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RAID networking event in Adelaide
Global Food Studies team participated at a well-attended networking event organised by Jack Koci of ACIAR and RAID Network in Adelaide on Tuesday 22 April 2015. RAID (Researchers in Agriculture for International Development) is a network of early to mid-career agricultural researchers working in international development. It provides a platform for agricultural researchers to […]
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GFS PhD scholar shared her research experience with Foreign Minister and Ambassadors
On 20 March 2015, Global Food Studies PhD scholar Wahida made a presentation about her research experience to Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Minister Bishop hosted around 80 of the ‘most senior Canberra-based foreign diplomatic corps’ in a three-day visit to South Australia. The aim of the trip was to provide an insight into opportunities […]
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Meeting partners and measuring diet quality in Vietnam
Our PhD student Christian Genova recently visited Vietnam as part of his PhD project on smallholder vegetable farming in north-western Vietnam. We’re delighted to share his story. (Warning: a great quote at the end of the story especially for research students and researchers who work on a collaborative project 🙂 Thank you Christian for […]
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Concerns over Vanuatu’s agricultural and food sectors post Cyclone Pam
The ABC Rural recently reported that Cyclone Pam has damaged Vanuatu’s agricultural sectors. Global Food Studies has been heavily involved with ACIAR-funded project work in Vanuatu, particularly in the cocoa, canarium and tamarind industries. On behalf of the Global Food Studies team, Deputy Director Mr Craig Johns stated that: “Our first concern has been with […]
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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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Feeding the 9 billion, well: An urgent need for post-2015 agenda and improved partnerships
The title is my conclusion from attending the 2014 Crawford Fund’s annual conference on food security, held between 26-28 August 2014 in Parliament House, Canberra. The conference was just excellent presenting prominent speakers who showed not only extensive knowledge about food security and its related challenges but also showed their care about this topic. It […]
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Mapping sweet potato supply chains in PNG
Global Food Studies researcher Dr Suzie Newman presented her work at GFS seminar series on “Mapping sweet potato supply chains in Papua New Guinea”. The work was co-authored with Isidora Ramita, John Spriggs, Kylie Crampton, Guinevere Ortiz, Ronald Pam and Conrad Anton and was part of an ACIAR-funded project run between 2008 and 2011. The […]
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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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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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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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