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Professor Wendy Umberger - New President of the Policy Advisory Council
Professor Wendy Umberger, Executive Director of the Centre for Global Food and Resources, has been appointed as President to the Policy Advisory Council (PAC) by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne.
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Domestic Agribusiness Scholarships in 2021
If you are passionate about economic, political, environmental, and social issues affecting global food systems, consider a postgraduate degree in Global Food and Agricultural Business at the University of Adelaide.
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Australian Academy of the Social Sciences elects Professor Sarah Wheeler
Professor Sarah Wheeler, from Centre for Global Food and Resources will join 37 leading social scientists from across Australia as new appointees to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
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Food for thought: Olivia Pineau shares her experiences studying a Master of Global Food and Agribusiness
Food sustainability. Bio security. Water theft. These are the pressing global issues which led University of Adelaide student Olivia Pineau, to pursue her passion and undertake a Master’s degree in Global Food and Agribusiness.
Recent publications
Here are some of the most recent publications produced by the team at The Centre for Global Foods and Resources (GFAR) and our colleagues.
Welcome Germán and Chitpasong, GFAR’s two newest PhD students
GFAR welcomes its two newest PhD students Germán Puga, originally from Argentina, and Chitpasong Kousonsavath from Laos PDR.
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Aren’t we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people
Water is a highly contested resource in this long, oppressive drought, and the coal industry is one of Australia’s biggest water users. Research released today, funded by the Australian Conservation Foundation, has identified how much water coal mining and coal-fired power stations actually use in New South Wales and Queensland. The answer? About 383 billion litres of fresh water every year.
Highlights from the 2020 AARES conference
Nikki Dumbrell shares highlights from the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference held in Perth last week.
PhD scholarship available
Are you interested in looking at water issues in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia? We’re looking for a motivated student who wants to be part of an Australian Research Council Discovery Project starting in 2020 exploring the impacts of water recovery in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Cocoa cruising to success
GFAR’s cocoa research project in Vanuatu celebrated a major achievement this week with products entering a new high-value market.
