Centre for Global Food & Resources (GFAR)

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our colleague & friend, A/Prof Adam Loch. Adam was an exceptional researcher, lecturer, supervisor & mentor. He will be remembered for his kindness, wisdom, humour & dedication to nurturing the next generation of researchers.

🌱 Vote for Dieu in the #VisualiseYourThesis 2025! 🎓 Her PhD explores sustainable food choices in Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 🔗 Vote here: adelaide.edu.au/library/vote… 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/_DYb62BzNfA #Sustainability #FoodWaste #GFAR2025 @GradSchoolUofA

Our GFAR centre was honoured to sponsor a table at the Growing the Future event with @Adelaide_Uni Ag Students! A great chance to share our Master’s program & connect with the next generation! 🔗Master’s Program: bit.ly/au-merp ▶️Video: bit.ly/au-merp-vid #GFAR2025

We’re proud of Vyta Hanifah, our PhD candidate & BRIN researcher, for sharing her work at @CrawfordFund Conference at Parliament House 🇦🇺. She highlighted gaps in measuring women's empowerment & offered sharp insights as a Q&A panelist. 💬🌾@ACIARAustralia #GFAR2025 #WomenInAg

🎉 Congrats to GFAR’s Dr Trang Nguyen for being selected as a 2025 #CrawfordFund scholar! She’ll join leaders & peers at #25cfconf in Canberra to explore climate-resilient agri-food systems 🌱 📅 11–13 Aug | 📍Parliament House, Canberra 🔗crawfordfund.org/news/congra… #GFAR2025

Joining the 2025 @CrawfordFund Annual Conference, our student Vyta Hanifah of @uniOfAdelaide @brin_indonesia will present a case study “Empowered or Just a Metric Index? Women in Indonesia’s Dairy Households” | buff.ly/uVe3OjZ#25CFConf @ACIARAustralia #GFAR2025 #WomenEmpowerment

👏 Congrats to our student for a brilliant talk: "It’s Trust, Not Just Fact, That Drives Biodiversity Restoration" in the 3MT's faculty heat! Proud of your work & fingers crossed for the next stage! @GradSchoolUofA @Biodivcouncil @environmentinst #3MT #ScienceComm #GFAR2025

🎙️ At today’s AgriFutures Chicken Meat webinar, Dr Trang Nguyen (GFAR) & Prof Kapil Chousalkar shared insights from our project on consumer food safety & chicken handling, based on a survey of 2,000+ Aussies. In collab with Patrick O’Connor. 🔗 bit.ly/ChickenSafetyGFAR #FoodSafety

🌿What if Adelaide hosts COP31? Our GFAR researcher co-authored an article about an opportunity to widen climate conversations to include nature and cultural heritage protection. 📰Read the article here: bit.ly/COP31-SA

The paper explores 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, examining production processes, key actors, and waste drivers through case studies and secondary data.

🎓 Great turnout for our #GFAR HDR session on the PhD Oral Exam at the Adelaide Wine Centre! Thanks to our guest speakers for their insights, and to our students for showcasing their fantastic research.👏🏼 #PhDlife #research @able_uoa @UoAResearch @GradSchoolUoA

🍽️ At the Hugh Stretton Oration 2025, @UoAGFAR's Director Patrick O'Connor reflected on how healthier eating can drive sustainability 🌱—echoing insights from our latest research. 🎙️ Powerful talk by Adam Liaw on rethinking #FoodPolicy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.… #GFAR2025

🌾Great seminar at GFAR by Prof. Sahara (our long-term collaborator, IPB University & @UniofAdelaide alum) on 🇮🇩 agri-food policies & how Trump-era tariffs may impact trade, food security & rural livelihoods. Thanks for the insights! 🙌 #AgriFoodPolicy #Indonesia #GFAR2025

We also introduce and discuss a new ACIAR-funded research project: Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security through an Improved Understanding of Farming Households and Value Chains in Timor-Leste.

🌱 The visit provided the research team an opportunity to share early results and gather valuable feedback from government representatives, particularly from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), as well as development partners and other stakeholders.