Pigeonpea might not be well known in Australia, but there are more than a billion people in Asia and Africa who eat this dried grain legume in a variety of dishes, and global demand is high. (more…)
Category: The Future
Pacific Seeds completes Australian-first $2.4 million custom seed processing line
Market leader Pacific Seeds has completed the installation of a state-of-the-art $2.4 million processing plant, custom-built to facilitate growing demand from customers and provide the highest quality product to the market. (more…)
Finding the ‘needle in a haystack’ with new portable DNA device
A new smart-phone sized technology to quickly sequence DNA is being tested by University of Canberra researchers, through the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS) and Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, for its early warning potential to detect invasive species. (more…)
Regenerating agriculture: Pacific Seeds’ new chapter
Pacific Seeds has unveiled a new vision for its 57th year in business, with an even greater focus on agricultural innovation, research and adapting for climate change. (more…)
Facial recognition of cattle
An agtech startup co-founded by CQUni alumnus Parampreet Singh has won $30 000 for its ‘Facial Recognition of Cattle’ technology, aimed at ending insurance fraud and straying cattle issues. (more…)
