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Submission to the “Review of Australia’s climate change policies”
Dr. David Adamson, Senior Research fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources, shares his private submission to the ‘Review of Australia’s climate change policies’. The discussion paper can be found here and Dr. Adamson’s submission is shown below. Submission to the Review of Australia’s climate change policies By David Adamson[1] The document is highly […]
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Plain Packaging, ISDS & Trade
Dr. David Adamson, Senior Research fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources, shares his thoughts on plain packaging, Investor State Dispute Settlements (ISDS) and trade. Recent developments to encourage economic integration via international agreements (these are not free trade deals) often include a clauses allowing for the ISDS process to be included. […]
Proposed Education Cuts
Dr. David Adamson, Senior Research fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources, shares his view on the Australian government’s proposed education cuts. With budget time fast approaching, the leaks, fears, and work-shopping ideas in the media are in full swing. It has been suggested that Education is again in the cross-hairs. This time, instead of making […]
GFAR’s submission to the “Inquiry into water-use efficiency in Australian agriculture”
On 31 March 2017, the Centre for Global Food and Resources staff (Dr Adamson, Dr Loch, Associate Professor Wheeler, and Adjunct Professor Connor) made a submission to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources, inquiry into water-use efficiency in Australian agriculture. The submission includes key comments and research that staff at the centre have […]
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Counting the costs (and benefits) of pollination: Planting native vegetation for productive crops
GFAR’s Associate Professor Patrick O’Connor is set to undertake economic research as part of a new project aiming to help farmers and growers design and implement native plantings to support bee and other insect populations needed to pollinate their crops and orchards. “ We want to understand the price farmers are prepared to pay for […]
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Upcoming seminar featuring Dr Eric Houk sponsored by AARES SA Branch and Centre for Global Food and Resources
Water Transfers in California: Estimating the Impact of Foregone Agricultural Production and Aquifer Decline Dr Eric Houk Professor, California State University, Chico Wednesday, March 1st 2017 12:30-1:30 pm – Talk and discussion Seminar Room 5.01, Centre for Global Food & Resources Level 5 Nexus 10 Building RSVP to Alec Zuo at alec.zuo@adelaide.edu.au by Monday 27 […]
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Special International guests, University of Adelaide Alumnus Prof Philip Pardey, University of Minnesota and Dr Gabe Gusimi, PepsiCo: Big data and its application to Agribusiness
The Centre for Global Food and Resources together with Agribusiness Australia have the pleasure of announcing Special International guests, University of Adelaide Alumnus Prof Philip Pardey, University of Minnesota and Dr Gabe Gusimi, PepsiCo: Big data and its application to Agribusiness Monday 13 February 2017 Ayers House, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 Topic: ‘Beyond […]
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Attention aspiring agribusiness leaders: Applications now open for new world-class Master of Agribusiness program at the University of Adelaide
Collaboration between the University of Adelaide and some of Australia’s largest agribusinesses has resulted in a new, business-focused Master of Agribusiness program, which is designed to cultivate the industry’s next generation of leaders. Valued at more than $430 billion annually, agribusiness is one of Australia’s most important industry sectors. “ This is a key industry for our […]
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Welcome to AGRIFOOD XXIII: Agrifood Research Network Conference
The Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) at the University of Adelaide is delighted to jointly host the XXIII annual conference of the Agri-food Research Network (AFRN) and a gathering of the Australian Agricultural Resource Economics Society (AARES) in Adelaide this week (December 7-10, 2016). The AFRN has been meeting annually in Australasia since […]
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The first rule of holes!
When you are in a hole, stop digging – better still, start filling it in! Drawing attention to this simple rule ECO – an NGO newsletter at COP 22 – draws attention to the opportunity for countries to reduce carbon emissions by phasing out carbon subsidies. According to the IMF, in 2015 Australia ranks 5th […]
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