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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Is the Basin Plan Over?
Blog post by Dr David Adamson, DECRA Fellow, Centre for Global Food and Resources Australia in many ways has an enviable position in regard to water reform. Australia has embraced reform and highlighted what can be done and what needs to be done. The Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) has been essentially a natural experiment in water […]
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Advance the Food and Beverage Industry in South Australia on a Churchill Fellowship
Media release prepared by Julia Quantrill, Churchill Trust A new Churchill Fellowship is being offered this year in the name of Dr Susan Nelle, to honour the exceptional contribution she made to the food and beverage industry and higher education in South Australia. Supported by Food South Australia and the University of Adelaide, this award […]
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New Staff and Students joining GFAR
In recent months, we have had five new additions to The Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR). This includes a mix of staff and students, who introduce themselves below. Elizabeth Gunner BA, Marketing Director and Owner, Richard Gunner’s Fine Meats (Agribusiness Management Consultant, Centre for Global Food and Resources). Elizabeth has worked in private enterprise […]
Day 3: Final Day of the AARES Conference 2018
Blog post by Dr Juliane Haensch, Research Fellow, Centre for Global Food and Resources The third day started with two invited speaker sessions: Maureen Cropper and Peter Cramton talked about future challenges in the energy sector and Scott Swinton (AEAA President) and John Gibson explored ‘What methods should we be using?’, giving an overview on […]
Day 2: AARES 2018
Blog post prepared by Jesmin Ara Rupa, PhD student, Centre for Global Food and Resources Day 2 of the AARES conference 2018 in a very warm Adelaide. Read about the day’s events below. The morning started with two Mini-Symposia – one on climate change impacts and migration and the other one on designing conservation auctions […]
Day 1: AARES delegates descend upon the Adelaide Convention Centre
Post by Jack Hetherington Day one of the AARES Conference 2018 kicked off with a welcome to country by Ms Georgina Williams, Kaurna Senior Woman, followed by a speech from the Hon. Jay Weatherill. The conference keynote addresses explored the realms of Supply-Side Environmental Policy with Bard Harstad and making Australia the energy superpower of […]
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AARES 2018 Pre-conference workshops wrap-up and networking
Water, Climate, Food, Wine and Risk! These were the key topics discussed at the pre-conference workshops and the industry forum session in the lead up to the Australasian Agriculture and Resource Economics Society (AARES) 62nd Annual Conference that kicks off today. In the pre-conference workshops, there was discussion on globalization of wine markets and its […]
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The week before AARES
It is like the week before Christmas in the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) office. Imagine the week before Christmas for the family that is hosting all of the friends and relatives for Christmas lunch. We are excited but we are also very busy! Eight GFAR staff along with colleagues from the University […]
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