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Annual research showcase
Sustainable Food Systems
The Sydney Institute of Agriculture 2024 Research Showcase will be held on Wednesday 3 July at the Veterinary Science Conference Centre.
This year's Sydney Institute of Agriculture Research Showcase will focus on Sustainable Food Systems.
Join us for a day of informative talks across four themes:
- Sustainable food systems
- Agri-food sustainability (plant and animal systems)
- Agri-food sustainability (land systems)
- Agri-food sustainability (food)
Presentations will be delivered by academics, early career researchers, PhD students and invited guest speakers.
Although there is no charge to attend this event, registration is essential to assist with catering. Registration opening soon.
Past events
Presentations
- Integrated networked farms in cities driving sustainable food production - Peter Fox, CEO Founder, Greenspace
- Adapting crops for indoor farms: A case study using grape microvines - Dr Cathryn O'Sullivan, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
- Redesigning food supply chains with Urban Agriculture - Tom Shaw, Horticulture Operations Team Leader, InvertiGro
- Mini vegetables for urban gardens and farms: current status and breeding perspectives - Dr Nabil Ahmad, Research Fellow, Horticulture, University of Sydney
- New ways of growing mushrooms - Dr Meghann Thai, Research Technical Officer, University of Sydney
- Future foods in your nature strip? - Dr Claudia Keitel, Senior Lecturer of Plant Science, University of Sydney
- Urban and peri-urban agriculture in southeast Asia - Professor Daniel Tan, SIA Theme Leader, Development Agriculture, University of Sydney
- Beneficial insects in urban agriculture: harnessing the tiniest workforce for better pollination, pest control and waste management - Associate Professor Tanya Latty, Research and Teaching Fellow in Entomology, University of Sydney
- Communing at St Helen's: A Decade of Success - Peter Geelan-Small, Coordinator, St Helen's Community Garden Glebe
- The role of urban agricultural practices in urban settlements in Kunming, China - Dr Yuan Wei, Research Assistant, University of NSW
- Native grasses in urban settings - Associate Professor Tina Bell, Plant Ecophysiologist, University of Sydney
- Transforming Sydney’s artisan culture through urban agriculture - Jamie Loveday, Program Manager and Director, Foodlab
- Why we need urban farms everywhere by 2030 and how we can get there - Jacqui Besgrove, Pocket City Farms
- Student Poster Competition: Throughout the day students will display and summarise their research on a poster. During the breaks we welcome you to chat to our students about their research and vote for what you believe is the best poster.