Agrifood systems knowledge exchange through Australia-Pacific circular migration schemes
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Dun, Olivia
Farbotko, Carol
Jacobs, Brent
Klocker, Natascha
Vueti, Ema
Kaumaitotoya, Lavinia
Birch, Angela
Kaoh, Peter
Pitakia, Tikai
Tu'itahi, Sinaitakala
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Pacific Island workers contribute significantly to Australiaʼs agriculture and food security through the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP). Previous studies show the economic benefits of the SWP to both Australian agro-industries and Pacific workers. However, there are limited studies about the agricultural knowledge exchange that occurs via the circular migration enabled by the SWP, and the experiences of workers and employers as agricultural knowledge holders. With the SWP merged into the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme, there is an opportunity to help define how circular migration is both an economic and agricultural development policy. In this paper, we present findings from interviews with 63 workers (from Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu) about agricultural knowledge and skills acquired and exchanged via SWP participation. We provide a discussion of opportunities for knowledge exchange in international labour mobility, and areas of future research in circular migration.
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Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies
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Migration
Sociology
Political economy and social change
Development studies
Policy and administration
Political science
Social Sciences
Area Studies
agriculture
circular migration
food systems
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Davila, F; Dun, O; Farbotko, C; Jacobs, B; Klocker, N; Vueti, E; Kaumaitotoya, L; Birch, A; Kaoh, P; Pitakia, T; Tu'itahi, S, Agrifood systems knowledge exchange through Australia-Pacific circular migration schemes, Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, 2023