A new study by University of New England researchers has highlighted new variables in the assessment of road upgrading projects. These variables take into account the nature of rural road use and the cost of maintaining roads subject to flooding. The report,...
Oscar attended the International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (EMAPI), in Lisbon, Portugal in September 4-8. He presented a paper on “Allocating resources to manage invasive plant populations”. This is a great conference...
The University of New England is conducting a survey about the use and value of information in the Australian Red Meat industry The survey is an on-line questionnaire which takes about 20 minutes to complete. We are seeking participation from: Red meat...
Update: Dr Peter McClenaghan and his colleague Dr Kerrie Ikin recently presented their invited paper at the national conference held by ACER in Melbourne. The focus of the paper was on the three year consulting/research project with Parklea Public School in...
This research is about men with a disability in our rural landscape, about their lives as fathers and the stories they tell to define and enact their fathering. This study of 16 men with an acquired disability living in rural locations in Queensland and NSW reveals...
This study is about the role of agricultural diversification as one of the mechanisms for managing household food security and poverty in developing economies. Using the context of Ghana, we examined the status of smallholder farmers and present empirical evidence...
The IPCC has warned that global measures to tackle climate change are urgently needed to avoid extreme and irreversible impacts on the world’s ecosystems and economy. The ruminant livestock sector is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions as well as a source of...
Pests, diseases, weeds and other invasive species cause significant damage worldwide through their effects on human health, the environment and the economy. It is well known that the community can play an important role in invasive-species management through...
In this study, we have applied a quantitative approach to estimate two types of efficiencies of Australian TAFE institutes, focussing on the transformation of financial and administrative inputs into teaching load outcomes on one hand, and the transformation of...
This paper examines the administrative efficiency of implementing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in the Philippines. 4Ps is a conditional cash transfer program designed to alleviate poverty by transferring cash to targeted poor households which must...
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