Melville Park: a value-adding story
David Doepel and Barbara Connell are life partners, serial entrepreneurs and co-custodians of historic Melville Park farm. Here, they’re collaborating with researchers, students and local businesses to add value to premium produce – from herbs and heirloom fruit and veg to the milk of the neighbour's cows.
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Agrifood clusters: Keys to success
What does it take to turn a bunch of local food-system stakeholders into a successful ‘cluster’ that returns real benefits to its members and the region? How important are leadership, collaboration, multi-helix involvement? And how can clusters attract ongoing funding?
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FAN CEO on Cluster gains and growing pains
Nicole McNaughton leads fast-growing Queensland cluster and Future Food Systems partner the Food & Agribusiness Network. With FFS’s support, FAN is now working with QUT on research to benefit its industry, government and community members – making it what could be Australia’s first ‘quadruple-helix’ agrifood cluster.
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Dr James Krahe: 5 must-haves for sustainable, balanced cluster growth
To bring real value to members, industry clusters need to be sustainable, and that means solvent. So what helps Australian clusters survive and thrive? Cluster expert and Future Food Systems CEO Dr James Krahe shares some insights.
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Lijun Summerhayes, PhD: Exploring Aussie agrifood clusters
Future Food Systems’ first graduated PhD has gone from investigating urban food policy and planning to a paid researcher position at her alumnus, QUT. Dr Summerhayes’ new role involves researching agrifood SMEs and clusters across regional Australia. Her findings will inform FFS’s work supporting cluster initiatives.
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