Dr Agnes Mukurumbira's solution to food insecurity and foodborne illnesses

Dr Agnes Mukurumbira is revolutionising a solution to food insecurity and foodborne illnesses: antimicrobial food packaging. Growing up in Zimbabwe, she has witnessed the realities of these challenges firsthand. This experience shaped her and led her to science, driven not just by curiosity but by a desire to create change. Dr Agnes Mukurumbira is from the Deakin Centre for Advanced Food Sciences. This is her story. 0:28 Food insecurity: a key challenge 2:13 Foodborne illnesses and food waste 3:07 A possible solution to food insecurity 3:41 PhD Life at Deakin 4:36 Anti-microbial packaging: a way forward 5:19 A wasteless world: the future of food science 5:49 From Deakin Research to Startup