Developing impactful international agricultural research programs for achieving effective and sustainable outcomes for marginalised communities throughout the Indo-Pacific region. My work aims to improve the effectiveness of education, research and capacity-building within partner countries and Australia, while examining the transferability of these findings to other agricultural development programs, products and services.
International agricultural research; Beekeeping; Honey bee and pollination biosecurity; Apis mellifera; Apis cerana; Apis dorsata; Varroa; Tropilaelaps; Honey bee nutrition, supplementary feeding and floral calendar development; Queen bee breeding; Post-harvest handling and quality assurance; Marketing, branding and bee business; Gender equity and participatory approaches to agriculture; Value-added honey bee products; Beekeeping education, training and extension.
https://www.beesforsustainablelivelihoods.org/
Experience
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2020–presentLecturer and Director, Southern Cross University - Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods
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2015–2020Project Manager , Southern Cross University - Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods
Education
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2020Southern Cross University, PhD
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2016Southern Cross University, B. Science with Honours
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2015Southern Cross University, B. Environmental Science
Publications
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2022The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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2021Improving the Effectiveness of Beekeeping Training: A Case Study of Beekeeping Instructors in Fiji, Bee World
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2021Financial support services for beekeepers: a case study of development interventions in Fiji’s Northern Division, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
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2020Perceptions of keepers of stingless bees (Tetragonula, Austroplebeia) regarding Aboriginal beliefs and practices in Australia, Journal of Apicultural Research
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2020Factors influencing beekeepers income, productivity and welfare in developing countries: a scoping review, Journal of Apicultural Research
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2020Different strategies to manage Varroa jacobsoni and Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Papua New Guinea, Experimental and Applied Acarology
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2020History of Beekeeping in Papua New Guinea, Bee World
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2020Barriers to Women’s Participation in Beekeeping in Papua New Guinea, Bee World
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2020Optimising beekeeping development programs for improved productivity, income and welfare: A case study of Papua New Guinea, Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
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2019Considerations and Factors Influencing the Success of Beekeeping Programs in Developing Countries, Bee World
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2019Beekeeping With the Asian Honey Bee (Apis cerana javana Fabr) in the Indonesian Islands of Java, Bali, Nusa Penida, and Sumbawa, Bee World
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2019The role of honey hunting in supporting livelihoods in Sumbawa, Indonesia, Geographical Research
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2019An Overview of Rural Development and Small-Scale Beekeeping in Fiji, Bee World
Grants and Contracts
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2023Strengthening beekeeping industries for improved production and livelihoods in Fiji, PNG and Solomon Islands
- Role:
- Project Lead
- Funding Source:
- The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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2022Bee Informed: A celebration of 60 years of honey bee research in Australia
- Role:
- Project Lead
- Funding Source:
- AgriFutures
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2020Increasing the productivity and profitability of smallholder beekeeping enterprises in PNG and Fiji
- Role:
- Project Lead
- Funding Source:
- The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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2019Novel approaches for increasing participation in the honeybee industries of the Pacific
- Role:
- Project Manager
- Funding Source:
- The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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2015Using Apis mellifera and Apis cerana in Landless and Subsistence Communities in Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
- Role:
- Researcher
- Funding Source:
- The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Lismore, Australia
- Website
- @cooper_schouten
- Article Feed
- ORCID
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