Institute for Rural Futures Research Seminar

Time: Tuesday, 25 August, 2015 12.00pm.

Location: J.P. Belshaw Lecture Theatre (LT1), UNE Business School  (Building W40)

Value Chain Analysis to Assess the Risks and Resilience of Food Systems

Professor Jonathan Rushton

Professor of Animal Health Economics (personal chair) and Norbrook Endowed Chair of Veterinary Business Management, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK

Adjunct Professor of UNE through the Institute for Rural Futures (BCSS)

Background:

Jonathan is an agricultural economist who works on animal health and food systems. He leads a team working on how to improve our understanding of the global burden of animal diseases, the assessment of animal disease interventions and the use of food system analysis to improve societal development. He is a world leader in animal health and food system economics.

He will be available for discussion on Monday 24^th and Tuesday 25^th and is keen to discuss potential areas of collaboration with staff from UNE, so if you would like to meet with him please contact Cathy Coleman (ccoleman@une.edu.au) to arrange an appropriate time.

For more information please contact

Assoc. Prof. Ian Patrick

Director, IRF

ipatrick@une.edu.au