Kenya’s irrigation development is more advanced than official records show because they exclude what some farmers are doing.
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Farm consolidation, increasing land concentration and expanding investor ownership of farmland is leading to growing land inequality in the Canadian Prairies.
Seventy-two per cent of native bumblebee species in North America are cutting their winter hibernation short by timing their emergence to earlier spring onsets.
Growing fresh produce on the outskirts of a city reduces food miles and increases food security. But the foodbowls next to our our big cities are fast losing their land to urban growth.
The agricultural workforce is changing but a worryingly unsophisticated understanding of workforce diversity lingers in the sector – especially in terms of Indigenous involvement in agriculture.
Despite the many jobs on offer, agriculture courses are struggling to attract students. A visionary curriculum is needed that is as exciting, diverse and challenging as the sector itself is becoming.
Agricultural investments could play a role in reducing poverty and improving food security.
Countries like Ethiopia have propelled economic growth by prioritising agriculture and new technologies to boost the sector.
As luxury housing developments swallow up agricultural land, they also diminish our food security and health.
A culture of male dominance in rural Australia is a key explainer for the high rate of sexual harassment in rural workplaces.
From wine to cheese, geographical origin has long been used as a mark of quality in selling a wide array of agricultural products. How do we protect it?
Katter’s Australian Party federal MP Bob Katter said 30% of the Northern Territory’s farmland and 22% of Tasmania’s farmland is foreign-owned. Is that true?
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Professor in Human Geography, University of Sydney
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Research Professor of Agriculture, Charles Sturt University
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Research Director, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Consultant, Advisory Services Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Researcher (Indigenous Policy) Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research and Higher Degree Research Student at Charles Sturt University, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Institute of Agriculture, University of Sydney
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Associate Dean (Education), Professor of Biology and Educational Strategy, University of Sydney
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Economiste à l'INRA, AgroParisTech – Université Paris-Saclay
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Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Social Justice and Food Sovereignty, University of Manitoba
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Lecturer, Business School, University of New England
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Associate Professor, Thompson Rivers University
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Associate Professor in Soil Science, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Director Academic Programs, Geography Tourism and Urban Planning, Western Sydney University
