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Selected Research & Projects

Selected Research & Projects

Connecting research, practice, and policy in real-world contexts.
Connecting research, practice, and policy in real-world contexts.
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-design and facilitation of a regional knowledge-sharing platform

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

Alluyon Coffee: Social Enterprise & Applied Anthropology

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

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 the design and implementation of The Food and Agriculture Organizations (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

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: Social Enterprise & Applied Anthropology

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 the design and implementation of The Food and Agriculture Organizations (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

ADB Economists’ Forum 2023

ADB Economists Forum 2023

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

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

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Agrifood Accelerator 2022 (Pacific & SIDS)

Led the design and implementation of The Food and Agriculture Organizations (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

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: Social Enterprise & Applied Anthropology

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-design and facilitation of a regional knowledge-sharing platform

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

Interested in collaborating?

Lets connect.

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

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

Interested in collaborating?

Lets connect.

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

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

Interested in collaborating?

Lets connect.

GENE PAOLO GARCIA

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