Cooper Schouten

Cooper Schouten

Developing impactful international agricultural research programs for achieving effective and sustainable outcomes for marginalised communities throughout the Indo-Pacific region. My work aims to improve the effectiveness of education, research and capacity-building within partner countries and Australia, while examining the transferability of these findings to other agricultural development programs, products and services. International agricultural research; Beekeeping; Honey bee and pollination biosecurity; Apis mellifera; Apis cerana; Apis dorsata; Varroa; Tropilaelaps; Honey bee nutrition, supplementary feeding and floral calendar development; Queen bee breeding; Post-harvest handling and quality assurance; Marketing, branding and bee business; Gender equity and participatory approaches to agriculture; Value-added honey bee products; Beekeeping education, training and extension.

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What widespread Varroa mite will mean for ag

The federal government body in charge of pest control has announced Australia will abandon efforts on eradicating the Varroa mite.