Sharing knowledge

Dr Nese Sreenivasulu, who currently oversees the grain quality operations at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Laguna in the Philippines visited the Functional Grains Centre in May. During the visit he gave a presentation about his recent research on grain quality.

Building capacity

A number of young researchers from the Functional Grains Centre took part in a workshop hosted by The Crawford Fund and Researchers in Agriculture for International Development (RAID) that aimed to build the capacity of the next generation of agricultural research leaders.

FGC PhD student Nancy Saji said, "The workshop provided a great opportunity to improve existing leadership and management skills through a series of seminar style presentations, group discussions and fun activities.

"Some of the key objectives addressed in this workshop included self-evaluation, people management skills, conflict management, time management strategies and effective ways to evaluate, plan and manage projects.

"More importantly, it was a great opportunity to network with a wide cohort of people and hear about updates and developments in the agricultural industry from both an Australian and international perspective."