As food fraud continues to grow around the world, Otago researchers have begun a ground-breaking project aimed at protecting the New Zealand wine industry from imposters. University of Otago food science senior lecturer Dr Biniam Kebede is developing an artificial intelligence-powered hyperspectral imaging technique to test wine authenticity and traceability — all without opening the […]

University of Otago agricultural innovation student Aaron Hewson has learned a lot about apples since he started researching one of our favourite fruits. There is an old English proverb: an apple a day keeps the doctor away. When we walk into a supermarket or go to the farmers market, we might get a choice of […]

Free markets do not respond well to things that are slow to change – we need to set deep and long-lived national research, science, and technology goals Read here; https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/10/free-market-approaches-do-not-sit-well-with-science/  CRAIG BUNT Professor Craig Bunt (Te Ātiawa), is the Programme Director of Agricultural Innovation at the University of Otago. More by Craig Bunt   PROFESSOR JON […]

Authors: Janice Lord, Sara Walton, Viktoria Kahui, Joel Hjelte, Matthew Larcombe, Craig Bunt Publication date: 2023/10/24 We are a multi-disciplinary team at the University of Otago researching the opportunities and implications for rural communities of Aotearoa New Zealand’s journey towards a net zero carbon future. Our research is rooted in farmer perceptions, responses to policy and behavioural […]

Authors: Juliet Gerrard, Chris Hendersen, Miranda Mirosa, Craig Bunt, Nicki Solomon, Hamish Conway, Deborah Manning, Kaitlin Dawson, Grace Clare, Luke Chapman Publication date: 2023 Publisher: Channel 39 Food waste is a wicked problem and requires a collaborative effort to address it. In this panel discussion hosted by the University of Otago’s Food Waste Innovation Group, you […]