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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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recapping 2018 – Part one
2018 is soon drawing to a close. In today’s blog, we look back at our research activities both those of staff and students, contributions to development of policy GFAR researchers have made, as shared through our blogs this year from January to June. In January, we wrote about the water crisis in Cape Town where […]
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New project on improving forestry management in Nepal
Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) Associate Director of Agribusiness Innovation, Mr. Craig Johns recently visited Nepal for the inception meeting of a new project on forestry management. Craig narrates his experience in this blog. What a fascinating country Nepal is! While this was my first trip into Nepal, I am joining a dedicated […]
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Vietnam vegetables project impact captured in short film
Blog prepared by Nikki Dumbrell. Researchers at the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) are involved in a multidisciplinary research-for-development project improving the profitability and sustainability of smallholder vegetable farms in the north-west (NW) of Vietnam. Some of the results and impacts from the project have been captured in a short film. For additional […]
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Understanding the preferences of mango consumers in China
China has become a major production and consumption country of mangoes in recent years, which provides opportunities as well as challenges to smallholder mango growers in the Asia-Pacific region. In order to identify key trends in the Chinese market and enable increased trading opportunities, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has funded a project that […]
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Recapping the 5th International Rice Congress
Blog prepared by Rio Maligalig GFAR researcher, Rio Maligalig, participated in the 5th International Rice Congress (IRC2018) held in Singapore from 15 to 17 October 2018. The congress is held every four years and is the world’s largest gathering of scientists, researchers, industry experts and players in the rice sector. The theme of this […]
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A recap and lessons learned at the Australian Farm Institute Roundtable Conference “Evidence Meets Emotion”
Blog prepared by Nikki Dumbrell Each year The Australian Farm Institute hosts a Roundtable conference with a topical theme. This year the conference was held at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra on Tuesday 16 October with the theme “Evidence meets emotion”. This theme follows on from their John Ralph Essay competition earlier in […]
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Helping smallholder coffee growers in Africa
For a project focusing on developing value chain innovation platforms to improve food security in East and Southern Africa, funded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), GFAR researchers Dr. Daniel Gregg and Prof. Randy Stringer are currently in Uganda. The purpose of the current visit is to run picker contracting experiments and identify […]
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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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Mythical Nation Building: There’s 6 white elephants on the horizon
Blog post written by Dr. David Adamson After our recent political spill and fill, there is always a need to show that you are a positive change and you can do something. So combined with: oooh look its drought again; an on-going desire to put dams in to drought proof the country (because you know, its […]
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