Understanding Culture. Reimagining Systems.

Indigenous Ibaloi–Kankanaey Cultural Anthropologist Development, Environment & Food Systems

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

I’m a cultural anthropologist working across development, environment, and food systems. My work connects research and practice to understand livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific.

Understanding Culture. Reimagining Systems.

Indigenous Ibaloi–Kankanaey Cultural Anthropologist Development, Environment & Food Systems

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

I’m a cultural anthropologist working across development, environment, and food systems. My work connects research and practice to understand livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific.

Understanding Culture. Reimagining Systems.

Indigenous Ibaloi–Kankanaey Cultural Anthropologist Development, Environment & Food Systems

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

I’m a cultural anthropologist working across development, environment, and food systems. My work connects research and practice to understand livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific.

Research and Practices Areas

My work examines how livelihoods, environments, and economies are shaped through everyday labor and institutions—particularly in Indigenous, agrarian, and community contexts across Asia and the Pacific.

I move between academic research and applied engagement, working across development, sustainability, and policy processes while remaining grounded in long-term fieldwork.

My work examines how livelihoods, environments, and economies are shaped through everyday labor and institutions—particularly in Indigenous, agrarian, and community contexts across Asia and the Pacific.

I move between academic research and applied engagement, working across development, sustainability, and policy processes while remaining grounded in long-term fieldwork.

Food and agricultural systems

Bridging R&D and production to enhance markets, labor, and livelihoods from farms to institutions.

Human–environment relations

Linking people, crops, and landscapes to build resilience amid changing socio-economic conditions.

Community-based & Indigenous development

Engaging local knowledge within development, policy, and sustainability frameworks through long-term collaboration.

Community-based & Indigenous development

Engaging local knowledge within development, policy, and sustainability frameworks through long-term collaboration.

Applied research and fieldwork

Bridging research and field insights to build impactful programs, strategic partnerships, and lasting institutional practices.

Current Research & Practice

Current MPhil Research

Research & Institutional Engagement

My MPhil research in cultural anthropology at Hiroshima University focuses on Indigenous coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examines how global markets and sustainability frameworks reshape ecological spaces, labor relations, and knowledge systems.
Explores multispecies relations and agrarian livelihoods through long-term ethnographic fieldwork.
Engages participant observation, in-depth interviews, and collaborative research methods

This work builds from long-term engagement with farmer communities, including my work through Alluyon Coffee, a social enterprise I founded prior to my MPhil, as a site where theory, livelihood, and practice intersect.

Current Research & Practice

Current MPhil Research

Research & Institutional Engagement

My MPhil research in cultural anthropology at Hiroshima University focuses on Indigenous coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examines how global markets and sustainability frameworks reshape ecological spaces, labor relations, and knowledge systems.
Explores multispecies relations and agrarian livelihoods through long-term ethnographic fieldwork.
Engages participant observation, in-depth interviews, and collaborative research methods

This work builds from long-term engagement with farmer communities, including my work through Alluyon Coffee, a social enterprise I founded prior to my MPhil, as a site where theory, livelihood, and practice intersect.

Current Research & Practice

Current MPhil Research

Research & Institutional Engagement

My MPhil research in cultural anthropology at Hiroshima University focuses on Indigenous coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examines how global markets and sustainability frameworks reshape ecological spaces, labor relations, and knowledge systems.
Explores multispecies relations and agrarian livelihoods through long-term ethnographic fieldwork.
Engages participant observation, in-depth interviews, and collaborative research methods

This work builds from long-term engagement with farmer communities, including my work through Alluyon Coffee, a social enterprise I founded prior to my MPhil, as a site where theory, livelihood, and practice intersect.

Current Research & Practice

Current MPhil Research

Research & Institutional Engagement

My MPhil research in cultural anthropology at Hiroshima University focuses on Indigenous coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examines how global markets and sustainability frameworks reshape ecological spaces, labor relations, and knowledge systems.
Explores multispecies relations and agrarian livelihoods through long-term ethnographic fieldwork.
Engages participant observation, in-depth interviews, and collaborative research methods

This work builds from long-term engagement with farmer communities, including my work through Alluyon Coffee, a social enterprise I founded prior to my MPhil, as a site where theory, livelihood, and practice intersect.

