegetable industry led by #UQ and funded by Hort Innovation and DPI.
bit.ly/4oanNMr
bit.ly/4oanNMr
October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Peptides to prime plant defence against viruses in vegetables. A 5-year project to develop a chemical-free and cost-effective way to tackle viruses in Australia’s multi-billion-dollar vegetable industry led by #UQ and funded by Hort Innovation and DPI.
bit.ly/4oanNMr
bit.ly/4oanNMr
Bridging continents with yams. A collaboration between #UQ and the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji Indigenous community of Far North Qld has turned to Nigerian expertise to renew interest in Australian yams and build First Nation enterprise.
https://bit.ly/42Xky2u
CGIAR
https://bit.ly/42Xky2u
CGIAR
October 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Bridging continents with yams. A collaboration between #UQ and the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji Indigenous community of Far North Qld has turned to Nigerian expertise to renew interest in Australian yams and build First Nation enterprise.
https://bit.ly/42Xky2u
CGIAR
https://bit.ly/42Xky2u
CGIAR
An integrated vision for predicting crop success. Learn about CropVision, an #ARC funded system developed at #UQ by A/Prof Andries Potgieter.
https://bit.ly/47mm7s9
https://bit.ly/47mm7s9
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
An integrated vision for predicting crop success. Learn about CropVision, an #ARC funded system developed at #UQ by A/Prof Andries Potgieter.
https://bit.ly/47mm7s9
https://bit.ly/47mm7s9
Yesterday, QAAFI celebrated UQ Giving Day with a vibrant presence at the Gatton Agtech Showcase and a warm morning tea gathering at St Lucia 💜🌿All in support of QAAFI’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Agribusiness Research Fund: bit.ly/4qbZE9N
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Yesterday, QAAFI celebrated UQ Giving Day with a vibrant presence at the Gatton Agtech Showcase and a warm morning tea gathering at St Lucia 💜🌿All in support of QAAFI’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Agribusiness Research Fund: bit.ly/4qbZE9N
A global leader in plant biotechnology, QAAFI’s Prof Ian Godwin brings more than 30 years of research expertise to advancing gene-edited crops. This week, he shares his insights in Canada, exploring how gene-edited crops and animals are transforming ag. https://bit.ly/3KTaBNf
October 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A global leader in plant biotechnology, QAAFI’s Prof Ian Godwin brings more than 30 years of research expertise to advancing gene-edited crops. This week, he shares his insights in Canada, exploring how gene-edited crops and animals are transforming ag. https://bit.ly/3KTaBNf
Future protein foods: plant versus animal sources, nutrient release rates, and gateway products.
#UQ's Professor Mike Gidley shares his views. Read the article in Frontiers in Science.
https://bit.ly/4odUNDs
#UQ's Professor Mike Gidley shares his views. Read the article in Frontiers in Science.
https://bit.ly/4odUNDs
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Future protein foods: plant versus animal sources, nutrient release rates, and gateway products.
#UQ's Professor Mike Gidley shares his views. Read the article in Frontiers in Science.
https://bit.ly/4odUNDs
#UQ's Professor Mike Gidley shares his views. Read the article in Frontiers in Science.
https://bit.ly/4odUNDs
UQ Giving Day is nearly here! Join us in celebrating across two events on the 15 Oct:
🌱 Level 7, Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia) - Join us for a special morning tea. bit.ly/4nHOnwo
🚜 Gatton AgTech Showcase – Visit our QAAFI stall. bit.ly/4q1tEVP
🌱 Level 7, Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia) - Join us for a special morning tea. bit.ly/4nHOnwo
🚜 Gatton AgTech Showcase – Visit our QAAFI stall. bit.ly/4q1tEVP
October 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
UQ Giving Day is nearly here! Join us in celebrating across two events on the 15 Oct:
🌱 Level 7, Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia) - Join us for a special morning tea. bit.ly/4nHOnwo
🚜 Gatton AgTech Showcase – Visit our QAAFI stall. bit.ly/4q1tEVP
🌱 Level 7, Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia) - Join us for a special morning tea. bit.ly/4nHOnwo
🚜 Gatton AgTech Showcase – Visit our QAAFI stall. bit.ly/4q1tEVP
🍽️ Webinar happening today: Waste to Taste
Join Dr Jiahua Shi from QAAFI’s Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences as she showcases innovative ways to transform surplus produce and industry by-products into premium food ingredients.
📍uqz.zoom.us/j/85219171771
🕒 12:00pm AEST
Join Dr Jiahua Shi from QAAFI’s Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences as she showcases innovative ways to transform surplus produce and industry by-products into premium food ingredients.
📍uqz.zoom.us/j/85219171771
🕒 12:00pm AEST
October 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🍽️ Webinar happening today: Waste to Taste
Join Dr Jiahua Shi from QAAFI’s Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences as she showcases innovative ways to transform surplus produce and industry by-products into premium food ingredients.
📍uqz.zoom.us/j/85219171771
🕒 12:00pm AEST
Join Dr Jiahua Shi from QAAFI’s Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences as she showcases innovative ways to transform surplus produce and industry by-products into premium food ingredients.
📍uqz.zoom.us/j/85219171771
🕒 12:00pm AEST
A Pacific perspective on food security. Insights from TropAg 2025 plenary speaker Dr Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni, Head of International Development for the Plant & Food Research Group at the Bioeconomy Science Institute of New Zealand.
https://bit.ly/42o4eaU
https://bit.ly/42o4eaU
October 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A Pacific perspective on food security. Insights from TropAg 2025 plenary speaker Dr Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni, Head of International Development for the Plant & Food Research Group at the Bioeconomy Science Institute of New Zealand.
https://bit.ly/42o4eaU
https://bit.ly/42o4eaU