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recapping 2018- part two
In the final GFAR blog of 2018, we continue to look back into highlights of our research activities, staff and student contributions, contributions to development of policy of GFAR researchers through the blogs we have shared this year from July to December. July kicked off with the commercialisation of Galip Nut in Papua New Guinea. […]
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recapping 2018 – Part one
2018 is soon drawing to a close. In today’s blog, we look back at our research activities both those of staff and students, contributions to development of policy GFAR researchers have made, as shared through our blogs this year from January to June. In January, we wrote about the water crisis in Cape Town where […]
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How Value Chain Innovation Platforms are helping produce better coffee in Uganda
Dr. Prossy Isubikalu a John Dillon Fellow of Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) recently visited GFAR. Dr Prossy interacted with the GFAR team and presented on activities of an ACIAR project titled Developing value chain innovation platforms to improve food security in East and Southern Africa which is being led by World Agroforestry […]
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Learning the ropes of leadership and management in international R4D
Blog post prepared by Livia Padilha Recently, I attended a workshop on “Agricultural Research Leadership and Management” with some of my fellow PhD students from Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) . The workshop was organised by Researchers in Agriculture for International Development (RAID) and The Crawford Fund. The two and a half day […]
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Helping smallholder coffee growers in Africa
For a project focusing on developing value chain innovation platforms to improve food security in East and Southern Africa, funded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), GFAR researchers Dr. Daniel Gregg and Prof. Randy Stringer are currently in Uganda. The purpose of the current visit is to run picker contracting experiments and identify […]
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GFAR welcomes new staff and PhD students
We warmly welcomed three new staff members and one PhD student recently to the GFAR team. Valerie Lawley joined GFAR in July 2018. Her research is focused on ecosystem service provision (biodiversity and pollination services) on private land in the South East of South Australia. Valerie’s background is in natural resource management, market-based instruments for biodiversity conservation projects, […]
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Stakeholder engagement to accelerate Happy Seeder adoption
The Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) led project on accelerated adoption of Happy Seeder in Indian Gangetic Plains funded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has entered its final activity stage. Dr. Adam Loch and Dr. Jay Cummins recently visited Bangladesh and India to conduct three stakeholder engagement workshops at Rangpur […]
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Forum to discuss opportunities in Agribusiness
Growth and development of the Australian Agribusiness sector is integral to the economic sustainability of South Australia. Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) has been at the forefront of discussion around creating efficient education pathways for Australian and international students interested in Agribusiness. Our educational programs in this area have been created through consultation […]
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Top-up scholarship for GFAR PhD student
Research Associate, Nikki Dumbrell will be commencing her PhD at GFAR in late June. On 5 April, Nikki was announced as the inaugural winner of the Thomas Foods International/Playford Trust PhD Scholarship. Nikki was in Vietnam for the ACIAR-funded project “Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north western Vietnam” on the awards […]
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GFAR project under Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP)
A Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) project funded by ACIAR has been featured under the Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP) program. Under the development assistance program in south and west Asia, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has launched the Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP) , which aims to improve the integrated management […]
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