Gene Paolo Garcia

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

My work connects research and practiceunderstanding livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific. Founder, Alluyon Coffee.

My work connects research and practiceunderstanding livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific. Founder, Alluyon Coffee.

My work connects research and practiceunderstanding livelihoods, landscapes, and institutions across Asia and the Pacific. Founder, Alluyon Coffee.

Understanding Culture. Reimagining Systems.

Understanding Culture. Reimagining Systems.

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

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

Research and Practices Areas

Research and Practices Areas

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.

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.

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Food and agricultural systems

Food and agricultural systems

Food and agricultural systems

Working across research and development to engage production, markets, labor, and livelihoods from farm-level practice to institutional programs.

Working across research and development to engage production, markets, labor, and livelihoods from farm-level practice to institutional programs.

Working across research and development to engage production, markets, labor, and livelihoods from farm-level practice to institutional programs.

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Human–environment relations

Human–environment relations

Human–environment relations

Exploring the dynamic interplay between people, crops, and landscapes within shifting socio-economic conditions to foster resilience.

Exploring the dynamic interplay between people, crops, and landscapes within shifting socio-economic conditions to foster resilience.

Exploring the dynamic interplay between people, crops, and landscapes within shifting socio-economic conditions to foster resilience.

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Policy, governance & institutional reform

Policy, governance & institutional reform

Policy, governance & institutional reform

Analyzing and shaping policy frameworks to promote equitable resource distribution, transparent governance, and sustainable systemic growth.

Analyzing and shaping policy frameworks to promote equitable resource distribution, transparent governance, and sustainable systemic growth.

Analyzing and shaping policy frameworks to promote equitable resource distribution, transparent governance, and sustainable systemic growth.

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Community-based & Indigenous development

Community-based & Indigenous development

Community-based & Indigenous development

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

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

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

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Applied research & fieldwork

Applied research & fieldwork

Applied research & fieldwork

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

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

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

Current Research & Practices

Current Research & Practices

Current Research & Practices

MPhil Research

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Research & Institutional Engagement

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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.

MPhil Research

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Research & Institutional Engagement

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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.

MPhil Research

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Research & Institutional Engagement

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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.

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Selected Research & Projects

Selected Research & Projects

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.

Indigenous Coffee, Global Markets, and Sustainability

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

ADB Economists Forum 2023

Co-designed and facilitated a regional knowledge-sharing platform to foster collaboration and scale best practices.

Tags: Facilitation · Knowledge Exchange · Development Research · ADB · AsiaPacific

Alluyon Coffee: Social Enterprise & Applied Anthropology

Alluyon Coffee: Anthropological Impact

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

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

Youth Leadership & Social Enterprise Mentorship

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

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Led FAOs regional agrifood accelerator, scaling startup impact across Pacific Island States.

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

Indigenous Coffee, Global Markets, and Sustainability

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)

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Led FAOs regional agrifood accelerator, scaling startup impact across Pacific Island States.

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

Youth Leadership & Social Enterprise Mentorship

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

Alluyon Coffee: Social Enterprise & Applied Anthropology

Alluyon Coffee: Anthropological Impact

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

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

ADB Economists’ Forum 2023

ADB Economists Forum 2023

Co-designed and facilitated a regional knowledge-sharing platform to foster collaboration and scale best practices.

Tags: Facilitation · Knowledge Exchange · Development Research · ADB · AsiaPacific

Indigenous Coffee, Global Markets, and Sustainability

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

Alluyon Coffee: Anthropological Impact

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

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

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Led FAOs regional agrifood accelerator, scaling startup impact across Pacific Island States.

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

ADB Economists’ Forum 2023

ADB Economists Forum 2023

Co-designed and facilitated a regional knowledge-sharing platform to foster collaboration and scale best practices.

Tags: Facilitation · Knowledge Exchange · Development Research · ADB · AsiaPacific

Youth Leadership & Social Enterprise Mentorship

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

Indigenous Coffee, Global Markets, and Sustainability

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

Alluyon Coffee: Anthropological Impact

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

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

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Led FAOs regional agrifood accelerator, scaling startup impact across Pacific Island States.

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

ADB Economists’ Forum 2023

ADB Economists Forum 2023

Co-designed and facilitated a regional knowledge-sharing platform to foster collaboration and scale best practices.

Tags: Facilitation · Knowledge Exchange · Development Research · ADB · AsiaPacific

Youth Leadership & Social Enterprise Mentorship

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

Interested in collaborating? Let's connect.

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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Interested in collaborating? Let's connect.

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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Interested in collaborating? Let's connect.

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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Interested in collaborating? Let's connect.

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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