Australian hot water treatment study provides advancements for global mango trade

Griffith Asia Institute
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Researchers have discovered how to use hot water treatment to meet market entry protocols for fruit fly disinfestation in Australian mangoes. Heat treatment is the internationally accepted protocol for market access, currently applied to mangoes through vapour heat technology. Hot water treatment is an inexpensive, more efficient alternative, but previous studies found that the rapid […]

Livestreaming event attracts thousands of Chinese consumers to Australian macadamia exporter

Griffith Asia Institute
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Researchers from The University of Adelaide teamed up with Griffith University to conduct a buyer virtual engagement study for Chinese consumers at Macadamias Australia in Bundaberg. Over 43,000 participants logged in to the ninety-minute live-streaming event to watch Chinese social media and radio personality, Eric Ho, walk through the orchards, the visitor experiences, the on-site […]

Griffith helps place value on livestock disease in Indonesia

Griffith Asia Institute
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Researchers from the Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) have teamed up with the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to pilot the Global Burden of Animal Diseases (GBADs) Framework in Indonesia. GBADs is a global health initiative, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which […]

Gendered food insecurity study informs recovery and preparedness in the Indo-Pacific

Centre for Governance and Public Policy
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Academics from the Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) collaborated with researchers from the Indo-Pacific to examine the risks related to economic hardship and food insecurity that women in the region experienced during the first and second years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) funded project focused on low-income women working […]

GBS researcher leads government study to identify consumer attitudes towards new mango varieties

Business and government
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The National Mango Breeding Program is a collaborative research agenda commenced in the early 1990s between CSIRO, and the governments of Western Australian, Northern Territory and Queensland. This month a study initiated by the Western Australian government and led by Associate Professor Robin Roberts from the Griffith Business School and Associate Professor Alec Zuo from […]

Brisbane 2022: New World City Action Plan

Griffith Asia Institute
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A committee tasked with shaping the city’s economic development strategy for the next seven years has today handed down its report which outlines more than 100 recommendations. The committee was drawn from across the Queensland business, academic and government communities and featured Griffith Asia Institute Director, Professor Russell Trood. The ‘Brisbane 2022 New World City […]