Dr David Russell is National Director of the Primary Industry Centre for Science Education (PICSE) – a national agri-foods industry program focused on attracting bright young people into the ‘science of the agri-foods / fibre industry’*.  Developed since 1998 this program now operates through six key national locations with further growth forecast. 1.  Why is
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Chris Ham is Project Manager, New Opportunities for Tropical and Pastoral Agriculture (NOTPA) project, servicing the West Kimberley and Pilbara regions for the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia.  Over the last 4 years his role has been to develop the project and staff as well as engage a diverse group of stakeholders to
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Dr Lewe Atkinson is the Manager, Evaluation and Program Improvement at Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).  He takes a strategic and focused approach to facilitating MLA’s attention on defining the Impact of their work and the return on investment that can be expected from the input of industry and government funds. MLA’s overall approach to
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