Our capabilities
Sustainable agriculture and climate impact
Researching eco-friendly farming to address climate change impacts on
food production
- Carbon accounting
- Soil carbon
- Environmental economics
- Water quality
- Eco-friendly bio-insecticides
- Genetic selection/engineering
- Climate change impact studies
Food processing and quality enhancement
Ensuring food safety, quality, and advanced processing
- Analytical chemistry
- Advanced analytical instruments (GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, HPLC-DAD)
- Microbiological testing
- Sensory testing
- Food technology
- Water quality testing
- AI and machine learning in food processing
- Food service, food labelling, food regulation
Supply chain management and manufacturing
Optimising food supply chain for efficient distribution and scaling
- Supply chain support
- Distribution processes
- Operations management
- Scaling production
- Transitioning from micro to SME
- Innovation pipeline
- Corporate reputation
Market development and business innovation
Improving food businesses
- Firm innovation and market development
- Business and marketing expertise
- Agri-business ecosystems
- Scaling into new markets
- Food tourism
- Designing and marketing food experiences
- Innovation pipeline
- Corporate reputation
- Determinants of food choice
- Public health nutrition: diets and reduction in chronic disease/cancer risk
- Sports nutrition
Waste management and environmental health
Reducing food production waste and environmental impacts
- Brewing waste process
- Effluent/biogas process
- Waste management systems
- Environmental health impacts
- Impacts of food environment on biophysical environments and human health
- Biodegradable insecticides
Indigenous food and agribusiness ecosystems
Specialising in native foods, supporting communities, and mapping ecosystems
- Expertise in native foods
- Cultural product/indigenous-specific knowledge
- Engagement with indigenous and smallholder farmers
- Agritourism
- Profiling and mapping regional entrepreneurial ecosystems
- Maternal and early-life nutrition
- Food and nutrition literacy
Collaborate with us
Our key contacts
Associate Professor Joanne Macdonald
Lead, Science | Associate Professor, Molecular Engineering | Deputy Director, Centre for Bioinnovation
Academic Lead, Food and Agribusiness Network and Turbine project
Professor Fiona Pelly
Discipline Lead, Nutrition and Dietetics | Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics | School of Health
Jane-Louise Lampard
Lecturer, Health and Environment | Coordinator, BHSc Applied Environmental Health | School of Health
Associate Professor Saskia De Klerk
Associate Professor, International Business | Discipline Lead, Marketing, International Business and Tourism | School of Business and Creative Industries
Associate Professor Retha de Villiers Scheepers
Associate Dean, Research | Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management | School of Business and Creative Industries
Taksil Dias
General Manager | Industry Engagement