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GFS calls for support for Vanuatu post Cyclone Pam
Yesterday we wrote a blog post about our concerns over the safety of the people in Vanuatu and their food and agricultural sectors in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam. We stated that the next step for Global Food Studies would be to see how we can help. This is how we want to help people […]
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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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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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Sweet love: Partnership with SA premium chocolate brand to support Vanuatu farmers
South Australian premium chocolate manufacturer Haigh’s Chocolates and Global Food Studies researchers Professor Randy Stringer and Mr Craig Johns are working with Vanuatu farmers to improve the quality of their cocoa beans and increase their livelihoods. This program is part of Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative (PARDI), which is funded by the Australian Centre […]
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Value adding tamarind in Vanuatu
The Global Food Studies staff, Craig Johns and Camilo Esparza Garcia, recently visited Vanuatu to attend the tamarind inception workshop and conducted a number of value chain interviews focussing on local retailers in collaboration with the Vanuatu Department of Industry. The trip also provided an opportunity to meet up with their Canarium project partners and start […]
