Agriculture, Food and Wine

Learn how to sustainably feed the world in the face of a changing climate, using leading-edge techniques and technology.

• A truly world-class study environment

  The majority of the University of Adelaide's agriculture, food and wine degrees are taught at our Waite campus - the largest agricultural teaching and research precinct in the Southern Hemisphere, and third largest in the world. The campus is also renowned for:

  • generating 70% of all wine research conducted in Australia
  • operating Australia's largest commercial-grade teaching winery
  • industry-standard teaching and research Food Innovation laboratory

• Comprehensive future-focused learning

  The knowledge and skills you'll acquire from our agriculture, food and wine degrees are highly informed by industry needs - current, emerging and predicted. Depending on your chosen degree, you could:

  • build practical, hands-on skills through multiple internships with industry partners
  • learn how to design, formulate, produce, package and market food or wine under real industry conditions
  • get experience designing and using industry-transforming technology, like drones, advanced sensing equipment, and electronic apps.

• Career prospects

  The agriculture, forestry and horticulture industry will see a 10.6% increase in employment by 2026^‡.

  Employment growth in most agriculture, food and wine roles ranges from stable to moderate, with strong growth predicted for nutrition professionals^{^}.

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