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25.01.2022 GFAR's Associate Director of Research, Professor Sarah Wheeler, will join 37 leading social scientists from across Australia as new appointees to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Congratulations Sarah The Academy comprises an elected Fellowship of almost 700 distinguished Australian social science researchers and professionals who provide evidence-based advice to governments on social policy issues of national importance. ... Sarah says "I’m incredibly proud to be appointed to the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. I look forward to working alongside the best social science researchers in Australia, and continuing to do all I can to influence strong policy making in Australia, and around the globe. More information: https://www.adelaide.edu.au//australian-academy-of-the-soc

25.01.2022 GFAR PhD student Rida Akzar presented in a webinar to over 130 people as part of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research funded IndoDairy project led by Professor Wendy Umberger. The webinar was discussing and participatory approaches to improve technology adoption used by the project and Rida's paper on dis-adoption. Well done Rida and the IndoDairy team

24.01.2022 Don't miss out on the Primary Industries and Regions SA AgTech Strategic Plan Launch (Online) TONIGHT! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/south-australian-agtech-str

23.01.2022 Audio bite! Listen to GFAR’s Prof Mike Young talk about #WaterSecurity and #Policy on the latest episode of The University of Adelaide's The Discovery Pod with Prof Andy Lowe. https://omny.fm/sh/the-discovery-pod/food-security-v2-audio

22.01.2022 GFAR's Dr. David Adamson, along with an international team of experts, has a new publication based on the work he did on Foot and Mouth Disease in #Uruguay and the potential risk from transferring away from a vaccination approach to managing #FMD in cattle. The article is #openaccess and can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-020-01489-6

18.01.2022 Today several GFAR students graduated, including Dalington Beikor pictured here with A/Prof. Alec Zuo, and we extend our congratulations to them all and wish them well as they pursue their next exciting opportunities. Our Masters programs are designed to develop the advisory, business and practical skills for graduates to build rewarding careers in the food and agricultural business sectors. In 2021, there are generous scholarships on offer for the Master of Global Food and... Agricultural Business for new domestic students and Adelaide University alumni. More info on our website. #studywithus #agribusiness #postgraduate #scholarship https://www.adelaide.edu.au//global-food-and-agricultural-

17.01.2022 Congratulations to our Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business Student Manoj for this well deserving award

17.01.2022 Introducing GFAR's newest member, Liam Wagner, A/Prof. of Energy and Environmental Economics. Liam's areas of interest include, among a long list of energy related topics, #hydrogen, #biofuels, #renewable energy policy & resilience in energy systems. Welcome to GFAR Liam.

17.01.2022 Do you buy packaged food at least once a month? GFAR researchers are looking for grocery shoppers (18+) to participate in an online survey. The survey takes less than 10 mins and you will have the chance to win a $100 gift card. Access the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q8Y28VZ

16.01.2022 GFAR PhD student Nguyen Anh Duc submitted today! His thesis, titled "Exploring relationships between changing food environments, food consumption behaviour, attitudes and nutrition outcomes for urban Vietnam, was supervised by Professor Wendy Umberger & Dr. Di Zeng. His research utilised data from two Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research projects in #Vietnam. Well done Duc!

16.01.2022 If you enjoy the GIF below, like the tweet to help Lívia win the @AAAS_sthNSW People’s choice award. Maybe she can be the "winner winner chicken dinner" Australian Association of Animal Sciences Southern Branch... Animate Your Science

14.01.2022 Audio bite! Listen to GFAR’s Dr Lenka Malek talk about #FoodChoices and changes to #protein consumption patterns in Australia. Starting from 6m30s on the #Nutrition episode of The Discovery Pod new University of Adelaide podcast series with Prof Andrew Lowe.... In the podcast, Lenka discusses research she is undertaking with Prof Wendy Umberger and PhD student Lívia Garcez de Oliveira Padilha.

14.01.2022 Solomon Islands plantation teak is exported to New Zealand for the first time. An Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research research project team, including GFAR's Craig Johns, has enabled #smallholders to overcome a range of constraints to explore an export market for their high quality teak timber. https://youtu.be/uZ-dG8z8KT4 More information https://lnkd.in/gZJHJst

14.01.2022 Happy #AgDayAU everyone! For all intakes in 2021, The University of Adelaide #alumni have the opportunity to receive a 50% discount on their tuition*, while other domestic applicants can receive a 20% discount*. This is the best possible time to upgrade your qualifications or make the shift into the growing and vital sector of #agribusiness. If you are passionate about economic, political, environmental, and social issues affecting global food systems, consider a postgraduat...e degree in Global Food and Agricultural Business at the University of Adelaide. #scholarship #studywithus *T&C's apply. More information: https://www.adelaide.edu.au//domestic-agribusiness-scholar

11.01.2022 An Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research project Making Agri-Value Chains Work for Fijian Communities has seen 42 women trained in making commercial jams & pickles & develop the skills to run a successful micro-business. Griffith University Making Agri-Value Chains Work for Communities in Fiji https://youtu.be/O5dgLV5NVuk

10.01.2022 GFAR PhD #Alumni, Dr. Wahida Maghraby, is driving change in sustainable coffee production in #Indonesia through her role as the Agricultural Attaché at the Embassy of Indonesia in Brussels, Belgium. This video Wahida produced showcases her amazing work and you can hear directly from her at 6:40. While at GFAR, Wahida was John Allwright Fellow (JAF) and she completed her PhD research as part of an Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research project under the supervision of Prof. Wendy Umberger. It’s great to see our alumni’s success. Congratulations Wahida! https://youtu.be/cN0nRhP-0GU

09.01.2022 Hearty congratulations to GFAR alumnus, Danny Le Feuvre, who is one of 5 newly appointed Board Directors for AgriFutures Australia Danny is Managing Director of Australian Bee Services and recently completed a Master of Agribusiness with us. #studywithus #agribusiness

04.01.2022 How sweet is this? #Vietnam is experiencing a diet and nutrition transition. Consumption of food with added sugars is a significant public health concern. Research by GFAR's recently submitted PhD student Nguyen Anh Duc, and his supervisors Prof. Wendy Umberger and Dr. Di Zeng, suggests nutrition labelling and front-of-package information on sugar content may help reduce sugar consumption. The study was part of an Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research fu...nded project led by Prof. Umberger. The #openaccess paper can be accessed here: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/11/3335

02.01.2022 Read 'insight' magazine showcasing The University of Adelaide research into areas such as dejunking space, meningococcal disease & decarbonisation. The magazine features GFAR research into energy, water and international development. 'In pursuit of net zero' with Prof. Mike Young - page 9... 'Optimising the flow' with Prof. Sarah Wheeler and A/Prof. Alec Zuo - page 18 'More cream for Indonesian dairy farmers' with Prof. Wendy Umberger - page 29 https://rb.gy/ypea66