J. Brian Hardaker
Emeritus Professor, Faculty of The Professions, School of Business Economics and Public Policy
Qualifications
PhD (UNE), MSc (London), BSc (Nottingham), National Diploma in Agriculture (UK)
Contact
| Email: | jbhardaker@norhtnet.com.au |
| Room: | W039 |
Affiliations
- Distinguished Fellow, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2005.
- Emeritus Professor, UNE, 1997, Honorary Associate, UNE, 1994-1997.
- Honorary Visiting Professor, Social Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 1997-2000 and 2003-2006.
- President, Australian Agricultural Economics Society, 1984.
Other Activities
- Foundation Director of Development Studies Program, UNE, 1992 to 1994 - a program to provide short courses on rural development issues for participants from developing countries.
- Member, Technical Advisory Committee, ESCAP CGPRT Centre, Bogor, Indonesia, 1989-93, Chair of TAC 1992.
- Foundation President of the Armidale International Association - an association dedicated to improving social interaction between members of the Armidale community and overseas students studying in the city, 1982.
- Foundation Director of the ADAB-funded Graduate Program in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics, UNE, 1981-82.
- Co-Editor, Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1978-80, Assistant Editor 1968-70.
- Member of Editorial Board, Food Economics (current).
Specialist Fields
Risk in agriculture; farm decision making under uncertainty; rural development policy; smallholder farming systems; role of improved technology in agricultural development; analysis on farm-level data for policy making; project planning and appraisal; rural finance; sustainable agricultural development.
Professional Work
After a career in university teaching and research, the main focus of professional activity since retirement in 1994 has been part-time collaborative work with:
- Business Economics Group and Institute for Risk Management in Agriculture, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
- Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Oslo; and
- School of Economics, UNE - some lecturing and research student supervision.
Consulting work had been undertaken in Australia, the Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kiribati.
Publications
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