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Vietnam vegetables project impact captured in short film

Blog prepared by Nikki Dumbrell. Researchers at the Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) are involved in a multidisciplinary research-for-development project improving the profitability and sustainability of smallholder vegetable farms in the north-west (NW) of Vietnam. Some of the results and impacts from the project have been captured in a short film. For additional […]

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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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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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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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A climate sharing system to end our power crisis

Professor Mike Young is Professor of Environmental and Water Policy with The University of Adelaide’s Centre for Global Food and Resources today announced a climate sharing system to end our power crisis. The system will transform a National liability into a National asset. Professor Young played a leading role in creating Australia’s water sharing system which is […]

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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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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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Check out Australia’s natural assets

For the first time, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has released data on the changing value of Australia’s environmental assets. Over the last 10 years, the environmental assets that support our economy have doubled in value. Australia’s minerals, forests, farmland and clean water are now worth an estimated $6 trillion! ABC news recently published an article on the […]

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Media Release: Survey of irrigator stress and water use behaviour

One of Australia’s biggest and most significant agricultural areas – the Murray-Darling Basin – will be the target of a new survey aimed at better understanding the range of pressures being experienced by irrigators, and the consequences of that stress. The survey is part of a major project at the University of Adelaide to gather […]

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