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Empowering women in remote communities through skills training
Blog post prepared by Craig Johns, Associate Director, Centre for Global Food and Resources Australian Aid money is at its most powerful when the impact is felt at the grassroots and community level. Last week I had the privilege of being part of a very talented team of trainers conducting practical workshops in municipal markets […]
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GFAR Alumnus becomes Head of School of Economics at IPB, Indonesia
Blog post prepared by Rohan Yargop At the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR), we take pride in training and creating tomorrow’s leaders in agribusiness and international development. Our strong alumni base is comprised of more than 30 countries involved in major agriculture related organisations in private and public sector, working towards the betterment […]
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A cup of coffee from Uganda
Blog post prepared by Rohan Yargop It is impossible to comprehend a start to the day without a cup of our favourite latte, long black or cappuccino! While most of us go about our daily routines with the support of our beloved coffee, we do not always think about the effort the coffee grower has […]
IndoGreen to support sustainable agriculture in Indonesia’s upland
Blog post prepared by Sacha Amaruzaman, PhD Student at the Centre for Global Food & Resources Indonesia’s agricultural sector in the last decade has rapidly expanded in order to provide food for the growing population, as well as boosting the economic growth. Much of this expansion is in the upland area, bringing trade-off between the […]
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GFAR researchers in India and Bangladesh for the Happy Seeder Project
Blog post prepared by Rohan Yargop and Dr Adam Loch In one of our earlier blogs, we wrote about the practice of stubble burning in the Indian Gangetic Plains that has led to tremendous levels of air pollution in the region and has had a severe impact on the daily lives of people residing in […]
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Advance the Food and Beverage Industry in South Australia on a Churchill Fellowship
Media release prepared by Julia Quantrill, Churchill Trust A new Churchill Fellowship is being offered this year in the name of Dr Susan Nelle, to honour the exceptional contribution she made to the food and beverage industry and higher education in South Australia. Supported by Food South Australia and the University of Adelaide, this award […]
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New Staff and Students joining GFAR
In recent months, we have had five new additions to The Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR). This includes a mix of staff and students, who introduce themselves below. Elizabeth Gunner BA, Marketing Director and Owner, Richard Gunner’s Fine Meats (Agribusiness Management Consultant, Centre for Global Food and Resources). Elizabeth has worked in private enterprise […]
Day 3: Final Day of the AARES Conference 2018
Blog post by Dr Juliane Haensch, Research Fellow, Centre for Global Food and Resources The third day started with two invited speaker sessions: Maureen Cropper and Peter Cramton talked about future challenges in the energy sector and Scott Swinton (AEAA President) and John Gibson explored ‘What methods should we be using?’, giving an overview on […]
Day 2: AARES 2018
Blog post prepared by Jesmin Ara Rupa, PhD student, Centre for Global Food and Resources Day 2 of the AARES conference 2018 in a very warm Adelaide. Read about the day’s events below. The morning started with two Mini-Symposia – one on climate change impacts and migration and the other one on designing conservation auctions […]
AARES 2018 Pre-conference workshops wrap-up and networking
Water, Climate, Food, Wine and Risk! These were the key topics discussed at the pre-conference workshops and the industry forum session in the lead up to the Australasian Agriculture and Resource Economics Society (AARES) 62nd Annual Conference that kicks off today. In the pre-conference workshops, there was discussion on globalization of wine markets and its […]
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