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GFAR at the 2017 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting: Part 2
Picking up where we left off yesterday… In the Monday afternoon poster session, GFAR PhD student, Rio L. Maligalig, presented her poster titled “Farmers’ preferences for varietal trait improvements: The case of rice farmers in Nueva Ecija, Philippines”. In her study, Rio used the Investment Game Application (a newly developed game for eliciting trait preferences) […]
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GFAR at the 2017 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting: Part 1
A group of five GFAR staff and PhD students (Prof. Wendy Umberger, Dr Daniel Gregg, Dr Sharmina Ahmed, Rio L. Maligalig and Jesmin Ara Rupa) participated in this year’s Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, held July 30 – Aug 1. The meeting was an excellent opportunity to learn from outstanding […]
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Save the date! 2018 AARES Annual Conference
The Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) conference is coming to Adelaide. Put it in your diary for 6-9 February 2018. The 2018 theme is: Abundance in an Era of Scarcity? Challenges and Opportunities for Australasian Agriculture, Environment, Food, Resources and Agribusiness. Each year the conference aims to highlight the latest economic research and policy innovations in […]
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GFAR at the 2017 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society annual conference
Earlier this month, a large cohort of GFAR staff and students descended upon the Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre to participate in the 61st annual AARES conference, held 7-10th February. The three conference days provided an array of thought provoking presentations, social events and networking opportunities. The first day saw GFAR Executive Director, Prof. Wendy Umberger, […]
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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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GFS Director Professor Wendy Umberger Inaugurated as President of the AARES
Director of the Global Food Studies Program and Professor in Agricultural and Food Economics Wendy J. Umberger officially becomes President of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) on 4 February 2016 at the 2016 AARES Annual Meeting in Canberra. Professor Umberger is an accomplished agricultural economist specialising in food policy, consumer food and […]
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Join our discussion #AARES 2016
Greeting from Canberra! Many of Global Food Studies team members are spending this week in Canberra attending the 60th AARES conference. The Early Career Researcher AARES workshop started yesterday (Saturday 30th January 2016) attended by ECRs from government institutions and universities. Our Senior Lecturer Dr Adam Loch opened the workshop. Some great tips were presented […]
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Here is a million dollar question: How to solve issues in agrifood markets and achieve food security?
After 15 hours of flights from Adelaide, I arrived at 6 o’clock in the morning at the Los Angeles International Airport. The immigration queuing line was surprisingly quite short. “Next!” said the immigration officer, firmly but nicely. She asked me politely ‘”What is the purpose of your trip?”. I said “I am going to attend […]
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GFS Researchers attended ICAE2015 in Milan: Agriculture in an interconnected world
GFS researchers Associate Professor Wendy Umberger, Professor Randy Stringer, Mr Suprehatin, Dr Dale Yi, Dr Alexandra Peralta, and Dr Risti Permani attended the 29th International Conference of Agricultural Economists in Milan, Italy between 8 and 14 August 2015. The conference brought leading agricultural economists stimulating various issues related to the widespread adoption of new communication […]
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GFS student presented on land grabbing in Africa
Global Food Studies continues to support the capacity building of our students to develop their research and professional skills and develop their networks. The activities are being tailored to the specific needs of our students. One of the research activities that can provide opportunities for students to not only present and get feedback on […]
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