Grain Gain - Leadership for Grains Industry Innovation
- Researcher's Name:
- Professor Gordon MacAulay
- Organisation:
- Grain Growers Limited
- Email:
- gordon.macaulay@graingrowers.com.au
- Phone:
- 02 9888 9600
- Fax:
- 02 9888 5821
- Project Code:
- GGA00003
- Contract Start:
- 31/5/2011
- Contract End:
- 29/6/2013
Summary
Grain Gain" consists of three training courses. These will provide tools to build leadership and representational skills for innovative grain producers and grains industry professionals and encourage the adoption of new practices. Leadership will be taught in the context of the grains industry value chain and the building of stronger farm businesses.Grain Gain: On Farm will provide high impact training designed to equip grain producers with technical knowledge and leadership tools that lead to more profitable post harvest management.Grain Gain: Technology will provide an understanding of the grains industry value chain so as to support the management of wheat quality on farm. Detailed information on the value chain and the technologies involved will be given so as to provide the technical foundation for the development of industry leaders with strong technical skills. This will include gaining an understanding of grain processing and grain products as a part of a value chain.Grain Gain: Markets will provide, in the context of developing leadership skills, a detailed understanding of the structure of domestic and international grain markets focussed on supplying grain into those markets. The content will include understanding leadership, domestic and international trade policies, industry and trade data and its analysis, product requirements and issues involved in developing a business around domestic and international trade.
Background
"Grain Gain" consists of three training programs for about 500 participants. These programs will provide tools to build leadership and representational skills for innovative grain producers and grains industry professionals and encourage the adoption of new practices. Leadership will be taught in the context of the grains industry value chain and the building of stronger farm businesses.
Grain Gain: On Farm will provide high impact training designed to equip grain producers with technical knowledge and leadership tools that lead to more profitable post harvest management.
Grain Gain: Technology will provide an understanding of the grains industry value chain so as to support the management of wheat quality on farm. Detailed information on the value chain and the technologies involved will be given so as to provide the technical foundation for the development of industry leaders with strong technical skills. This will include gaining an understanding of grain processing and grain products as a part of a value chain.
Grain Gain: Markets will provide, in the context of developing leadership skills, a detailed understanding of the structure of domestic and international grain markets focussed on supplying grain into those markets. The content will include understanding leadership, domestic and international trade policies, industry and trade data and its analysis, product requirements and issues involved in developing a business around domestic and international trade.
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