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Consumer research on new breeding techniques

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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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Farming Women, Distress and Drought: Intra-actions and Entanglements with Matter

Lia

On 25 November 2021, we were joined by Prof Lia Bryant who spoke about the causal connections between drought and distress among farm women.

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Seminar - November 2021

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Farming Women, Distress and Drought: Intra-actions and Entanglements with Matter

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Food for thought — why do we eat what we eat?

On 26 September 2021, Food Values Research Group convenor Prof Rachel Ankeny took part in a panel discussion on ABC Radio National's God Forbid program, together with researcher Edgar Crook, to discuss values surrounding meat eating and vegetarianism.

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Corporate Cultivation of Consumption: Time to Release the Weapons of the Structurally Weak

Sharon

On 14 September 2021, we were joined by Prof Sharon Friel who spoke about the commercial drivers of consumptogenic societies. 

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Gene editing in the beef industry

A new research project led by Food Values Research Group convenor Prof Rachel Ankeny seeks to understand community attitudes towards the use of gene editing in the beef industry.

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Seminar - September 2021

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Corporate Cultivation of Consumption: Time to Release the Weapons of the Structurally Weak

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Food and the Colonies: A Potted History of Chinese Food in Twentieth-Century Sydney and Singapore

Cecilia

On 25 August 2021, we were joined by Dr Cecilia Leong-Salobir who spoke about the development of Chinese culinary culture in Sydney and Singapore during the 20th century.

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Souper Foods

On 17 July 2021, Food Values Research Group convenor Prof Rachel Ankeny took part in a panel discussion on sustainable food as part of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas.

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Seminar - August 2021

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Food and the Colonies: A Potted History of Chinese Food in Twentieth-Century Sydney and Singapore

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