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MDBA Chair speaks to Water Security and Governance course
The Hon. Neil Andrew, AO former member for Wakefield in the federal Parliament and current Chair of the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) was kind enough to speak to GFAB Masters students in the Water Security and Governance course this week. Neil became Chair of the MDBA in 2015, and many upstream water users were initially […]
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The Basin Plan, its implementation, its enforcement & cotton
Dr. David Adamson, ARC DECRA fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources, shares his thoughts on the Basin Plan, its implementation, its enforcement and cotton. Well the 4 Corners report has gotten things interesting around the office. I’m going to start with the easiest thing first, cotton. Australian agriculture is not restricted by land, […]
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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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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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