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Changes in the global food system and how they may affect you

Director of Global Food Studies, Associate Professor Wendy Umberger delivered her speech “Food for thought: Changes in the global food sytem and how they may affect you” at the inagaural Research 21 Public Lecture Series organised by the Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide on Thursday evening 29 May 2014. The forum was well-attended by […]

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Australian beef producers remain competitive

A non-profit, non-political international benchmarking network called “agri benchmark” recently issued the 2013 beef and sheep report. The cattle and sheep network consists of members including agricultural economists, producers, etc from 29 countries. Led by Dr Claus Deblitz, the Report provides a comparative analysis of production and market situations in several key countries including Australia.  […]

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GFS student completed internship at CSIRO on land grab in Africa

Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (MGFAB) Abiodun Okunola recently completed an internship program at the The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).  Abi’s 10-week internship project was supervised by Dr Jeff Connor, senior scientist at CSIRO Ecosytem Sciences at Waite Campus. Abi’s master program is funded by AusAID. His research during the […]

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Research 21 Public Lecture Series: “Food for thought: Changes in the global food system and how they could affect you” by Associate Professor Wendy Umberger

  The Director of Global Food Studies Associate Professor Wendy Umberger will share her views on changes in the global food system and how these could impact us. Our global food systems are transitioning from production to consumption. Some of the consequences of these changes are changing diets, shopping behaviours and farmers’ welfare. There is […]

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A new study on animal welfare issues in Australia’s livestock industries

Global Food Studies Director Associate Professor Wendy Umberger and Professor Rachel Ankeny were recently awarded ARC Linkage Grant by the Australia Research Centre (ARC). The three-year project “Getting to the meat of the matter: social and economic issues in animal welfare in Australia’s livestock industries” valued of $287,607 provides an opportunity to understand Australian consumers’ […]

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GFS and PIRSA co-hosted agribusiness roundtable on the future of US agricultural policy

Global Food Studies (GFS) and Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) co-hosted an agribusiness roundtable on “the future of US agricultural policy and its implications for trade liberalisation in the context of the 2014 farm bill” presenting Professor Vincent Smith of Montana State University on Tuesday, 6 May 2014. Professor Smith is also the Director […]

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GFS staff disseminates research on agriculture and health economics on visit to Europe

The Global Food Studies staff, Dr Xiaobo He, recently visited University of Hohenheim (Germany), Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden) and University of Göttingen (Germany) during 15-26 April 2014. Xiaobo and the director of Global Food Studies, Associate Professor Wendy Umberger, also attended the second GlobalFood Symposium at University of Göttingen held between 25 and 26 […]

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