China Executive Briefing | The Future of Australian Agriculture in China
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It has been a tumultuous two years for Australian food and agriculture in China, where Australian exports have been caught in the diplomatic crossfire of deteriorating Australia-China relations. In an act of economic coercion, major barriers have been imposed on Australian agricultural exports, such as barley, wine and lobster. In this China Executive Briefing, we will take stock of the impact on these products, options for potential legal resolution and whether affected Australian exporters have been successful finding alternative markets.
This program will seek to look past the headlines and evaluate the medium to long term prospects for Australian agriculture in China, particularly the products and remain tapped into a Chinese consumer base. Additionally, we’ll look at China’s ongoing concerns around food security and its ambition for greater economical self-reliance, and how COVID-19 reshaped Chinese consumers’ engagement with cross border e-commerce.
Join our expert panel of Associate Professor Scott Waldron from the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland and Michaela Boehme, Research Manager and Lead Analyst at China Policy for a discussion moderated by Dr. Courtney J. Fung, Associate Professor of the Department of Security Studies & Criminology at Macquarie University.
Date: Tuesday 1 March 2022
Time: 10 - 11 a.m. AEDT
Venue: Online
Registration: https://invtdu.to/_mnw9x
Please note this event is open to the public and will run as a webcast only. Registration is essential. For any enquiries, please contact programaustralia@asiasociety.org
About our Speakers
Scott Waldron, Associate Professor, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at The University of Queensland
Scott grew up on a mixed farming property in western Queensland, has an undergraduate degree in Asian studies and a PhD in agricultural economics. He worked for the Economist Intelligence Unit in Beijing, graduated from the Nanjing-Hopkins Centre for Advanced Chinese and American Studies and is fluent in Chinese. In China he has conducted 12 agricultural development and trade projects, collaborated with 20 Chinese research and government organisations, conducted fieldwork at country level and below for at least 30 months and provided technical assistance in trade negotiations on beef and wool. He has written eight books on China, two of which have been translated into Chinese and has published in The China Journal and China Quarterly.
Michaela Boehme, Research Manager and Lead Analyst, China Policy
Berlin-based Michaela leads research and analysis across China Policy’s agriculture portfolio. Her areas of expertise include a particular emphasis on agri-food trade and investment. Michaela has published on PRC overseas farmland acquisitions and the interplay between food security concerns, logics of agricultural modernisation, and the forces of China's social transformation. Michaela holds a PhD in Global Studies from the University of Leipzig, Germany.
Courtney Fung, Associate Professor, Department of Security Studies & Criminology, Macquarie University
Dr. Courtney J. Fung is an associate professor in the department of security studies & criminology at Macquarie University and an associate in research at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. Her research focuses on how rising powers, such as China and India, address the norms and provisions for a global security order. She is the author of China and Intervention at the UN Security Council: Reconciling Status (Oxford University Press, 2019).
Patrick Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Meat Industry Council
Patrick has been working within the Australian meat and livestock industry for most of his life. From operating a family cattle breeding and feeding business through to developing training programs for Livestock Agents, managing infrastructure systems in feedlots and saleyards in Australia, the USA and Canada, and working within the Australian live export industry. Patrick started as a project officer with the Australian Meat Council on the same day a restructured red meat industry commenced, on 1 July 1998. Working with some of Australia’s major meat companies, Patrick formed alliances through advocacy on all issues relating to livestock.
James Scullin, Director, Programs, Asia Society Australia
James Scullin joined Asia Society Australia in June 2021. He is a program and project manager with experience developing diverse and tailored programs for Australian business with a focus on Asian business engagement, foreign policy, climate change and cultural awareness. Prior to Asia Society, James was National Project Manager for the Australia China Business Council (ACBC). In this role, James developed and managed a multitude of projects, working with ACBC’s business membership and Federal and State Governments to foster greater understanding and business engagement with China.
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