Overview
Background
Scott grew up on a mixed farming property in western Queensland, has an Honours degree in International Business/Asian studies and a PhD in agricultural economics.
At UQ he has conducted 25 agricultural development projects mainly in China, but also Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The projects aim to build development, capacity and relationships in partner countries. A related research theme is agricultural trade and trade barriers. Funded by ACIAR, DAFF, DFAT, MLA and AWI, the research is highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary and fieldwork-intensive.
Scott has led several large multi-stakeholder research programs including: on the cattle trade in Southeast Asia and China with partners from nine countries (funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research) and; the Commodities component in a consortium of 11 Australian and Indonesian universities (funded through the Partnership for Australia-Indonesian Research).
In China, Scott worked for the Economist Intelligence Unit, graduated from the Nanjing-Hopkins Centre for Advanced Chinese and American Studies and is fluent in Chinese. He has collaborated with 20 Chinese research and government organisations, conducted fieldwork at county level and below for at least 30 months, and provided technical assistance in trade negotiations on beef and wool. He has written eight books on China, two of which have been translated into Chinese and has published in The China Journal, China Quarterly and China: an International Journal.
He leads the UQ China Agricultural Economics Group that has conducted collaborative agricultural research and development projects in China since 1990. CAEG is currently conducting the project “Informed engagement between the Australian and Chinese agricultural sectors” funded by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations.
In his teaching, Scott aims to bring theory to life through his first-hand, frontier research. He applies an economics approach to teaching the courses:
- AGCR7520 International Agricultural Development (Masters level, Coordinator)
- AGRC7127 Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy (Masters level, Coordinator)
- ECON 3820 Understanding China (Third year, Coordinator)
- AGRC6631 Agricultural Research Methodologies (Masters, Lectures)
Scott provides expert advice through Australian policy and industry forums and media comment.
Availability
- Associate Professor Scott Waldron is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Griffith University
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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China
Economic, rural and agricultural development. Sino-Australian trade, investment and relations. Pastoral and semi-pastoral systems in western China
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International agricultural development
Macro developments in demographics, food supply and human development. Micro developments in farm intensification, commercialisation and technological change.
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Agricultural trade
Sino-Australian agricultural relations, trade and investment; the cattle and beef trade in China, Southeast Asia and Australia.
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Economic development
China especially Western China; Southeast Asia especially Indonesia and East Timor; the Pacific especially Vanuatu
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Ruminant livestock economics
Beef, wool, sheepmeat, cashmere, dairy, forages – in pastoral, livestock-cropping and intensive systems
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Agricultural research methodologies
Agricultural economics, agribusiness, value chain analysis, policy analysis, institutional analysis, farm management
Works
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2017
Conference Publication
Use of mobile technologies for research and engagement of smallholder cattle farmers in Vanuatu
Quigley, S.P., Antfalo, K., Waldron, S., Boe, S., Navian, M., Sul, J., Nasse, A., Natapu, J., Rihai, N., Poppi, D.P., Cox, K., Kalo, N., Moses, N., Bong, L., Rantes, J., Gregory, A., Higgins, S. and Addinsall, C. (2017). Use of mobile technologies for research and engagement of smallholder cattle farmers in Vanuatu. International Tropical Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 20-22 November 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Specialisation and intensification of farming systems in Western China: the case of dairy farmers in Tibet
Brown, Colin G., Waldron, Scott A. and Wilkins, John Francis (2017). Specialisation and intensification of farming systems in Western China: the case of dairy farmers in Tibet. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 7 (1), 69-80. doi: 10.1108/JADEE-04-2015-0022
2017
Conference Publication
Case study analysis on household attitudes towards weather index crop insurance in rural China
Zhang, Jing, Brown, Colin and Waldron, Scott (2017). Case study analysis on household attitudes towards weather index crop insurance in rural China. The 61st Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7-10 February 2017. St. Paul, MN USA: AgEcon Search. doi: 10.22004/ag.econ.258683
2017
Journal Article
Price transmission in whole milk powder markets: implications for the Oceania dairy sector of changing market developments
Zhang, Jing, Brown, Colin, Dong, Xiaoxia and Waldron, Scott (2017). Price transmission in whole milk powder markets: implications for the Oceania dairy sector of changing market developments. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 60 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/00288233.2017.1284133
2017
Conference Publication
Case study analysis on household attitudes towards weather index crop insurance in rural China
Zhang, Jing, Brown, Colin and Waldron, Scott (2017). Case study analysis on household attitudes towards weather index crop insurance in rural China. 61st Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center, Brisbane, Queensland, 8-10 February 2017. AgEcon search database:
2017
Other Outputs
Enhancing smallholder cattle production in East Timor, Final report, Project LPS.2009.036
Fordyce, Geoffry, Dalgleish, Neil, Waldron, Scott, van der Fliert, Elske, da Costa Varela, Calisto, Coimbra, Latino, Talo Mali, Celestino Goncalves, Yuliaty, Corriea, Vicente de Paulo, do Rego, Adelino, de Almeida, Alipio, Amaral, Acacio and Thorne-George, Eric (2017). Enhancing smallholder cattle production in East Timor, Final report, Project LPS.2009.036. Canberra, ACT Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
2016
Other Outputs
Major developments in global and regional beef markets
Waldron, Scott and Fisher, Brian S. (2016). Major developments in global and regional beef markets.
