News: research
Research on farming motivations
Dr Emily Buddle, Lead Investigator for the Food Values Research Group, spoke to the Stock Journal about her research around farming motivations.
South Australian perspectives on the potential use of mouse gene drives for pest management and conservation
Food Values Research Group student Ms Rebecca Paxton presented work-in-progress from her PhD dissertation (supervised by Prof Rachel Ankeny) in an invited talk to the Commonwealth Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR).
Guidance Memo on gene editing and animal welfare
Researchers from the Food Values Research Group write Guidance Memo on gene editing and farm animal welfare.
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Consumer research on new breeding techniques
New research from the Food Values Research Group provides insight into Australian and New Zealand consumers' attitudes towards the use of new breeding techniques in food production.
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The Future of Agricultural Technologies
The Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) has released its report on The Future of Agricultural Technologies.
March and April seminars cancelled
Due to attendee concerns and uncertainty about COVID-19, the FVRG seminars for March and April regretfully will not be going ahead.
End of year 2019
Thank you to everybody who came along to our final event of the year, where Nikki Dumbrell, from the Centre for Global Food and Resources at the University of Adelaide, gave us a wonderful introduction to her research looking at the social licence concept through an economic lens.
Seminar - August 2019
How Flexible are Flexitarians? Consumer Segmentation Based on Meat Consumption Frequency and Willingness to Make Further Changes to Protein Consumption
June FVRG seminar on Austrian organic farmers as health promoters
Mid last month, the Food Values Research group was pleased to host Rebecca Paxton, a doctoral candidate from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.
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