BLOGS WEBSITE

Category: Staff news

Papua New Guinea’s ‘Galip Nut’ commercialised

‘Canarium Indicum’ is an agroforestry tree in Papua New Guinea that produces edible nuts and has been the focus of efforts by donor agencies and The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) to develop as a commercial crop.  The first commercial products of the Canarium Indicum tree traditionally known as Galip in PNG was launched in […]

Posted in Event, Partnership, Research, Staff news, Trip | Tagged , , , , , , , , |

Comments Off on Papua New Guinea’s ‘Galip Nut’ commercialised

Case for Transformational Change

  GFAR researcher Prof. Mike Young is a Research Chair in Environmental and Water Policy at the University of Adelaide. As a result of an Australian Government endowment, each year Harvard University appoints one person to the Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University . In recognition of his contribution to […]

Posted in GFS Researcher In Focus, Research, Staff news, Water policy | Tagged , , , |

Comments Off on Case for Transformational Change

GFAR and DAWR discuss new project on parallel trade

The Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) researchers Dr. Alec Zuo, Prof. Wendy Umberger, Prof. Sarah Wheeler and Dr. David Adamson met with Mr. David Ironside, Assistant Secretary, Plant Export Operations, Biosecurity Plant Division, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) to discuss a new project titled ‘Understanding parallel trade of Australian products to China’ under the […]

Posted in Current issues, GFS Researcher In Focus, Partnership, Research, Staff news | Tagged , , |

Comments Off on GFAR and DAWR discuss new project on parallel trade

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 […]

Posted in Research, Staff news, Trip, workshop | Tagged , , , , , , , , |

Comments Off on Stakeholder engagement to accelerate Happy Seeder adoption

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 […]

Posted in Event, Partnership, Staff news | Tagged , , , , , |

Comments Off on Forum to discuss opportunities in Agribusiness

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 […]

Posted in Research, Staff news, Study | Tagged |

Comments Off on Top-up scholarship for GFAR PhD student

Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam

The GFAR -led Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) – funded project “Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam” is drawing to an end in 2018. In April the project team presented progress and research findings to ACIAR and three independent reviewers at the end of a project review workshop. […]

Posted in Partnership, Research, Staff news, Trip, workshop | Tagged , , , , |

Comments Off on Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam

A new Nut on the block!

Blog post written by Craig Johns, Associate Director Agribusiness Innovation, GFAR It is not every day you get to launch a new food product, particularly when it is the culmination of years of research and strong multidisciplinary collaboration across two countries. Well, this is what just happened in Papua New Guinea last week. Centre for […]

Posted in Partnership, Research, Staff news, Trip | Tagged , , , , , , |

Comments Off on A new Nut on the block!

GFAR researchers explore opportunities in Portugal and Spain

  GFAR researchers Dr. Adam Loch and Dr. David Adamson recently spent 10 days in Portugal and Spain. The trip leveraged an opportunity where they were invited as speakers at the ‘Managing Water Gaps: An Opportunity?’ an International Seminar held on the 17 April 2018 in Beja, Portugal. The focus of the workshop was on recent […]

Posted in Staff news, Trip, Water policy | Tagged , |

Comments Off on GFAR researchers explore opportunities in Portugal and Spain

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 […]

Posted in Connect, Staff news | Tagged |

Comments Off on New Staff and Students joining GFAR