Selected Research & Projects

Connecting research, practice, and policy in real-world contexts. I move between academic research and applied engagement, working across development, sustainability, and policy processes while remaining grounded in long-term fieldwork.

Indigenous Coffee, Global Markets, and Sustainability

Anthropological ethnographic research on coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera, Philippines

Tags: MPhil Research · Ethnography · Food Systems · Indigenous Communities · Philippines · Qualitative Research

ADB Economists’ Forum 2023

Co-design and facilitation of a regional knowledge-sharing platform

Tags: Facilitation · Knowledge Exchange · Development Research · ADB · Asia–Pacific

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Alluyon Coffee: Social Enterprise & Applied Anthropology

Long-term collaboration with farmer communities through community-based coffee production

Tags: Applied Research · Social Enterprise · Indigenous Livelihoods · Coffee · Philippines

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Youth Leadership & Social Enterprise Mentorship

Invited speaker and mentor across international youth programs

Tags: Public Engagement · Thought Leadership · Mentorship · Youth Leadership · Developing Social Enterprise · UNICEF · Hult Prize · YSEALI

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Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Led the design and implementation of The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) regional agrifood accelerator supporting startups and social enterprises to scale their social and ecological impact across Pacific Island States.

Tags: Project Leadership · Food Systems · Startups & Social Enterprise · FAO · Pacific Islands · SIDS

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Visit Site

Indigenous Coffee, Global Markets, and Sustainability

Anthropological ethnographic research on coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera, Philippines

Tags: MPhil Research · Ethnography · Food Systems · Indigenous Communities · Philippines · Qualitative Research

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Tags: Project Leadership · Food Systems · Startups & Social Enterprise · FAO · Pacific Islands · SIDS

Learn More

Visit Site

Youth Leadership & Social Enterprise Mentorship

Invited speaker and mentor across international youth programs

Tags: Public Engagement · Thought Leadership · Mentorship · Youth Leadership · Developing Social Enterprise · UNICEF · Hult Prize · YSEALI

Learn More

Alluyon Coffee: Social Enterprise & Applied Anthropology

Long-term collaboration with farmer communities through community-based coffee production

Tags: Applied Research · Social Enterprise · Indigenous Livelihoods · Coffee · Philippines

Learn More

Visit Site

ADB Economists’ Forum 2023

Co-design and facilitation of a regional knowledge-sharing platform

Tags: Facilitation · Knowledge Exchange · Development Research · ADB · Asia–Pacific

Learn More

Indigenous Coffee, Global Markets, and Sustainability

Anthropological ethnographic research on coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera, Philippines

Tags: MPhil Research · Ethnography · Food Systems · Indigenous Communities · Philippines · Qualitative Research

Alluyon Coffee: Social Enterprise & Applied Anthropology

Long-term collaboration with farmer communities through community-based coffee production

Tags: Applied Research · Social Enterprise · Indigenous Livelihoods · Coffee · Philippines

Learn More

Visit Site

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Tags: Project Leadership · Food Systems · Startups & Social Enterprise · FAO · Pacific Islands · SIDS

Learn More

Visit Site

ADB Economists’ Forum 2023

Co-design and facilitation of a regional knowledge-sharing platform

Tags: Facilitation · Knowledge Exchange · Development Research · ADB · Asia–Pacific

Learn More

Youth Leadership & Social Enterprise Mentorship

Invited speaker and mentor across international youth programs

Tags: Public Engagement · Thought Leadership · Mentorship · Youth Leadership · Developing Social Enterprise · UNICEF · Hult Prize · YSEALI

Learn More

Working Across Sectors

My work spans diverse sectors, driven by the belief that social and ecological challenges require a synthesis of research, policy, and practice. I bridge these fields to create holistic solutions for complex global issues.

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Understanding Culture. Reimagining Systems.

Indigenous Ibaloi–Kankanaey Cultural Anthropologist Development, Environment & Food Systems

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

I’m a cultural anthropologist working across development, environment, and food systems. My work connects research and practice to understand livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific.

