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Beautiful pearls in the Pacific

Global Food Studies researchers Mr Theo Simos, Mr Craig Johns, Professor Randy Stringer and Professor Wendy Umberger played a key role in Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative (PARDI). The project was funded by The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). The ACIAR has been a long investor in the region and Global Food Studies […]

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Vanuatu cocoa growers tasting the fruit of their hard work

Talking about making a life impact, we are proud of the success of the ACIAR-funded PARDI cocoa project that is led by our researcher Professor Randy Stringer. The Australian covered a story about this on 23 November 2014 “Vanuatu cocoa growers target the fine chocolate market“. What the project has done is highly innovative. The […]

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Assessing potential for developing the mother-of-pearl (MOP) handicraft sector in Fiji: Empowering womens groups and livelihood development in Fiji

Global Food Studies Research Associate Mr Theo Simos recently completed a project update on a PARDI project: PRA 2013:001 “Assessing potential for developing the mother of pearl (MOP) handicraft sector in Fiji” focussing on product design and development, workshop establishment and trainee capacity development. The Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative (PARDI) is a partnership […]

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The capacity of Vanuatu’s cocoa industry continues to improve

Vanuatu’s cocoa industry has not only been able to develop a partnership with SA premium chocolate brand but also with a wider range of stakeholders including Vanuatu-based ice cream and biscuit manufacturers! Global Food Studies’ Professor in Agriculture and Food Policy Professor Randy Stringer is the lead project researcher of several activities to build the […]

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Sweet love: Partnership with SA premium chocolate brand to support Vanuatu farmers

South Australian premium chocolate manufacturer Haigh’s Chocolates and Global Food Studies researchers Professor Randy Stringer and Mr Craig Johns are working with Vanuatu farmers to improve the quality of their cocoa beans and increase their livelihoods. This program is part of Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative (PARDI), which is funded by the Australian Centre […]

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Value adding tamarind in Vanuatu

The Global Food Studies staff, Craig Johns and Camilo Esparza Garcia, recently visited Vanuatu to attend the tamarind inception workshop and conducted a number of value chain interviews focussing on local retailers in collaboration with the Vanuatu Department of Industry. The trip also provided an opportunity to meet up with their Canarium project partners and start […]

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