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Food innovation

In the core strand, The Australian food industry, you will learn about aspects of the Australian food industry. In order for the industry to prosper and grow resources need to be directed to research and development (R & D). A result of R & D is innovation which provides the foundation for the future of the Australian food industry. The CSIRO is the cornerstone of Australia's research and development.

Outcomes
This material addresses aspects of the following syllabus outcome:
H1.2 A student examines the nature and extent of the Australian food industry
H3.1 The student investigates operations of one organisation within the Australian food industry

Source: Board of Studies NSW, Stage 6 Food Technology Syllabus, Preliminary and HSC Courses (1999)

The food processing sector of the Australian food industry is responsible for many of the changes we see on the supermarket shelf. Many of these innovations are a result of research and development carried out by the CSIRO.

Activity

1. Select five recent achievements in food processing listed on the CSIRO web site. You will need to select:

Agribusiness
and then
Food processing.