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GFS researcher has been awarded the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship
Global Food Studies (GFS) Researcher Dr Patrick O’Connor has been awarded the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship to undertake collaborative research in 2016 on ecosystem service markets at the Institute of Urban Environment, Xiamen, China. His project “Exploring Barriers to Ecosystem Service Market Effectiveness” will combine the development of a conceptual model of […]
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AARES Conference Highlighted Opportunities for Australian Agriculture
GFS team have made a great presence at the 2016 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) Conference in Canberra, 2-5 February 2016. Our Director Professor Wendy J. Umberger has been inaugurated as the President of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES). This new role is a recognition of her continuing high impact […]
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GFS Director Professor Wendy Umberger Inaugurated as President of the AARES
Director of the Global Food Studies Program and Professor in Agricultural and Food Economics Wendy J. Umberger officially becomes President of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) on 4 February 2016 at the 2016 AARES Annual Meeting in Canberra. Professor Umberger is an accomplished agricultural economist specialising in food policy, consumer food and […]
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Why should we buy and support local food?
Our Master of Global Food and Agricultural Markets talk about reasons to support local food. Let us know what you think! By Nguyen Anh Duc, Marvin Tjua, Yee Shan Ng, and Gengtao Liu. 1. Locally grown products are fresher People prefer to consume fresher products. The time wasted to transport agricultural products from the […]
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