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Challenges and Opportunities for Food Security and Inclusive Growth
Dr Jim Woodhill, AusAID Principal Sector Specialist for Food Security and Rural Development, visited the Global Food Studies on Thursday 22 August 2013. He presented some ideas and challenges for better linking between research, science and policy practise to achieve food security and inclusive growth. Challenges facing agricultural development Generally, no ‘one size fits all’ […]
Meet our people: Sharmina Ahmed on translation of nutrition research
GFS Food Security Blog talked with our Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Sharmina Ahmed on her current research project with the Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) Food for Future Australians. Dr Ahmed explained about her exciting work on translation of nutrition research into policy and practice change and how findings from this research can benefit […]
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Teak: Are there opportunities for smallholder farmers to benefit from global market opportunities?
Our researcher Craig Johns attended the 2013 World Teak Conference in Thailand earlier this year. He shared his views on whether or not smallholder farmers in teak sector have opportunities to benefit from global market opportunities. The general answer is definitely yes.
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Food Security and Common Goals
This article was first published at the Jakarta Post (11 July 2013) The 2013 Food Security Goals with Good Policy Regional Dialogue meeting was held late last month in Medan. It was well-attended by country representatives from Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and China. One of the recommendations arising from the dialogue […]
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2013 Food Security Regional Dialogue-Medan: Follow-on Activities
Delegates at the 2013 Food Security Regional Dialogue had contributed to food security dialogue by presenting current food security policy and situation in their home countries. They have also contributed to provide recommendations on good policy guidelines for food security. At the final session of the meeting, some key areas of follow-on activities were identified. These include nutrition, value chain, […]
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2013 Food Security Regional Dialogue-Medan: Good Policy Guidelines for Food Security
The University hosted the 2013 Food Security Regional Dialogue in Medan, Indonesia on 26-27 June 2013. One of the outcomes is good policy guidelines for food security. This is to address one of the most debated questions of the decade: ‘how to feed the world?’ Delegates agreed that good policy should consider a regional view, the […]
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2013 Food Security Regional Dialogue-Medan: Meeting Food Security Goals with Good Policy
The University of Adelaide economics and food policy experts continue to lead the development of effective policy and strategies for food security in the Asia-Pacific Region. The University hosted a meeting in Medan, Indonesia on 26-27 June with over 40 delegates from developing economy members of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), including experts in agricultural trade, […]
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2013 Food Security Regional Dialogue-Medan: Origins of issues, short and long-terms policy options
Food insecurity can be driven by various factors. The factors can be classified into three factors, namely economic, social and environmental aspects. At the 2013 Food Security Regional Dialogue in Medan North Sumatera, Indonesia, Don Gunasekera of CSIRO and Professor Christopher Findlay of University of Adelaide explain the origins of food security issues and short-term […]
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Food Security Group Mission to China
Under the leadership of Executive Dean Professor Christopher Findlay, in late April 2013 the University of Adelaide undertook a Commonwealth Government-funded Group Mission to Beijing, to develop food security and sustainable futures research needs in consultation with multiple organisations in China, and working particularly closely with the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy at the Chinese […]
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How to feed the planet?
Prof Kym Anderson presented his research at the ‘Circle of Economists’ session 13 at the 2012 ‘Les Rencountres Economiques’ in Aix-en-Provence, France. Watch Prof Anderson’s talk and read his paper on What roles for farm technology and trade policies in feeding the planet?
