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Monthly Archives: April 2014

World Heritage bid for Mt Lofty Ranges

The GFS researcher, Professor Randy Stringer has been actively supporting a proposed bid for UNESCO World Heritage listing of the working agricultural landscape of the four councils in Adelaide’s Mount Lofty Ranges, namely Adelaide Hills, the Barossa Valley, Mount Barker and McLaren Vale. According to the University of Adelaide’s media release in 2012,  World Heritage […]

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Partnering with Indonesian research centres in horticulture research

  GFS Researcher Dr Dale Yi recently returned from a visit to Indonesia from 29th March to 13th April 2014. Dale visited several research centres under the Indonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development (ICHORD)  including Balitjestro (Citrus and sub-tropical fruits R&D) and Balitsa (vegetables R&D). These research centres are the Global Food Studies’ partners […]

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MGFAB students mastering food and agriculture issues

We have just passed Week 6 of Semester 1! Time flies so fast. Whilst most students are enjoying their two week mid semester break, our final year Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (MGFAB) students are working hard conducting their 12 unit research project. The GFS has been so lucky to receiving outstanding students […]

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New University of Adelaide project building rural women’s livelihoods in Vietnam

A new $2.2 million project designed to enhance the profitability and sustainability of women farmers and ethnic minorities engaged in horticultural value chains in North-West Vietnam recently commenced. The project was launched by the Hon Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on the 19th February. The project is led by the University of […]

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