Christian ll Genova
Christian Genova II is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Global Food and Resources, Faculty of the Professions, under the supervision of Prof. Wendy Umberger, Dr. Suzie Newman and Dr. Alexandra Peralta. His research looks at the role vegetable production plays in improving household diet quality in rural Vietnam.
Appointments
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 - 2013 | Consultant, Monitoring and Impact Evaluation Studies | AVRDC - The World Vegetable Centre |
| 2011 - 2011 | Associate Scientist | International Rice Research Institute |
| 2010 - 2010 | Consultant, Market Study in Solomon Islands | AVRDC - The World Vegetable Centre |
| 2004 - 2010 | Research Assistant | AVRDC - The World Vegetable Centre |
| 2001 - 2004 | Project Appraisal Assistant/Associate | Department of Finance |
Education
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 - 2012 | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies | Japan | One-year Master's Program of Public Policy (MP1) |
| 1994 - 1999 | University of the Philippines Los Banos | Philippines | BSc Economics major in Natural Resource Economics |
Keywords
Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics & Policy, Development Studies, Environment and Resource Economics, Farming Systems Research, Health Economics
Journals
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Weinberger,K, Genova,CG, Acedo,A, 2008, Quantifying postharvest loss in vegetables along the supply chain in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 1, 3, 288-297 10.1504/IJPTI.2008.021463 |
Books
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Weinberger,K, Genova,C, 2005, Vegetable production in Bangladesh: commercialization and rural livelihoods, AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan |
Conference Papers
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Genova,C, Schreinemachers,P, Afari-Sefa,V, 2015, Adoption, yield and profitability of tomato grafting technique in Vietnam, SEAVEG2014: Families, Farms, Food – Regional Symposium on Sustaining Small-Scale Vegetable Production and Marketing Systems for Food and Nutrition Security, Bangkok, Thailand |
Conference Items
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Genova,C, Umberger,W, Newman,S, Peralta,A, 2017, Linking smallholder vegetable production to children’s diets: Evidence from rural Vietnam, 61st AARES Annual Conference: Transformations in Food, Energy and the Environment, Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre (BCEC), Australia |
| 2016 | Genova,C, Umberger,W, Newman,S, Peralta,A, 2016, Food choices of the Môngs in the northwest uplands of Vietnam, Agri-food XXIII Research Network Conference: Food and the Asian Century: Opportunities and Challenges in the ‘Neighbourhood’, The University of Adelaide |
| 2012 | Genova,C, Kriesemer,SK, Neave,S, Wang,JF, Weinberger,KW, 2012, Market analysis of fresh vegetables in Solomon Islands, 7th Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) International Conference: Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, Women Development Center, Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 2007 | Genova,C, Weinberger,K, Acedo,A, 2007, Understanding postharvest losses in vegetables using an upstream supply chain approach in South East Asia, Tropentag 2007 International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development Cuvillier Verlag Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany |
Theses
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Genova,C; 2012; An essay on the evolution of modern rice farming systems in Asia |
Working Paper
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Genova,C, Schreinemachers,P, Afari-Sefa,V; 2013; An impact assessment of AVRDC’s tomato grafting in Vietnam |
| 2010 | Genova,C, Kriesemer,S, Neave,S, Wang,J, Weinberger,K; 2010; Market analysis of fresh vegetables in Solomon Islands |
| 2010 | Genova,C, Weinberger,K, Acedo,A; 2010; An assessment of market opportunities for leafy vegetables in the upland areas of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam: final report on output 1 of the project: RETA 6376 "Supporting pro-poor vegetable value chains in Greater Mekong Subregion countries” |
| 2006 | Genova,C, Weinberger,KW, An,HB, Dam,DD, Loc,NTT, Thinh,LN, Thuy,NTT; 2006; Postharvest loss in the supply chain for vegetables – The case of chili and tomato in Viet Nam |
| 2006 | Genova,C, Weinberger,KW, Sokhom,S, Vanndy,M, Yarith,EC; 2006; Postharvest loss in the supply chain for vegetables – The case of tomato, yardlong bean, cucumber and Chinese kale in Cambodia |
| 2006 | Genova,C, Weinberger,KW, Chanthasombath,T, Inthalungdsee,B, Sanatem,K, Somsak,K; 2006; Postharvest loss in the supply chain for vegetables - The case of tomato, yardlong bean, cucumber and chili in Lao PDR |
| Year | Name of funding/grant |
|---|---|
| 2014-2017 | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) for PhD research project under the AGB/2012/059 “Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam" |
| 2014-2017 | Adelaide Scholarship International (ASI) |
| 2016 | AARES Early Career Workshop travel grant |
| 2011-2012 | Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) |
Memberships
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2017 | Member | Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society | Australia |
| 2017 - 2017 | Member | Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) | United States |