Crop and Food Research Australian Pty Ltd

CROP & FOOD RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Crop & Food Research Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of the New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Ltd. The Institute provides scientific research, technology and services to support the development of high quality products from cereals, pulses, vegetables, flowers, seafood, forestry and new crops such as phytomedicinal herbs, plant extracts and nut crops.

In Australia, the operation involves a range of activities including:

new variety development in cereals, field peas and fresh and crisping potatoes
contract and joint venture research in cereal food processing, molecular biology, postharvest handling, novel and new crops and ornamentals
licensing of technology for production of edible mycorrhizal fungi (e.g. truffles), disease resistance in field peas and grain food processing.

The Australian operation is supported and serviced by a considerable number of Crop & Food Research’s 320 staff in NZ, around 280 of whom are science staff, with the balance providing communications, publicity, finance and associated support services.

The move into Australia is part of Crop & Food Research’s programme to expand its international presence. At this stage, Crop & Food Research Australia has staff in Sydney, Melbourne and Albury with additional staff planned for future developments in key areas.

Crop & Food Research Australia is a member of the Australian Seed Federation (ASF) and of the Plant Breeders and Proprietary Marketers Group.

For more information, please check out the New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Ltd website

Last updated: October 2006