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Dr Zannie Langford
Dr

Zannie Langford

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Overview

Background

Zannie Langford is an economist and social scientist. She has undertaken a range of applied research projects focusing on land tenure, global value chains, smallholder agribusiness and rural development financing in Australia, Indonesia and the Pacific. Her books include 'Assembling Financialisation: Local actors and the making of agricultural investment' (Berghahn books) and 'Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry' (Routledge).

Availability

Dr Zannie Langford is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Development Economics, University of New England Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Works

Search Professor Zannie Langford’s works on UQ eSpace

80 works between 2013 and 2025

1 - 20 of 80 works

Featured

2024

Book

Assembling financialisation: local actors and the making of agricultural investment

Langford, Zannie (2024). Assembling financialisation: local actors and the making of agricultural investment. New York, NY, United States: Berghahn Books. doi: 10.3167/9781805390947

Assembling financialisation: local actors and the making of agricultural investment

Featured

2024

Book

Globalisation and Livelihood Transformations in the Indonesian Seaweed Industry

Zannie Langford ed. (2024). Globalisation and Livelihood Transformations in the Indonesian Seaweed Industry. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860

Globalisation and Livelihood Transformations in the Indonesian Seaweed Industry

Featured

2023

Other Outputs

The geographies of Indigenous business in Australia: an analysis of scale, industry and remoteness

Langford, Zannie (2023). The geographies of Indigenous business in Australia: an analysis of scale, industry and remoteness. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Supply Nation.

The geographies of Indigenous business in Australia: an analysis of scale, industry and remoteness

2025

Journal Article

Rethinking Indigenous entrepreneurship

Langford, Zannie and Martin, Richard (2025). Rethinking Indigenous entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice 10422587251362901. doi: 10.1177/10422587251362901

Rethinking Indigenous entrepreneurship

2025

Journal Article

Solidarity finance and food democracy in civic food networks in Australia: what role for ‘citizen-financiers’?

Smith, Kiah, Cruz, Daniel and Langford, Zannie (2025). Solidarity finance and food democracy in civic food networks in Australia: what role for ‘citizen-financiers’?. Agriculture and Human Values, 42 (3) 106799, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s10460-025-10708-1

Solidarity finance and food democracy in civic food networks in Australia: what role for ‘citizen-financiers’?

2025

Journal Article

Fluid institutions of access: sea space as a livelihood resource in coastal Indonesia

Rahmat, Yunie N., Neilson, Jeff, Langford, Alexandra, Walyandra, Zulung, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Armis, Risya and Lapong, Imran (2025). Fluid institutions of access: sea space as a livelihood resource in coastal Indonesia. Journal of Agrarian Change, 25 (2) e12617, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/joac.12617

Fluid institutions of access: sea space as a livelihood resource in coastal Indonesia

2025

Journal Article

Technology adoption by smallholder farmers: the case of drying technology in the Indonesian seaweed industry

Stone, Serafina, Langford, Zannie, Arsyi, Risya, Lapong, Imran, Zach, Zulung, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Julianto, Boedi, Siradjuddin, Irsyadi, Wong, Annie and Waldron, Scott (2025). Technology adoption by smallholder farmers: the case of drying technology in the Indonesian seaweed industry. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 15 (3), 486-499. doi: 10.1108/jadee-01-2023-0011

Technology adoption by smallholder farmers: the case of drying technology in the Indonesian seaweed industry

2024

Other Outputs

An inquiry into economic self-determination and opportunities for First Nations Australians

Langford, Zannie and Martin, Richard (2024). An inquiry into economic self-determination and opportunities for First Nations Australians. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.

An inquiry into economic self-determination and opportunities for First Nations Australians

2024

Other Outputs

Sistem tenurial wilayah pesisir dalam bingkai praktik budidaya rumput laut

Ruhon, Radhiyah, Walyandra, Zulung Zach and Langford, Zannie (2024). Sistem tenurial wilayah pesisir dalam bingkai praktik budidaya rumput laut. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Australia-Indonesia Centre.

Sistem tenurial wilayah pesisir dalam bingkai praktik budidaya rumput laut

2024

Other Outputs

Submission to the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) Reform

Langford, Zannie and Martin, Richard (2024). Submission to the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) Reform. Brisbane, QLDAustralia: National Indigenous Australians Agency.

