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Debate @ The Waite, 3rd November 2011

By Kate | Published: October 5, 2011
Read more at The Waite Research Institute “Come and see two teams debate the topic: “Agriculture should be exempt from greenhouse gas reduction schemes” Ensuring that Australia’s agricultural industries remain profitable and productive while reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a major challenge. About 20% of the total greenhouse gas emissions globally come from agriculture. Agricultural [...]
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WRI hosts the inaugural Debate @ the Waite, 25 August 2011

By Kate | Published: September 9, 2011
Read more at The Waite Research Institute “Last week over 130 people attended the Waite Research Institute’s inaugural Debate @ the Waite, on the motion “Increasing agricultural production is the only sure way to feed 9 billion people by 2050”. The event, held at Lirra Lirra Cafe at the Waite Campus of the University [...]
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Debate @ the Waite

By Kate | Published: August 22, 2011
Read more at The Waite Research Institute “Come and hear two teams debate the topic: Increasing agricultural production is the only sure way to feed 9 billion people by 2050 Ensuring global food security for future generations is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Increases in agricultural productivity in the second half of the 20th [...]
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Reframing the food agenda: Setting the scene for Australia

By Kate | Published: July 14, 2011
Read more at The Waite Research Institute “As a global provider of food, Australia’s agricultural producers, food industry, researchers and Governments need to make policy, R&D and investment decisions to ensure our food sectors remain productive, competitive and sustainable into the future. Is food security really the most pressing issue for [...]
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New ARC Linkage Projects to increase plant nutrient use efficiency and yield

By Kate | Published: June 17, 2011
Read more at The Waite Research Institute “Waite researchers have once again attracted significant funding through the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects Scheme. Linkage Projects encourage collaboration between University researchers and industry to develop solutions to key challenges and provide economic and social benefits. “These new Linkage Projects represent significant new investment in [...]
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WRI assists students to attend Student World Forum

By Kate | Published: June 8, 2011
Read more at The Waite Research Institute “With travel expense assistance from the WRI, University of Adelaide students Melissa Coventry, Nikki Hebenstreit and Amalia Sosrodiredjo attended the 4th AC21 (Academic Consortium for the 21st Century) Student World Forum in Thailand in May. The focus of this year’s conference was sustainable rural [...]
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Peter Waite Celebrations

By Kate | Published: May 23, 2011
Read more at The Waite Institute “To commemorate Peter Waite’s birth date (May 9, 1834), the WRI, together with the UoA School of Agriculture, Food & Wine honoured the day by sponsoring drinks and canapés for all Waite campus staff and UoA postgraduates on Friday afternoon 6 May 2011. The inaugural [...]
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The 2nd A.R. Hickinbotham Lecture – Podcast

By Kate | Published: May 12, 2011
Read more at The Waite Research Institute “Understanding how grapevines control their water use. Listen to Dr Brian Loveys’ talk which was given at the 2nd A.R. Hickinbotham Lecture on the 9th May, 2011. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY: Based in Adelaide, Dr Loveys’ research has focused on describing the role played by plant hormones in the control of the growth [...]
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The 2nd A.R. Hickinbotham Lecture

By Cadence | Published: May 5, 2011
Read more at the Waite Research Institute “Understanding how grapevines control their water use. Date/Time: Monday 9th May, 4pm Location: Plant Research Centre Auditorium, Waite Campus Speaker: Professor Brian Loveys, CSIRO Plant Industry & University of Adelaide Short Speaker Biography Based in Adelaide, Dr Loveys’ research has focused on describing the role played by plant hormones in the control [...]
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Primary Industries Standing Committee National RD&E Framework

By Cadence | Published: May 5, 2011
Read more at the Waite Research Institute “Professor Roger Leigh is a member of the National Grains RD&E Framework Implementation Committee as a representative of the Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture. The national Primary Industries Standing Committee* (PISC) has initiated an agenda to rationalise the national research, development and extension (RD&E) [...]
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