Beyond the Bite series 3 – Enhancing productivity of Australian food and agriculture through value-added processing.
Event Details
Date: Thursday 17 September 2026
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm AEST
Venue: Online webinar via Zoom
Australia’s agricultural industries have remained internationally through continuous innovation resulting from joint industry- and government-funding as well as the willingness of Australian farmers to adopt new innovations. However, Australia’s agricultural and food sectors increasingly face declining rates of profitability growth, rising costs, volatile markets, and vulnerable supply chains. Diversifying revenue streams through value-added processing is a business imperative, and a matter of national economic security.
Global demand for sustainable, high-value food, materials and energy creates a unique opportunity. By leveraging our strengths, Australia has the potential to generate economic, environmental and social benefits positioning us at the forefront of the global bioeconomy.
In this Innovation Nation webinar, we will hear from experts on how we can support the innovation system across the agricultural and food sectors to increase productivity, profitability, and sustainability.
Speakers:
Eva Borge – Head of Business Development, Cauldron Ferm
Kylie Porter – Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Farmers Federation
Grant Gilmour – Beanstalk Agtech
Moderator: Professor Ian O’Hara – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Queensland University of Technology