Submission to the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) Reform

2024

Other Outputs

Larangan ekspor rumput laut bisa jadi bumerang yang merugikan industri

Langford, Zannie (2024, 02 06). Larangan ekspor rumput laut bisa jadi bumerang yang merugikan industri The Conversation Indonesia

Larangan ekspor rumput laut bisa jadi bumerang yang merugikan industri

2024

Other Outputs

Indonesia’s plan to ban seaweed exports could backfire – hurting its own industry

Langford, Zannie (2024, 02 05). Indonesia’s plan to ban seaweed exports could backfire – hurting its own industry The Conversation

Indonesia’s plan to ban seaweed exports could backfire – hurting its own industry

2024

Other Outputs

End-of-life of plastics used in seaweed aquaculture in South Sulawesi

Werorilangi, Shinta, Hovey, Renae, Umar, Widyastudi, Hasyim, Hendra, Harusi, Nurul Masyiah Rani, Filbee Dexter, Karen, Langford, Alexandra, Ruhon, Radhiyah and Walyandra, Zulung Zach (2024). End-of-life of plastics used in seaweed aquaculture in South Sulawesi. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australia-Indonesia Centre.

End-of-life of plastics used in seaweed aquaculture in South Sulawesi

2024

Book Chapter

Introduction

Langford, Zannie (2024). Introduction. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 1-20) edited by Zannie Langford. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-1

Introduction

2024

Book Chapter

Farmer decision-making in the Indonesian seaweed industry

Langford, Zannie, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Walyandra, Zulung Zach, Lapong, Imran and Armis, Risya Arsyi (2024). Farmer decision-making in the Indonesian seaweed industry. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 177-193) edited by Zannie Langford. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-10

Farmer decision-making in the Indonesian seaweed industry

2024

Book Chapter

The Indonesian seaweed industry

Waldron, Scott, Langford, Zannie, Pasaribu, Syamsul, Nuryartono, Nunung, Julianto, Boedi and Siradjuddin, Irsyadi (2024). The Indonesian seaweed industry. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 51-76) edited by Zannie Langford. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-4

The Indonesian seaweed industry

2024

Book Chapter

Preface: The seaweed expansion

Langford, Zannie (2024). Preface: The seaweed expansion. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. xvii-xxii) edited by Zannie Langford. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860

Preface: The seaweed expansion

2024

Book Chapter

Gendered work and casual labour in the Indonesian seaweed industry

Langford, Zannie, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Walyandra, Zulung Zach, Armis, Risya Arsyi and Lapong, Imran (2024). Gendered work and casual labour in the Indonesian seaweed industry. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 194-209) edited by Zannie Langford. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-11

Gendered work and casual labour in the Indonesian seaweed industry

2024

Book Chapter

The global carrageenan industry

Zhang, Jing, Langford, Zannie and Waldron, Scott (2024). The global carrageenan industry. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 23-50) edited by Zannie Langford. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-3

The global carrageenan industry

2024

Book Chapter

From communal access to private ownership: negotiating rights to the sea

Langford, Zannie, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Walyandra, Zulung Zach, Armis, Risya Arsyi and Lapong, Imran (2024). From communal access to private ownership: negotiating rights to the sea. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 123-149) edited by Zannie Langford. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-8

From communal access to private ownership: negotiating rights to the sea

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Creation of an interactive online seaweed production map to support policy-making for the Indonesian seaweed industry
    KONEKSI Environment and Climate Change Extension Support
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    End of life of plastics used in seaweed aquaculture in South Sulawesi (Australia-Indonesia Centre PAIR Tactical Work Packages Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Increasing incomes in carrageenan seaweed value chains in Takalar, South Sulawesi (Australia-Indonesia Centre PAIR Tactical Work Packages Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2022
    The Policy Landscape and Supply Chain Governance of the South Sulawesi Seaweed Industry (Australia-Indonesia Centre PAIR Tactical Work Packages Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Sustainable upgrading of the South Sulawesi seaweed industry (Australia-Indonesia Centre Pair Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant
  • 2020
    A diagnostic analysis of the South Sulawesi seaweed industry (Australia-Indonesia Centre Pair Project administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

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Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Young farmers in agritourism village and implications for Indonesian agriculture

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Severine van Bommel

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Gender-based analysis of agricultural resource management for sustainable livelihoods and food security of smallholders in West Papua, Indonesia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jenny Munro

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Seasonal migration and the Australian agricultural labour force

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Aude Bernard, Associate Professor Severine van Bommel

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improving the livelihood of seaweed farmers in rural small islands Indonesia: assets, institutions and activities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Adam Komarek

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Life Cycle Assessment: energy efficiency to mitigate climate change in Indonesia aquaculture industry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ron Johnstone, Associate Professor Carissa Klein

Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Zannie Langford directly for media enquiries about:

  • Agricultural Development
  • Food Security
  • Indigenous Economic Development
  • Indonesia
  • Northern Australia
  • Rural Development
  • Rural Livelihoods
  • Vanuatu

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