2016
Journal Article
Analysis of the Timor Leste Beef Cattle Industry
de Paulo Correi, Vicente, Waldron, Scott, do Rego, Adelino and Varela, Calisto (2016). Analysis of the Timor Leste Beef Cattle Industry. Revista Científica Multidisciplinar da Sociedade Timorense, 4-25.
2016
Other Outputs
The Sino-Australian Cattle and Beef Relationships: assessment and prospects
Edwards, B., Waldron, S., Brown, C. and Longworth, J. (2016). The Sino-Australian Cattle and Beef Relationships: assessment and prospects.
2016
Other Outputs
Economic analysis of cattle fattening systems based on forage tree legume diets in Eastern Indonesia. Report for ACIAR Project Report LPS-2014-034
Waldron, Scott, Halliday, Mick, Shelton, Max, Ngongo, Johanis, Nulik, Jacob, Kusuma Putri Utami, S, Panjaitan, Tanda, Dahlanuddin and Tutik Yuliana, Baiq (2016). Economic analysis of cattle fattening systems based on forage tree legume diets in Eastern Indonesia. Report for ACIAR Project Report LPS-2014-034.
2016
Other Outputs
Sub-sector analysis of the Timor Leste Beef Industry, Report for ACIAR Project LPS-2009-036 Enhancing smallholder beef production in Timor Leste
Waldron, Scott, de Paulo Correia, Vincente, Mulik, Marthen, de Rego, Adelino, da Costa Varela, Calisto, Fordyce, Geoff, Thorne-George, Eric, Dalgliesh, Neal, Quigley, Simon and van de Fliert, Elske (2016). Sub-sector analysis of the Timor Leste Beef Industry, Report for ACIAR Project LPS-2009-036 Enhancing smallholder beef production in Timor Leste. Canberra, ACT, Australia:
2015
Other Outputs
The Timor Leste Beef Industry in “Regional Workshop on Beef markets and trade in Southeast Asian and China”, Ben Tre, Vietnam, 30th November – 3rd December, 2015.
Waldron, Scott, de Paulo Correia, Vicente, de Rego, Adelino and da Costa Varela, Calisto (2015). The Timor Leste Beef Industry in “Regional Workshop on Beef markets and trade in Southeast Asian and China”, Ben Tre, Vietnam, 30th November – 3rd December, 2015..
2015
Other Outputs
The Indonesian Beef Industry in “Regional Workshop on Beef markets and trade in Southeast Asian and China”, Ben Tre, Vietnam, 30th November – 3rd December, 2015
Waldron, Scott, Erwidodo and Nuryati, Yati (2015). The Indonesian Beef Industry in “Regional Workshop on Beef markets and trade in Southeast Asian and China”, Ben Tre, Vietnam, 30th November – 3rd December, 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Agricultural development in a Tibetan Township
Waldron, Scott, Pubuzhuoma, Brown, Colin, Wujincuomu, Jin, Tao and Na, Wei (2015). Agricultural development in a Tibetan Township. Himalaya: The Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, 35 (2), 7.1-7.25.
2015
Other Outputs
The Chinese Beef Industry
Waldron, Scott, Wang, Jimin, Zhang, Huijie, Dong, Xiaoxia and Wang, Mingli (2015). The Chinese Beef Industry. School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland.
2015
Journal Article
A comprehensive approach for assessing the economic contribution of forage and livestock improvement options to smallholder farming enterprises
MacLeod, Neil, Waldron, Scott and Wen, Shi-lin (2015). A comprehensive approach for assessing the economic contribution of forage and livestock improvement options to smallholder farming enterprises. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 14 (8), 1573-1580. doi: 10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61091-7
2014
Journal Article
The Chinese cashmere industry: a global value chain analysis
Waldron, Scott, Brown, Colin and Komarek, Adam M. (2014). The Chinese cashmere industry: a global value chain analysis. Development Policy Review, 32 (5), 589-610. doi: 10.1111/dpr.12074
2014
Book Chapter
Drivers and dynamics of the Chinese wool market
Brown, Colin G., Waldron, Scott A. and Longworth, John W. (2014). Drivers and dynamics of the Chinese wool market. The Political Economy of Agro-Food Markets in China: The Social Construction of the Markets in an Era of Globalization. (pp. 210-235) edited by Louis Augustin-Jean and Björn Alpermann. Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137277954.0017
2014
Book Chapter
Chinese and South-East Asian cattle production
Waldron, S. A. and Brown, C. G. (2014). Chinese and South-East Asian cattle production. Beef cattle production and trade. (pp. 121-142) edited by David Cottle and Lewis Kahn. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
2014
Book Chapter
A diachronic analysis of the beef industry
Brown, Colin G., Waldron, Scott A. and Longworth, John W. (2014). A diachronic analysis of the beef industry. The Political Economy of Agro-Food Markets in China: The Social Construction of the Markets in an Era of Globalization. (pp. 127-151) edited by Louis Augustin-Jean and Björn Alpermann. Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137277954.0013
Funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
An Analysis of Interventions to Improve Cattle Marketing for Smallholders in Vanuatu
Principal Advisor
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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 Zannie Langford, Dr Adam Komarek
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Financing Small-Holder Cattle Fattening in Indonesia: Integrating Demand, Supply and Institutions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rob Cramb
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Feasibility of Weather Index Crop Insurance in China: the Case of Huojia County, Henan Province
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Institutional settings, herder livelihoods and rangeland condition in the Gobi Desert
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Agricultural development in Asia
- agricultural policy and agribusiness
- Australia-Asia agricultural trade
- Chinese agriculture
- farm management and extension
- livestock economics
- methods for agricultural R&D.
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