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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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Agricultural Landscapes and Ecosystem services in Indonesian Uplands

Blog post prepared by Sacha Amaruzaman In Indonesia, there are some 48 million people in 32,000 villages living in and around forest boundaries. The majority of these households rely on upland landscapes for subsistence, livelihoods and economic development. Loss of agricultural productivity and ecosystem services leads to reduced incomes followed by increased poverty and food […]

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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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Master of Agribusiness students represent GFAR at IFAMA 2018

Blog post prepared by James Mumford, Edward Fowler and Giancarlo Cassinelli (current Master of Agribusiness students) Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR)  Master of Agribusiness (MAB) students Edward Fowler, Giancarlo Cassinelli and James Mumford recently travelled to Argentina to participate in the case study competition of the 2018 International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) […]

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From GFAR to FAO

With GFAR alumni spread across more than twenty countries, we hear some incredible stories and achievements from our graduates who have done some amazing work in agribusiness and international development. Reyza Ramadhan from Indonesia graduated from the Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (MGFAB) in 2016 and is currently the Program officer and National […]

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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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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 […]

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GFAR researchers at the North-West Vietnam Research Symposium

The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) hosted the ‘North-West Vietnam Research Symposium’ in Hanoi last week. The symposium was attended by over 300 participants from Vietnamese and Australian institutions. The symposium was a showcase of ACIAR-funded research in north-west Vietnam. The north-west Vietnam region is mountainous, inhabited by communities of ethnic minorities, and […]

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The Centre for Global Food and Resources to host a new scholarship to research food trade between South Australia and Indonesia

South Australia is offering a research scholarship to an Indonesian student to undertake a higher degree at the University of Adelaide and our new Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) will host the scholarship recipient. The scholarship focuses on food production systems and value chains between South Australia and Indonesia. The successful student will […]

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Here is a million dollar question: How to solve issues in agrifood markets and achieve food security?

After 15 hours of flights from Adelaide, I arrived at 6 o’clock in the morning at the Los Angeles International Airport. The immigration queuing line was surprisingly quite short. “Next!” said the immigration officer, firmly but nicely. She asked me politely ‘”What is the purpose of your trip?”. I said “I am going to attend […]

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