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AgTech at Monash
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AgTech at Monash brings together multidisciplinary teams of researchers, together with industry, to develop sustainable solutions for food and nutrition security. It uses a strong Community of Practice approach to facilitate the exchange of ideas and knowledge, access to state-of-the-art technologies and the development of multidisciplinary projects to directly address major food and agriculture needs and develop the next generation of sustainable agricultural technologies. It draws on capabilities from across the university, with expertise in areas that include data science, artificial intelligence and simulation, automation and robotics, sustainability and ecosystem health solutions.
Monash Food Innovation
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Monash Food Innovation is a leader in the successful collaboration between academia and the domestic and global Agrifood sectors, driving end-to-end food innovation that is demand-led and market-fit. Now eight years old, the Monash Food Innovation initiative co-creates with partners to improve the competitiveness of Agrifood businesses through the application of value adding innovation, research and education, towards designing solutions to help nourish a growing and hungry world within planetary boundaries.
Current initiatives include tackling looming challenges in packaging; a changed understanding how our food ingredients impact our health; innovative membrane technologies for energy efficient separations; and exploring blockchain technology for Agrifood farm-to-fork value chains.
Using Food as Medicine in Healthcare Practice
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At a time when food and nutrition information is at an all-time high, there is a lot of confusion and misinformation about food based recommendations for health. This set of courses aims to provide healthcare professionals (including GPs, nurses and midwives) with improved knowledge of nutrition and health topics, and give them practical skills for providing simple nutrition and food based advice to patients.
Australian Household Food Insecurity Information Hub
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The Australian Household Food Insecurity Information Hub is a central location where practitioners, volunteers, academics and students can access information about household food insecurity in Australia. The Hub is led by Monash University’s Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food-Public Health Nutrition Research Theme.
Monash-Industry Palm Oil Education and Research Platform
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Based at Monash Malaysia, the Monash-Industry Palm Oil Education and Research Platform (MIPO) is a platform for university-industry-government cooperation aimed to improve the sustainability of the oils and fats processing in the country and beyond. The palm oil industry is a significant contributor to the socio-economic growth in southeast Asia. However, the large scale production of palm oil has become a global issue because it has been linked to deforestation, loss of habitat, and other social issues. In 2021, the platform hosted the first E-Symposium on Green Transformation of Agro Wastes.
Transforming our food and land use systems – global trends and opportunity
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On 20 July 2021, Climateworks Australia (now the Climateworks Centre) hosted a UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue on Transforming our food and land use systems – global trends and Australia’s opportunity. The session put the spotlight on sustainable food and land use systems, and the role Australia can play in supporting climate outcomes, in support of the UN Food Systems Summit in September 2021.