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Regulations, Enforcement and Live Sheep Trade

Post prepared by Dr David Adamson (also posted on his blog) Regulatory agencies can be described as benevolent social welfare maximisers (Laffont & Tirole 1991) who serve the public interest. However, the effectiveness of regulations is eroded by regulatory capture (regulations are designed in the interest of business and not society) and the failure to […]

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A Day in the Adelaide Hills

Read on for an account of Day 4 of the short course on Food Standards and Regulations Familiarisation, led by The Centre for Global Food and Resources. The IA-CEPA delegates braved a cold winter morning to visit local businesses in the beautiful Adelaide Hills. The morning kicked off with a visit to the processing facility […]

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Insights into the South Australian Agrifood Industry and Food Standards

Read on for an update on the proceedings from Day 2 of the short course on Food Standards and Regulations Familiarisation, led by The Centre for Global Food and Resources. The second day for the IA-CEPA delegates at the University of Adelaide began with Elizabeth Gunner from Richard Gunner’s Fine Meats talking about her experience […]

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Plain Packaging, ISDS & Trade

Dr. David Adamson, Senior Research fellow at The Centre for Global Food and Resources, shares his thoughts on plain packaging, Investor State Dispute Settlements (ISDS) and trade.   Recent developments to encourage economic integration via international agreements (these are not free trade deals) often include a clauses allowing for the ISDS process to be included. […]

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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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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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AARES Conference Highlighted Opportunities for Australian Agriculture

GFS team have made a great presence at the 2016 Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) Conference in Canberra, 2-5 February 2016. Our Director Professor Wendy J. Umberger has been inaugurated as the President of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES). This new role is a recognition of her continuing high impact […]

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Australia’s Agriculture Future: Trade, ‘Brand Australia’ and optimism

Global Food Studies partners Professor Kym Anderson AC and Professor Rachel Ankeny contributed to the recently-launched report from the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) on Australia’s Agriculture Future. According to Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb AC, the report “helps point the way to maintaining and enhancing our outstanding global reputation in agriculture, while […]

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GFS contribution to policy discussions on agrifood and development program in Asia

Recently Global Food Studies researchers contributed to two major events in Adelaide this July, namely ICAS9 and the Australia Awards Interactive Workshop. Five people from our team, Dr Sharmina Ahmed, Dr Jayanthi Thennakoon, Dr Risti Permani, Dr Wahida and Mr Suprehatin, made presentations at the 9th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS9) at the Adelaide […]

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MGFAB student internship at WTO: Seeking for a just global food trade system

Our Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (MGFAB) student Marcel Moreira Pinto is doing an internship at the World Trade Organization (WTO). He kindly shares his view of challenges facing global trade talk and highlights some issues that we should all consider.   By: Marcel Moreira Pinto These two years of the Master of […]

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