Liam O'Callaghan
Liam O'Callaghan is Editor of Produce Plus and Digital Editor at Asiafruit magazine. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from La Trobe University and has previously worked as a journalist for the Monmouthshire Beacon in Wales and the Portland Observer in Victoria, Australia.
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- liam@fruitnet.com
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