Department Of Agriculture And Food Systems - The University Of Melbourne

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By improving the use of scarce resources for production and distribution of food and fibre, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems researchers are working towards a sustainable farming future. Global food security is the greatest challenge of the next century, and it is essential that the agricultural industry is supported with innovative research, advanced technology and societal adjustments to make this possible.

Our academics are experts in plant molecular biology and biotechnology, animal science and production, soil and plant nutrition, food science and biotechnology, efficient use of water for irrigation and in dairies, innovative and environmentally sustainable agricultural, horticultural and viticultural production systems and agribusiness processes.

Major research activities underway include the development of simulation models of the soil-plant-animal system and their application to problems of improving pasture consumption and adaptation, regulation of growth and development of farm animals, animal and human nutrition, and options for the abatement of methane and nitrous oxide from Victorian agriculture.