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Regulations, Enforcement and Live Sheep Trade
Post prepared by Dr David Adamson (also posted on his blog) Regulatory agencies can be described as benevolent social welfare maximisers (Laffont & Tirole 1991) who serve the public interest. However, the effectiveness of regulations is eroded by regulatory capture (regulations are designed in the interest of business and not society) and the failure to […]
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Prof Sarah Wheeler talks water on radio
Prof Sarah Wheeler, Associate Director of Research, Centre for Global Food and Resources at the University of Adelaide was interviewed by Amanda Vanstone on Radio National’s Counterpoint on 19 March 2018. “Fixing leaky pipes no way to save a river”. Economists are critical of the way federal government money has been spent on saving the […]
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GFAR Vietnam vegetables project in the news for International Women’s Day
Blog post by Nikki Dumbrell, Research Associate at GFAR In January 2018 Nikki Dumbrell, a Research Associate with The Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) travelled to Lao Cai Province in Vietnam to evaluate and capture some of the impact of a GFAR-led research for development project. The project is funded by the Australian Centre for […]
Conservation in the South Australian Mallee and Wheatbelt is Vulnerable to Climate Change
Blog post by A/Prof Patrick O’Connor The stability of vegetation in the South Australian Mallee and Wheatbelt regions has been shown to be susceptible to climate change. The unique mixtures of plants and animals of these systems are under threat from a mixture of climate change and fragmentation of the vegetation resulting from past land clearing. […]
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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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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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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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Congratulations John Crosby!
The University of Adelaide Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony was held on 24th November 2017 at the National Wine Centre. The annual University of Adelaide Distinguished Alumni Awards, which started in 1991, recognizes graduates of the University of Adelaide whose accomplishments have had a significant impact on communities locally and globally. The Centre for Global Food […]
GFAR researchers at the North-West Vietnam Research Symposium
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) hosted the ‘North-West Vietnam Research Symposium’ in Hanoi last week. The symposium was attended by over 300 participants from Vietnamese and Australian institutions. The symposium was a showcase of ACIAR-funded research in north-west Vietnam. The north-west Vietnam region is mountainous, inhabited by communities of ethnic minorities, and […]
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A Second Warning to Humanity from The World’s Scientists
It is twenty-five years since the Union of Concerned Scientists and more than 1700 independent scientists issued the 1992 “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity”. The warning brought together evidence of human impact on the natural world and cautioned that fundamental changes were needed to prevent catastrophic consequences from the depletion and despoiling of the Earth’s […]
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