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Values of biodiversity and nature’s benefits to people
Sacha Amaruzaman, a PhD Student in the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) recently participated in the First Author Meeting of IPBES Methodological Assessment on Multiple Values of Nature, in Mexico City from 12-16 November 2018. Sacha talks about his experience in this blog. The value of nature to people is broad and diverse, […]
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Research Investment in Republic of Indonesia (RIRI) – What can Indonesia learn from Australia when it comes to research
Blog post prepared by Sitti Rahma Ma’Mun I have been asking myself for quite some time, “what will happen to my research after I finish my PhD?” I may publish articles out of it but then what? Can it inform policy discussion in the sector that I am working in? Can it bring change to […]
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Improving Dairy Productivity in Indonesia
Dairy consumption in Indonesia is on the rise. Increasing per capita income, urbanisation, emerging middle class and westernisation of diets has led to a significant increase in the demand for milk and milk products. However, the production of dairy in Indonesia is regionally consolidated. Highest concentration of dairy farmers in Indonesia is on the island […]
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Promoting Co-investment in environmental stewardship
Blog post prepared by Sacha Amaruzaman Sacha Amaruzaman, a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR), shared his work in a session on “Sustainable production landscapes and seascapes for biodiversity, human livelihoods and well-being” during the International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP 2018) in Yokohama, Japan. In the […]
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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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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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A Day in the Adelaide Hills
Read on for an account of Day 4 of the short course on Food Standards and Regulations Familiarisation, led by The Centre for Global Food and Resources. The IA-CEPA delegates braved a cold winter morning to visit local businesses in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. The morning kicked off with a visit to the processing facility […]
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Building academic capacity in Aceh, Indonesia
Dr Adam Loch, Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR), shares his recent Indonesian experience. Last week I travelled to the very tip of Indonesia with Dr Barry Elsey from Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC) to visit two Universities in Aceh Province; Universitas Teuku Umar (UTU) […]
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Insights into the South Australian Agrifood Industry and Food Standards
Read on for an update on the proceedings from Day 2 of the short course on Food Standards and Regulations Familiarisation, led by The Centre for Global Food and Resources. The second day for the IA-CEPA delegates at the University of Adelaide began with Elizabeth Gunner from Richard Gunner’s Fine Meats talking about her experience […]
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The Indodairy Project – Team workshop and policy working group meeting
Improving milk supply, competitiveness and livelihoods in smallholder dairy chains in Indonesia Below, Rohan Yargop, provides an overview of the team workshop and policy working group meeting. The Indodairy project led by Prof Wendy Umberger, Executive Director, Centre for Global Food and Resources at the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with Indonesian partner institutions ICASEPS, ICARD and […]
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