The Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society is an Australian
professional association
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that professio ...
. It describes itself as "independent association of persons and organisations interested in agricultural, resource and environmental economics".
The Society, then called the Australian Agricultural Economics Society was founded at a conference convened in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
in February 1957, following a proposal by J.R. Currie, foundation secretary of the
International Association of Agricultural Economists
The International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) is an International professional organization for agricultural economists. IAAE publishes the peer-reviewed journal '' Agricultural Economics''. The flagship conference of the Intern ...
. In 1995 the Society determined to change its original name to that of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
In February 2017 the Society changed its name again to the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
The Society publishes an academic journal, the ''
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Australian(s) may refer to:
Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Aus ...
''.
Until 1996, when it was combined with the ''
Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics
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'', the Journal was called the ''
Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics
Australian(s) may refer to:
Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Aus ...
''.
References
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External links
Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
Agricultural organisations based in Australia