Wednesday 19 December 2012

Nuffield and GRDC

I would like to thank my Sponsors for my 2013 Nuffield Scholarship the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

I am excited to travel around the world looking at various different aspects of agriculture. 

My study topic is to "Gain and understanding into the Supply Chain Processing and potential Value Adding Opportunities for the Pulse Industry".  My main aim is to look at how pulses are processed and marketing options once they leave the farm gate.

I think that we as farmers are great at sowing, growing harvesting etc pulse crops but there is a knowledge gap as to what happens to them once they leave the farm gate. I would like to explore what is required to turn our pulse commodities into marketable products

Below is a picture of the 2 GRDC recipients for a Nuffield 2013 Scholarship.


Pictured is myself on left, David Shannon (GRDC Southern Panel Chair) and Matthew Hill (GRDC Scholarship recipient from Esperence WA)
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Welcome to my Blog

I would like to Welcome everyone to my Blog, I am a recent recipient of a 2013 Nuffield Scholarship sponsored by the GRDC.  I am looking forward to starting my journey at the end of February where we will embark on our Global Focus Program (GFP).

I cant wait to visiting the following countries on my GFP: New Zealand, Canada where we will be on the Contemporary Scholars Conference (CSC), USA, Mexico, Brazil and the UK.