GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN RESEARCH GROUP

Dr Laurie BonneyAssoc Prof of Value Chain Innovation

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture

…integrated R&D solutions for contemporary challenges in global food

supply

TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE

TIA is a dynamic team of 130 scientists, educators and technical experts with access to world-class facilities and equipment. It is the largest integrated agrifood RDE&E capacity in Australia and the only multi-disciplinary research group in value chain management.

TIA conducts food production and marketing research across Australian and international value chains…

Topin agricultural research institutions in Australia*

137PhD Candidates

Perfect scorein national ranking for

Agriculture*

* Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012

GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN RESEARCH GROUP - THE KEY PEOPLE…INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS TO CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY

Xiaolin Wang, Engineering & IT. Renewable energy, air-conditioning & refrigeration

Shu-Ling Chen, Aust Maritime College -Maritime & Logistics Mgt, Port governance, policy & strategy

Aron O’Cass, Prof Marketing, Utas. China market entry mode strategies, Branding & Asian brand development

Laurie Bonney, Assoc Prof of Value Chain Innovation TIA, Chair, Global Value Chain Research Group, Chain governance, incentivation & co-innovation

Tom Ross, Assoc Prof Aus Food Safety Centre, International Commission on Microbiological Specs for Foods

Paul Turner, Assoc Prof eLogisticsResearch Group, RFID and food traceability

James Chin, Prof Asian politics, culture & governance. Director Asia Institute Tas, Chinese business culture & communication

Roger Stanley, Centre for Food Innovation. Shelf life extension, development of nutraceuticals & functional foods

Stephen Cahoon, Director e-Logistics Lab in Sense-T. Logistics, transport, seaport marketing, industrial relations & HRM

Morgan P Miles, Prof of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Entrepreneurship marketing innovation ethics social enterprise

Jack Singh, Prof Intelligent Transport Systems, Smart Food Packaging, Energy Management, Smart Grid Systems, Smart Sensors and ICT.

Raj Adhikari, Research Fellow in Value Chain Management, TIA, Value chain research, agribusiness, regional policy analysis, development & implementation, overseas development assistance.

OVERVIEW OF OUR EXPERIENCE

Our experience includes delivering solutions for both modern, hi-tech environments as well as traditional cultures and markets.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Diagnose and improve existing value chains

Establish new value chains

Identify the risks and value-creating opportunities in strategic issues

Integrate a wide range of agricultural and non-agricultural disciplines to provide technical and managerial solutions

Develop ‘big data’ solutions for managing whole chains, paddock to plate

Bring multi-disciplinary technical teams to bear on single issues

Yangshan Island deep-water port in Shanghai

Logistics Hub Manager

THE VALUE PROPOSITION

Integrating social, economic and bio-physical research methods for investigating whole systems producing integrated end-to-end chain solutions

Employing systems and transformational complexity thinking to solve complex, intractable problems

Long term partnerships

Ability to leverage Commonwealth Government research assistance

Global experience

Asian networks in government and business

Embedded training & extension

Linkages to the world’s best universities and thought leaders

INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS

Food production systemsFood product innovationFood processing and food safetyRFID traceabilityLogistics & portsRefrigeration & energy efficiencyStrategic chain management Marketing innovationRegional innovationRemote sensing & visualisation (big data)Information technology for SCM

WHAT WE ARE DOING

ANALYSED CO-INNOVATION IN THREE MAJOR EXPORT CHAINS INTO THE USA

Ayala S., Woods, M., McNeil, D., Miles M., & Bonney, L. (2015) How do engagement practices in global agri-chains influence co-innovation?

• ENZA/Turners & Growers (NZ) to Oppenheimers (US)

• Fonterra to USA

• Perfection Fresh to Sunworld (CA)

GREENHAMSPURE BLACK ANGUS CAPE GRIM BEEF

Branded beef into the USA

• Traceability-SupplyChainManagement “dashboard” – linking existing and new datasets

• Temperature/humidity in transport & processing

• Consumer Choice research – what do customers value?

• Value chain survey

• Natural Capital Accounting framework

SOUTHERN ROCKLOBSTERLIMITED

$463 million export chain through Vietnam to China• Scoping and stakeholder engagement• Specific engagement plan• Current state-of the art in SA and Tas• Resolution of traceability• Verify mortality

REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

Tools for focusing public-private efforts to develop innovative agriculture

HOW VALUE CHAINS ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE

357 L/kg

Consumptive water use

9.6 L H2Oe/kg

Water availability footprint

0.76 CO2e/kg

Carbon footprint

Change in loading systems

Increased lead times

Under-skin browning due to disease

High fruit pulp temperatures

Penalties for not meeting volume contractsTransport delays

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS and flow-on effects

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES and flow-on effects

Trucking on as needs basis

Change in production schedule

Improve site cooling facilities Change in receiving systems

Select sites with more stable rain patterns More complex supply chain – plan and manage for continuity of supply

Reduction in product quality in-store

Poor consumer experience

Increased waste from out-of-spec fruit

Increased rate of ripening

Poor consumer experience

Harvesting at night

Change in delivery schedule

NT Calypso® MangoesSmith’s Potato crispsTreasury Wine

Consumer purchasing responses

FRESH BROCCOLI VALUE CHAIN TO SYDNEY

• Identified ‘cool climate’ branding opportunities

• Increasing market orientation by using websites to gather consumer research

KNOWLEDGE OF ASIAN MARKETS

• Networks of key industry & government people

• In-country market and consumer research data

• Cross-cultural understanding

• Knowledge of traditional, domestic and international supply chains

• Knowledge of both smallholder & commercial scale production systems

CEO of Vissan

Importer for 60% Australian beef

THE WAY FORWARD…

• iMOVE smart logistics Cooperative Research Centre (a current bid to the Clth Govtfor a 10 year program)

• ‘Pathways to Market’ project for domestic chain management

• ARC Linkage Grant to leverage Government funds for a GVC project

CONTACT…

Dr Laurie BonneyAssociate Professor of Value Chain InnovationChair, Global Value Chain Research GroupTasmanian Institute of AgricultureUniversity of Tasmania Private Bag 98 Hobart TAS 7001 AustraliaP: +61 (3) 6226 7460 | M: +61 (0) 400 696 165E: lbbonney@utas.edu.au