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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2020
Other Outputs
Agri-food transformations in Northern Australia: the work of local actors in mediating financial investments
Langford, Alexandra (2020). Agri-food transformations in Northern Australia: the work of local actors in mediating financial investments. PhD Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.698
2020
Journal Article
Ozonolysis as an effective pretreatment strategy for bioethanol production from marine algae
Sulfahri, Mushlihah, Siti, Langford, Alexandra and Tassakka, Asmi Citra Malina A. R. (2020). Ozonolysis as an effective pretreatment strategy for bioethanol production from marine algae. BioEnergy Research, 13 (4), 1269-1279. doi: 10.1007/s12155-020-10131-w
2020
Other Outputs
Remote natural resource-based enterprise development in Northern Australian coastal Indigenous communities
Langford, Alexandra (2020). Remote natural resource-based enterprise development in Northern Australian coastal Indigenous communities. -:
2019
Conference Publication
Writing the ‘rules of custom’: hybridisation of Indigenous and state land law in Vanuatu
Langford, Alexandra (2019). Writing the ‘rules of custom’: hybridisation of Indigenous and state land law in Vanuatu. International Anthropology and Law Symposium, Tuscon, AZ USA, 5-19 November 2019.
2019
Journal Article
Capitalising the farm family entrepreneur: negotiating private equity partnerships in Australia
Langford, Alexandra (2019). Capitalising the farm family entrepreneur: negotiating private equity partnerships in Australia. Australian Geographer, 50 (4), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/00049182.2019.1682320
2019
Other Outputs
Vanuatu Custom Land Management Policy Outlook
Alexandra Langford (2019). Vanuatu Custom Land Management Policy Outlook. Port Vila: Custom Land Management Office.
2019
Conference Publication
Mapping farmland ownership in Australia: corporate, state and institutional capital investments since 2008
Smith, Kiah, Lawrence, Geoffrey and Langford, Alexandra (2019). Mapping farmland ownership in Australia: corporate, state and institutional capital investments since 2008. XXVIII European Society for Rural Sociology Congress (ESRS2019), Trondheim, Norway, 25-28 June 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Assetising Indigenous land: New approaches to development from northern Australia
Langford, Alexandra , Lawrence, Geoffrey and Smith, Kiah (2019). Assetising Indigenous land: New approaches to development from northern Australia. Agri-Food XXVI: The 26th International Conference of the Agri-food Research Network, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1-4 December 2019.
2018
Journal Article
The morphology of crystallisation of PHBV/PHBV copolymer blends
Langford, Alexandra, Chan, Clement Matthew, Pratt, Steven, Garvey, Christopher J. and Laycock, Bronwyn (2018). The morphology of crystallisation of PHBV/PHBV copolymer blends. European Polymer Journal, 112, 104-119. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.12.022
2018
Conference Publication
Agricultural land markets in Northern Australia: aspirations of local market mediators to reflect, create and control
Langford, Alexandra (2018). Agricultural land markets in Northern Australia: aspirations of local market mediators to reflect, create and control. 25th International Conference of the Agri-food Research Network (Agri-Food XXV), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2-5 December 2018.
2017
Conference Publication
Financialisation and the development of Northern Australia
Langford, Alexandra (2017). Financialisation and the development of Northern Australia. Agri-Food XXIV: The 24th International Conference of the Agri-food Research Network, Bandung, Indonesia, 2-5 December 2017.
2016
Journal Article
Techno-economic assessment of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production from methane - the case for thermophilic bioprocessing
Levett, Ian, Birkett, Greg, Davies, Nick, Bell, Aidan, Langford, Alexandra, Laycock, Bronwyn, Lant, Paul and Pratt, Steven (2016). Techno-economic assessment of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production from methane - the case for thermophilic bioprocessing. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 4 (4A), 3724-3733. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2016.07.033
2016
Other Outputs
Smallholder market access in rural Vanuatu
Langford, Alexandra (2016). Smallholder market access in rural Vanuatu. Honours Thesis, UNE Business School, University of New England.
2016
Conference Publication
Financialisation in the Northern Territory cattle industry
Langford, Alexandra (2016). Financialisation in the Northern Territory cattle industry. Agri-Food XXIII: The 23rd International Conference of the Agri-food Research Network, Adelaide, Australia, 6-9 December, 2016.
2014
Journal Article
Thermal properties and crystallization behavior of fractionated blocky and random polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers from mixed microbial cultures
Laycock, Bronwyn, Arcos-Hernandez, Monica V., Langford, Alexandra, Buchanan, Jessica, Halley, Peter J., Werker, Alan, Lant, Paul A. and Pratt, Steven (2014). Thermal properties and crystallization behavior of fractionated blocky and random polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers from mixed microbial cultures. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 131 (19) 40836, 1-19. doi: 10.1002/app.40836
2014
Journal Article
Crystallisation and fractionation of selected polyhydroxyalkanoates produced from mixed cultures
Laycock, Bronwyn, Arcos-Hernandez, Monica V., Langford, Alexandra, Pratt, Steven, Werker, Alan, Halley, Peter J. and Lant, Paul A. (2014). Crystallisation and fractionation of selected polyhydroxyalkanoates produced from mixed cultures. New Biotechnology, 31 (4), 345-356. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2013.05.005
2013
Other Outputs
Crystalline Morphology Analysis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Biopolymers
Langford, Alexandra (2013). Crystalline Morphology Analysis of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Biopolymers. Honours Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia.
2013
Other Outputs
Environmental Impact Assessment of Stand-alone Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Rural Melanesian Communities
Langford, Alexandra (2013). Environmental Impact Assessment of Stand-alone Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Rural Melanesian Communities. Honours Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland.
Funding
Past funding
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
Improving the livelihood of seaweed farmers in rural small islands Indonesia: assets, institutions and activities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adam Komarek
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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
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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