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Research Investment in Republic of Indonesia (RIRI) – What can Indonesia learn from Australia when it comes to research
Blog post prepared by Sitti Rahma Ma’Mun I have been asking myself for quite some time, “what will happen to my research after I finish my PhD?” I may publish articles out of it but then what? Can it inform policy discussion in the sector that I am working in? Can it bring change to […]
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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 Centre for Global Food and Resources to host a new scholarship to research food trade between South Australia and Indonesia
South Australia is offering a research scholarship to an Indonesian student to undertake a higher degree at the University of Adelaide and our new Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) will host the scholarship recipient. The scholarship focuses on food production systems and value chains between South Australia and Indonesia. The successful student will […]
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Celebrating the Role of Women in Agriculture
Last week the world celebrated International Women’s Day. We take this momentum to reflect on the significant role women play in agriculture not only as leading scientists in agriculture but also hard working inspiring female farmers across the globe running their family farms and contributing to improvement in their family’s and community’s welfare, children nutrition […]
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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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GFS Researcher in Focus – November 2015: Dr Alec Zuo
Each month we will be asking one of our researchers to provide an insight into their research. This month Dr Alec Zuo is our Researcher in Focus. What is the aim of your research? My research aim is to answer research questions that can advance knowledge and have policy implications. My research mainly concentrtes […]
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GFS Researcher in Focus – September 2015: Dr Risti Permani
Each month we will be asking one of our researchers to provide an insight into their research. This month Dr Risti Permani is our Researcher in Focus. What is the aim of your research? I am passionate about research than can assist policy makers produce welfare-enhancing programs and policy. There are various ways to improve […]
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