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Welcome to the Global Food Systems Blog
Global Food Systems 2050 is a new research coalition which sits within the Waite Research Institute and the School of Economics to provide a systems perspective on current food policy issues. It will be the Asia-Pacific’s leading research consortium in the area of Food Economics, Business and Policy partnering with existing research strengths across faculties […]
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The Challenge
Firms involved in agricultural and food production, processing and distribution face unique challenges and opportunities resulting from globalization. Their capacity to respond will have great significance for their communities. The development of new relationships in the research community will assist with their ability to adjust and to capture more of the opportunities available. The current […]
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The Opportunity at the University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is uniquely placed in Australia to organise these research networks and to respond to the drivers of change in world food policy. It has deep skills in the core area of supply chain analysis as well as consumer behaviour. It has depth in the economics and business analysis of food markets […]
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The 2011 Harcourt Lecture
A Retrospective and Prospective Look at Global Agricultural Productivity Performance Recent turbulence in food commodity markets reminded commentators and policymakers that ever-declining food prices are not guaranteed, that food prices matter, and that their causes deserve attention. Will the next 50 years mirror the pattern of the past 50 years, or is the era of […]
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New Resource – Agricultural Distortions Database Reporter
Prof. Kym Anderson led from 2006 to 2009 a ground-breaking World Bank study to measure distortions to agricultural incentives in 75 countries over the past 50 years. One great public benefit of this project is that it provides, for the first time, comprehensive, estimates of policy indicators, as well as their underlying data on prices, […]
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Past Conferences
AARES Conference – Adelaide- February 2010 The Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) would like to extend a warm invitation to attend their 54th Annual National Conference 8-12 February 2010 (Pre-Conference Workshops 7-9 February and Main Conference 10-12 February). The Conference will cover a range of topics highly relevant to the challenges currently facing […]