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Attend the Goyder Institute’s Water Forum to hear about the latest research from The Centre for Global Food and Resources
On Tuesday the 4th of July, A/Prof Sarah Wheeler will present some of GFAR’s latest research on farm exit intentions in the Murray-Darling Basin, at the Goyder Institute’s Water Forum. This research is from her ARC Future Fellowship, and has just been published in AJARE with Dr Alec Zuo. See the full program for the […]
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O-tree for experimental economics – intensive workshop
The Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFaR) at The University of Adelaide is hosting an intensive workshop on programming and developing computer-based experiments using o-tree between the 28th-30th June 2017. The workshop will be run by Dr Russell Keith-Magee, a highly experienced instructor and developer in the programming languages on which o-tree is based. […]
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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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The Indodairy Project – Team workshop and policy working group meeting
Improving milk supply, competitiveness and livelihoods in smallholder dairy chains in Indonesia Below, Rohan Yargop, provides an overview of the team workshop and policy working group meeting. The Indodairy project led by Prof Wendy Umberger, Executive Director, Centre for Global Food and Resources at the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with Indonesian partner institutions ICASEPS, ICARD and […]
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Upcoming event: A discussion with Prof Michael Hanemann facilitated by GFAR’s Prof. Mike Young
South Australia’s Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) and the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) is delighted to host a discussion with Prof Michael Hanemann, Arizona State University WHEN: 12.30 -2.00pm, Wednesday 8th March 2017 WHERE: Room 5.01, Level 5, Nexus 10 Building, The University of Adelaide, 10 Pulteney Street, […]
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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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Big data and its application to Agribusiness event hosted at Ayres House
The Centre for Global Food and Resources, Executive Director, Professor Wendy Umberger, on behalf of the University and Agribusiness Australia welcomed guests for the co-sponsored afternoon at Ayres House on Monday 13 February 2017 where the use of Big Data in Agribusiness was in the spotlight. Attendees heard presentations from University of Adelaide Alumnus Professor […]
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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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Global Agro-Food Value Chains: Participation, Determinants and Trade Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dr. Jean Balié, leader of the Monitoring and Analysis Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) program in the Agricultural Development Economics (ESA) Division of FAO, was the latest prominent researcher to give a seminar at the Centre for Global Food and Resources, which was co-hosted with the AARES-SA branch. Dr. Balié’s seminar focused on his research […]
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An Insight into the Tropical Oil Crop Revolution
Fifty years after graduating from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelors in Agronomy, Dr Derek Byerlee returned to Adelaide to receive an Honorary Doctorate in Economics in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of agricultural economics. Following today’s graduation ceremony, Dr Byerlee presented a seminar on his upcoming book, ‘The Tropical Oil […]
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