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This project will conduct a market analysis of emerging agricultural-related food, fodder, fibre, and fertiliser products in general and eight industries in particular including the industrial hemp, insects (as food, fodder or fertiliser), native bees, native foods, pomegranate, seaweed, sesame and truffles.

It will establish the current situation and future...

Lucerne and other legume crops can suffer significant damage from bluegreen aphids (BGA) directly feeding and spreading harmful plant viruses. In the past, growers have successfully protected their crops from BGA by spraying insecticides that efficiently control these aphids. However, our recent research revealed some BGA populations have evolved resistance...

Herbicide resistant weeds can be a major constraint to management of pasture seed production. There are increasing concerns with herbicide resistance in the pasture seed industry; however, the extent of herbicide resistance across the clover seed production industry is not known. Understanding the extent of herbicide resistance in key weed...

As the global population continues to grow towards a predicted 9.5 billion by 2050, a critical shortage of animal proteins is increasingly likely. Understanding the need to address growing concerns, non-traditional protein sources such as edible insects, have been recognised as playing an important role in future food security. Edible...

The Australian industrial hemp industry, which currently is focused predominantly on the use of fibre and seed, is an industry identified as having a high growth potential in the AgriFutures Australia Emerging Industries program. The Australian industrial hemp industry vision is to achieve a gross value of Australian industrial hemp...