02
May
Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar | Effectiveness of value chain interventions for improving livelihood of smallholder farmers in Nepal
In this presentation, Diwakar KC, PhD Candidate, Griffith Business School, Griffith University summarises the emergence of value chain approach and its integration to agri-food industry. It further discusses how profit-oriented business driven - VC framework applied in developed nations shifted focus toward achieving broader development goals for poor and marginalized farmers in developing nations like Nepal and other countries in Asia, Africa and world.
15
Apr
Griffith Asia Institute Public Lecture: The upcoming Presidential and parliamentary elections in Indonesia: What do we need to know, and why do we need to know it?
The Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) and the Australia Indonesia Business Council (AIBC) are delighted to invite you to a public lecture by special guests Adjunct Professor Colin Brown, Griffith Asia Institute and Dr Denni Arli, Griffith Business School. Professor Brown will address political aspects of the elections and the significance of the elections for the Australia-Indonesia relationship. Dr Arli will address the economic and business aspects of the elections.
11
Apr
Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar | The Rise of Shadow Banking in China: Institutional Change in Chinese Banking and Finance
In this presentation, Dr Hui Feng, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith Asia institute, Griffith University will examine the dynamics of this episode of institutional change in Chinese political economy that saw the rise of shadow banking and subsequent regulation on the part of the state.
04
Apr
Griffith Asia Institute Research Seminar | Research@GAI: Triumphs, Trends, Troubles, and Tasks
In this presentation, Professor Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University will share with the audience what GAI has done, is going, and might do in research. It will provide an analysis of GAI's recent performance, in terms of publications, grants and PhD students, in the context of the University's broader research aims.
28
Mar
Perspectives:Asia Lecture: Mangoro market meri: Women guardians of the mangroves in PNG
The Nature Conservancy is an international NGO working with women across PNG to address mangrove loss and women's empowerment through the Mangoro Market Meri (MMM) project. Using MMM as a case study, Barbara and Robyn will engage with the current status of mangroves in PNG and how women and communities currently utilise mangrove livelihood and techniques to develop a scheme to link them to âlarger scale economic benefits for conservation.
28
Mar