Understanding Culture. Reimagining Systems.

Indigenous Ibaloi–Kankanaey Cultural Anthropologist Development, Environment & Food Systems

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

I’m a cultural anthropologist working across development, environment, and food systems. My work connects research and practice to understand livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific.

Understanding Culture. Reimagining Systems.

Indigenous Ibaloi–Kankanaey Cultural Anthropologist Development, Environment & Food Systems

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

I’m a cultural anthropologist working across development, environment, and food systems. My work connects research and practice to understand livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific.

Research and Practices Areas

My work examines how livelihoods, environments, and economies are shaped through everyday labor and institutions—particularly in Indigenous, agrarian, and community contexts across Asia and the Pacific.

I move between academic research and applied engagement, working across development, sustainability, and policy processes while remaining grounded in long-term fieldwork.

My work examines how livelihoods, environments, and economies are shaped through everyday labor and institutions—particularly in Indigenous, agrarian, and community contexts across Asia and the Pacific.

I move between academic research and applied engagement, working across development, sustainability, and policy processes while remaining grounded in long-term fieldwork.

Current Research & Practice

My MPhil research in cultural anthropology at Hiroshima University focuses on Indigenous coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examines how global markets and sustainability frameworks reshape ecological spaces, labor relations, and knowledge systems.

Explores multispecies relations and agrarian livelihoods through long-term ethnographic fieldwork.

Engages participant observation, in-depth interviews, and collaborative research methods

This work builds from long-term engagement with farmer communities, including my work through Alluyon Coffee, a social enterprise I founded prior to my MPhil, as a site where theory, livelihood, and practice intersect.

Current Research & Practice

My MPhil research in cultural anthropology at Hiroshima University focuses on Indigenous coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examines how global markets and sustainability frameworks reshape ecological spaces, labor relations, and knowledge systems.

Explores multispecies relations and agrarian livelihoods through long-term ethnographic fieldwork.

Engages participant observation, in-depth interviews, and collaborative research methods

This work builds from long-term engagement with farmer communities, including my work through Alluyon Coffee, a social enterprise I founded prior to my MPhil, as a site where theory, livelihood, and practice intersect.

Current Research & Practice

My MPhil research in cultural anthropology at Hiroshima University focuses on Indigenous coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examines how global markets and sustainability frameworks reshape ecological spaces, labor relations, and knowledge systems.

Explores multispecies relations and agrarian livelihoods through long-term ethnographic fieldwork.

Engages participant observation, in-depth interviews, and collaborative research methods

This work builds from long-term engagement with farmer communities, including my work through Alluyon Coffee, a social enterprise I founded prior to my MPhil, as a site where theory, livelihood, and practice intersect.

Current Research & Practice

My MPhil research in cultural anthropology at Hiroshima University focuses on Indigenous coffee-growing communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines.

Examines how global markets and sustainability frameworks reshape ecological spaces, labor relations, and knowledge systems.

Explores multispecies relations and agrarian livelihoods through long-term ethnographic fieldwork.

Engages participant observation, in-depth interviews, and collaborative research methods

This work builds from long-term engagement with farmer communities, including my work through Alluyon Coffee, a social enterprise I founded prior to my MPhil, as a site where theory, livelihood, and practice intersect.

Selected Research & Projects

Connecting research, practice, and policy in real-world contexts. I move between academic research and applied engagement, working across development, sustainability, and policy processes while remaining grounded in long-term fieldwork.

Connecting research, practice, and policy in real-world contexts. I move between academic research and applied engagement, working across development, sustainability, and policy processes while remaining grounded in long-term fieldwork.

Working Across Sectors

Working Across Sectors

My work spans diverse sectors, driven by the belief that social and ecological challenges require a synthesis of research, policy, and practice. I bridge these fields to create holistic solutions for complex global issues.

My work spans diverse sectors, driven by the belief that social and ecological challenges require a synthesis of research, policy, and practice. I bridge these fields to create holistic solutions for complex global issues.