Join us for the next event in: Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln University Excellence Series. This series has been designed to showcase leadership in various disciplines including the opportunity to promote the University’s distinctive and impactful applied research. This series celebrates research excellence and promotes a public forum to a broader community, highlighting Lincoln University’s specialist land-based contribution to driving New Zealand’s prosperity and intergenerational wellbeing.
The world depends upon a productive agricultural industry that minimizes the impact on the wider environment, is feasible and viable to implement for the farming community, whilst also being acceptable to an increasingly engaged global population. In this increasingly globalised world, agribusinesses are exposed to multiple, simultaneous and interconnected political, economic, social and environmental pressures. Farmers’ and growers’ decision processes in addressing these pressures influence the resilience and productivity of agricultural and horticultural systems, and effective uptake of new systems and technologies. Understanding the complexity of decision-making and behaviour change over time in response to these drivers is critical. Decision-making is complex and dynamic, with individual and business decisions made and implemented in response to, and affected by, ongoing changes in the wider environment. It incorporates consideration and discarding of options, further planning and adaption, implementation and subsequent control. This all takes place over a considerable timeframe.
In this session Alison will cover her research on sustainable farming systems and farmer decision-making; historically, in the context of the wider agri-ecosystem including soil and water management, ecosystem services, and climate and energy management; more recently, focused on the decision maker and the role that they and others play in the decisions made. The work has been undertaken across the European Union, United Kingdom, and most recently New Zealand for both Government, commercial and charitable organisations, leading to improvements in how government legislation is implemented, reducing the burden for both government and the farming industry; and has led to new initiatives to simplify or change on-farm practice whilst managing risk, maintaining food safety and quality, and/or reducing the impact on the environment.
Please note: this event is being held in a new venue on campus - Waimarie Building
Timings
4.00 pm - Networking and drinks
4.15 pm - Welcome & introduction from LU Vice-Chancellor
4.20 pm - Presentation from Speaker
4.50 pm - Summary
5.00 pm - Networking and questions over drinks and nibbles
5.30pm - Event Ends
About Our Speaker
Pofessor Alison Bailey
As Professor of Farm Management at Lincoln University I have a role in developing the discipline through my own and others research. My research is primarily as a social scientist working within multi-disciplinary teams examining the relationship between agriculture, the environment and socio-economic criteria. The importance of this work cannot be understated. The world depends upon a productive agricultural industry that minimises the impact on the wider environment, is feasible and viable to implement, whilst also being acceptable to an increasingly engaged global population. The work has been undertaken across the European Union, United Kingdom, Africa and most recently New Zealand for both Government, commercial and charitable organisations. My work has led to improvements in how government legislation is implemented, reducing the burden for both government and the farming industry; and has led to new initiatives to simplify or change on-farm practice whilst managing risk, maintaining food safety and quality, and/or reducing the impact on the environment.
Research profile Alison Bailey
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