Mr Jacob Birch
Mr

Jacob Birch

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Background

Jacob is a proud Gamilaraay man from QLD and a PhD candidate within QAAFI. Jacob's work focuses on Indigenous food sovereignty as nation-building, looking at the Gamilaraay peoples' governance of thier native grains industry as a case study.

Jacob is taking a systems approach in developing the nascent native grains industry. His priority is setting strong, strategic, sustainable, Indignoeus-led governace to ensure opportunity and benefit remains with Indigenous people. Jacob also has active interests spanning the ecology and conservaion of native grassland species; agronomic knowledge to help support reintroduction of native grains; supply chain and processing of native grains; nutrition and food safety; product development and marketing; and education and engagement.

Jacob's passion also extends to the broader Indigenous food sovereignty movement. Through his work, Jacob collaborates across disparate spaces and advocates for the transformative potential of integrated, circular, sustainable, Indigenous-designed food systems that prioritise human and ecosystem health over profit and production.

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Mr Jacob Birch is:
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Fields of research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and regional development Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community governance and decision making Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based research Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, language and history Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental conservation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental knowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander environmental knowledges and management Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and community Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research methods Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Crop and pasture post harvest technologies (incl. transportation and storage) Crop and pasture production Environmental Sciences Environmental education and extension Environmental management Indigenous Studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Environmental Science, Southern Cross University
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science, Southern Cross University

Research interests

  • Australian native grains

  • Indigenous nation building - governance and economic development

  • Indigenous food sovereignty

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4 works between 2023 and 2025
All (4) Journal Article (4)

1 - 4 of 4 works

2025

Journal Article

Indigenous foods: Understanding the nutritional and antioxidant properties of an Australian native grain

Williams, Luke and Birch, Jacob (2025). Indigenous foods: Understanding the nutritional and antioxidant properties of an Australian native grain. Food Australia, 77 (1), 21-23.

Indigenous foods: Understanding the nutritional and antioxidant properties of an Australian native grain

2024

Journal Article

Comparing the nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of an Australian native grain variety with commonly consumed wheat

Williams, Luke B., Birch, Jacob, Zakaria, Rosita, Nguyen, Hao, Itsiopoulos, Catherine and Wright, Paul F. A. (2024). Comparing the nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of an Australian native grain variety with commonly consumed wheat. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 59 (7), 4939-4948. doi: 10.1111/ijfs.17226

Comparing the nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of an Australian native grain variety with commonly consumed wheat

2023

Journal Article

What do we know about threshing traditional grains in Australia?

Pattison, Angela, McGee, Kieran, Birch, Jacob, Saunders, Kerrie, Ashby, Rhonda, Quinnell, Rosanne, Bell-Anderson, Kim and Way, Amy (2023). What do we know about threshing traditional grains in Australia?. Journal of Ethnobiology, 43 (4), 339-350. doi: 10.1177/02780771231209134

What do we know about threshing traditional grains in Australia?

2023

Journal Article

The nutritional composition of Australian native grains used by First Nations people and their re-emergence for human health and sustainable food systems

Birch, Jacob, Benkendorff, Kirsten, Liu, Lei and Luke, Hanabeth (2023). The nutritional composition of Australian native grains used by First Nations people and their re-emergence for human health and sustainable food systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7 1237862, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1237862

The nutritional composition of Australian native grains used by First Nations people and their re-emergence for human health and sustainable food systems

Availability

Mr Jacob Birch is:
Available for supervision

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Enquiries

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  • Indigenous food sovereignty
  • Indigenous nation building
  • Native grains

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