Professor Shashi Sharma from Murdoch University recently co-published an e-book with Dr John Wightman titled Vision Infinity for Food Security: Some Whys, Why Nots and Hows! Professor Sharma is an active member of AAUN’s Food Security theme and has contributed to several AAUN projects. The publication offers a new perspective on global food security and highlights the need for seeking a
Read moreThe guidelines for the AAUN Partnership & Research Development Fund (PRDF) have changed. AAUN will focus the 2015-16 call for applications on a few proposals in food and nutrition security, or in related aspects higher education, at a maximum of $10K (AUD) per project. We expect to be able to fund 5-6 projects, subject to confirmation of some further funding. Applications
Read moreOn 16 October it is World Food Day (WFD). WFD aims to bring together resources and raise awareness of food security issues around the world. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization at the United Nations (FAO) about one billion people in developing countries live in extreme poverty. Seventy-eight percent of them live in rural areas, where agriculture is the
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