Abstract: From the moment food is harvested or processed it begins to deteriorate in quality. This can be the result of microbi...
Abstract: Genetically modified food and organisms are with us now. Of the world's 30 most-eaten plants, every one is being re-w...
Abstract: There are many ways of preserving food. What makes refrigeration unique is that it counteracts the causes of spoilage...
Abstract: Meat products are familiar to us. We don't think much about how they are made or why they last long without spoiling,...
Abstract: We process food to preserve it or to make it more convenient. We can often lower its cost to the consumer. Today, the...
Abstract: Australia is an ancient land with fragile soils. In the past, flooding further depleted the soil. Now we realize we m...
Abstract: Most agricultural systems are based on the cultivation of soil to produce food and fibres. We have realized that in o...
Abstract: The Murray Darling is one of the world's longest river systems with a network of more than 20 major rivers. It is imp...
Abstract: More and more of the food that we buy nowadays has been processed in various ways and much of it contains food additi...
Abstract: Biscuits were invented as a food for Nelson's navy. Because they are dry, they will keep a long time. Nowadays, Nelso...
Abstract: In 1996 the United Nations launched its convention to combat desertification — an initiative signed by over 100 count...
Abstract: Much of Australia’s land mass was once covered in rainforest. Radical climatic changes caused the rainforest to shrin...