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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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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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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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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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Empowering women in remote communities through skills training

Blog post prepared by Craig Johns, Associate Director, Centre for Global Food and Resources Australian Aid money is at its most powerful when the impact is felt at the grassroots and community level. Last week I had the privilege of being part of a very talented team of trainers conducting practical workshops in municipal markets […]

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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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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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Stakeholder workshops: Improving food security in East and Southern Africa

Last month, Dr Alexandra Peralta from the Centre for Global Food and Resources, travelled to Uganda and Zambia where she helped to facilitate a series of multi-stakeholder workshops. These workshops are part of the activities under the ACIAR project, “Developing value chain innovation platforms to improve food security in East and Southern Africa – VIP4FS”. […]

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