QAAFI是昆士兰大学的研究机构，昆士兰大学是世界领先的热带和亚热带农业和食品生产研究机构之一。它的工作涉及作物、园艺、动物、营养和食品科学，并得到行业和昆士兰州政府的支持。

QAAFI由四个相互关联的研究中心组成，重点关注热带和亚热带系统中热带和亚热带食品和农业综合企业部门面临的挑战。

QAAFI的愿景是使昆士兰州和澳大利亚成为全球公认的亚热带和热带农业食品研究和知识领导力的领导者，提高农业和粮食系统的竞争力和可持续性。其目标是通过农业、食品和营养领域值得信赖的合作伙伴关系，开展和领导合作研究、创新和能力建设，从而解决瞬息万变的世界的重大挑战。

QAAFI专注于创新、行业成果以及本地和全球机会（昆士兰州、澳大利亚和该地区）。世界一流的多学科卓越研究，具有临界质量，可提供相关且可操作的解决方案。作为一个战略和团队驱动的研究所，不断释放其本身的才华。充分利用他们的联盟合作伙伴昆士兰大学和DAF的全部能力。加强行业参与的世界一流高等学位学生和研究人员的发展。

QAAFI将以其四个学科中心（作物科学，动物科学，园艺科学和营养与食品科学）为基础，建立农业综合企业、价值链和生物经济，预测性农业，可持续农业粮食体系，健康农业和健康社区食品这四个跨领域主题，重点关注解决方案和影响。

QAAFI is the research institute of the University of Queensland, one of the world's leading research institutions for tropical and subtropical agriculture and food production. Its work spans crop, horticulture, animal, nutrition and food science, with support from industry and the Queensland Government.

QAAFI consists of four interconnected research centers focusing on the challenges facing the tropical and subtropical food and agribusiness sectors in tropical and subtropical systems.

QAAFI's vision is to make Queensland and Australia globally recognised leaders in subtropical and tropical agri-food research and knowledge leadership to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of agriculture and food systems. Its goal is to develop and lead collaborative research, innovation and capacity building through trusted partnerships in agriculture, food and nutrition to address the major challenges of a rapidly changing world.

QAAFI focuses on innovation, industry outcomes and local and global opportunities (Queensland, Australia and the region). World-class multidisciplinary research excellence with critical mass to deliver relevant and actionable solutions. As a strategic and team-driven institute, it constantly unleashes its own talents. Leverage the full capabilities of their alliance partners, the University of Queensland and DAF. Enhance industry engagement in the development of world-class higher degree students and researchers.

QAAFI will build on four cross-cutting themes of agribusiness, value chains and bioeconomy, predictive agriculture, sustainable agrifood systems, healthy agriculture and healthy community food, with a focus on solutions and impact, based on its four disciplinary centres (Crop Science, Animal Science, Horticultural Science and Nutrition and Food and Food for Nutrition and Food).