Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society

11/03/2025

👉 Apply for the 2025 - University of Graz Summer School
⏰ Deadline extended: 21st March!

EAERE Sommerschule 2024: "Datenwissenschaft in der umweltökonomischen Forschung", 22.-28. Juni 2024. Erfahren Sie mehr zur Sommerschule und zur Anmeldung!

11/03/2025

🌟 Flexible, remote-friendly roles with 🌟

The Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) is looking for highly organised professionals to support its operations and annual conference. We’re seeking expressions of interest for two key roles:

🔹 Office Manager & Finance Support (Year-round, 15 hrs/week)
🔹 Conference Coordinator (Oct–Feb, 15 hrs/week)

Work from anywhere in Australia and collaborate with a dynamic team in agricultural, environmental, and resource economics. Choose one role or both!

📅 Apply by: 11 April 2025
📩 More info & application:

Dear Members, Exciting Opportunity to Join AARES as a Secretariat Support Specialist!The Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) Board is ...

10/03/2025

🚀 Exciting Opportunity for AARES Members! 🚀
📢 Apply for Free Registration to the Conference 🎤
📍 Granada, Spain
📅 3–5 September 2025
⏳ Application Deadline: Sunday, 30 March 2025

The Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society ( ) and the Spanish Association of Agri-food Economics ( ) are offering free conference registration (€375 value) to 2–4 AARES professional members from anywhere in the world!

🎯 Why Apply?

This award provides a fantastic opportunity for professional and personal development, as well as international professional and cultural exchange at the AEEA 2025 Conference, hosted by the University of Granada’s Faculty of Economics and Business.

Eligibility & How to Apply
🔹 Must be a current AARES member.
🔹 Submit your application to [email protected] (subject: “AEEA 2025 Award”) with:
✅ An extended abstract (1–2 pages) of an original, unpublished paper fitting the theme "Agri-food economics and natural resources in the Australasian region".
✅ A one-page biographical statement.
✅ A one-page statement on what you hope to gain from attending & confirmation of sufficient travel funds.

📅 Deadline: Sunday, 30 March 2025

10/03/2025

📢 Special Session at Annual Meeting
📍 Denver, CO. USA,
📅 27 to 29 July 2025.

⏳ Application Deadline Friday, 21 March 2025

AARES has been allocated one session at the Allied Association Organised Symposium at the AAEA Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. USA, 27 to 29 July 2025. In addition to our Heading North Award winner, there are two speaker slots in this session. Whilst AARES can’t provide any financial support, we do offer any interested AARES members who would like to submit an abstract and manuscript related to agricultural economics in Australasia a chance to speak in this session. An AARES Executive/Board sub-committee will then select speakers based on academic merit, clarity of expression, topical importance and policy relevance criteria.

Selection / Application Process
To apply to be a speaker in this session, please submit the following via email to [email protected]:
• a paper for presentation at the AAEA 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver, on the theme of “Agricultural and natural resource economics in Australasia”, for which the applicant is the sole or first author of an original and unpublished work
• a one-page biographical statement, and
• a statement indicating sufficient travel funds are available to attend the conference.

Application Deadline
Friday, 21 March 2025

07/03/2025

A word from president, Jeff Connor, highlights of members in the news, and opportunities abound! Check out the latest issue of AARES News & Views:

04/03/2025

Reminder:

27/02/2025

Today's your last chance to secure in-person tickets at 2025 conference 4-5 March at Hotel Realm in Canberra.

The program for the ABARES Outlook 2025 conference program is out now. Please view here: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/event/abares-outlook/2025-program . For registration, please visit: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/event/abares-outlook/2025-register -early

25/02/2025

AARES SA Branch invites you to seminar with Professor Iain Fraser, University of Kent, on Discrete Choice Experiments and Alternative Elicitation Procedures

📆Date: Friday 7 March, 2025
⏰Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm (ACDT)
🔗Online meeting link: https://able.adelaide.edu.au/economics-and-public-policy/our-research/seminars-and-workshops #2025-seminar-schedule

25/02/2025

📢 ACIAR is seeking a Research Program Manager to establish and lead a new research portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity to expand on ’s agribusiness research, focused on the design and development of policies, institutions and markets to support equitable and sustainable value chain development, food security and climate resilience.

The position is based in Canberra, Australia.

📅 Applications close on Sunday, 23 March 2025.

Find eligibility and how to apply at: https://ow.ly/5gFZ50V1J9V

24/02/2025

Advance your career with a and Sector ’s

Partial scholarships of $1000 - $5000 are available to help women in select industries participate in our world-class leadership courses.

Courses are available for women at all levels.

Applications close Friday, 28 March 2025, unless allocated prior.

A 10-week program for women at all levels, providing game-changing interpersonal and communication skills to improve your impact and confidence at work.

21/02/2025

ACIAR was honoured to have CEO Professor Wendy Umberger deliver a keynote address at the 2025 Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference in Brisbane last week.

Her presentation explored the challenges facing global food and agricultural systems and highlighted the need for a more interdisciplinary approach to agricultural development research. It was also an opportunity to showcase ’s work and impact. 🌏

21/02/2025

Applications are invited for the 2025 Heading North award

The Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) through the AAEA Trust will jointly offer this travel award to young professional members of AARES or AAEA normally resident in Australia or New Zealand.

Applications should include:
✔️ a paper for presentation at the AAEA 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver, for which the applicant is the sole or first author and which represents their original and unpublished work,
✔️ a one-page biographical statement, and
✔️ a one-page statement in support of their application, indicating what they would hope to accomplish through the award, why they would be deserving of the award, and confirming that they would be unable to attend the conference without this financial support.

e-mail your Applications to [email protected] with "2025 Heading North Award" in the subject

20/02/2025

Our Board Member, Professor Kym Anderson AC FASSA, was very much at home at the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society chairing the Crawford Fund keynote by Michelle Wellington, Chief Strategy, Performance and Engagement Officer of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry on ‘Meeting the Challenges of Transition to a Sustainable Future’.

20/02/2025

Congratulations to Professor Rene Villano, who has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES), one of only three recipients of this prestigious honour in 2024.

The award, presented at AARES’s 69th Annual Conference in Brisbane, recognises members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment and impact in their field. Distinguished Fellows are selected for their sustained contributions to research, teaching, and policy development in agricultural and resource economics.

Professor Villano’s recognition reflects his significant influence in shaping both academic discourse and practical applications within the field. The Distinguished Fellow Award further acknowledges his leadership in research and teaching programs relevant to AARES’s mission.

With this award, Professor Villano joins a select group of scholars who have helped advance our understanding of agricultural and resource economics in the Australasian region.

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17/02/2025

Thank you for joining us at the AARES 2025 Conference in Brisbane! Please take a few moments to complete the feedback survey which will help us enhance the 2026 conference experience. Kindly submit your responses by 5:00pm AEDT on 24 February. Link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAO__c4cAXVUMUJMTTVJVzdLNlBORU5PVUpMUTZVSEc1Ni4u&route=shorturl

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