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
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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
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
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.
2025
Journal Article
Rethinking Indigenous entrepreneurship
Langford, Zannie and Martin, Richard (2025). Rethinking Indigenous entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 49 (6), 1741-1772. doi: 10.1177/10422587251362901
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
2024
Book Chapter
The South Sulawesi seaweed industry
Ruhon, Radhiyah, Waldron, Scott, Langford, Zannie, Komarek, Adam, Zhang, Jing and Cahyadi, Eko (2024). The South Sulawesi seaweed industry. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 77-98) edited by Zannie Langford. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-5
2024
Book Chapter
Reconciling Indonesian seaweed industry statistics from different sources
Langford, Zannie, Ruhon, Radhiyah and Waldron, Scott (2024). Reconciling Indonesian seaweed industry statistics from different sources. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 239-250) edited by Zannie Langford. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2024
Book Chapter
Seaweed marketing: village-based traders as financial and market intermediaries
Langford, Zannie, Ruhon, Radhiyah, Walyandra, Zulung Zach, Armis, Risya Arsyi and Lapong, Imran (2024). Seaweed marketing: village-based traders as financial and market intermediaries. Globalisation and livelihood transformations in the Indonesian seaweed industry. (pp. 210-226) edited by Zannie Langford. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003183860-12
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
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
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Seaweed farming and rural livelihoods
Over the last two decades, seaweed farming has transformed rural livelihoods in many coastal communities across Indonesia. Driven by growing demand for carrageenan, a gelling agent used in a range of processed food, farming of carrageenan-containing seaweeds has expanded exponentially. The industry is almost completely dominated by smallholder farmers, who are able to work around seasonal and tidal variations. Seaweed farming has provided high incomes for of these farmers as it is often more profitable than fishing. However, it is also an industry characterised by risk due to the variability of ocean conditions and the impact of rainfall, which causes sudden changes in ocean salinity which often lead to widespread seaweed death – an issue which is likely to intensify with a changing climate. I am interested in supervising student wishing to explore socioeconomic dimensions of tropical seaweed farming in Indonesia and other tropical seaweed producing areas (eg. Philippines, Malaysia, Tanzania, Solomon Islands).
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Financing for Sustainable Development
There is a global shift in development financing towards greater involvement of the private sector in the implementation of development projects. A commitment to this model was articulated in the 2015 United Nations Addis Ababa Action Agenda, which offered a ‘global framework for financing development’, designed to be a ‘means of implementation’ for the post-2015 development agenda. Rather than direct state investment in community development projects, the Agenda explicitly encouraged the use of impact investment or ‘blended value’ investment models for sustainable development, in which investments are made in enterprises which generate financial return as well as positive social and environmental impacts. It is argued that the use of private sector funds for development in this way will facilitate a shift in funding scale and offers new mechanisms for engagement the private sector in the implementation of development projects and the achievement of sustainable development goals. However, research linking the emerging global patterns of development financing with on-the-ground impacts in rural communities is still emerging, particularly in the context of rural agriculture. I am available to supervise students interested in exploring emerging trends in development financing from a range of angles, particularly using case studies from Indonesia and the Pacific islands.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Young farmers in agritourism village and implications for Indonesian agriculture
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Severine van Bommel
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Doctor Philosophy
Seasonal migration and the Australian agricultural labour force
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aude Bernard, Associate Professor Severine van Bommel
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the livelihood of seaweed farmers in rural small islands Indonesia: assets, institutions and activities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adam Komarek
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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