Joanne Millar

Dr Joanne Millar

Senior Research Fellow, Gulbali Institute

Gulbali Institute

Biography

Dr Joanne Millar, has over 30 years experience in the government and university sector, with expertise in action research for natural resource management, agriculture, rural development and conservation management. Her research focuses on understanding landholders, farming families and community engagement processes in order to improve rural livelihoods and environmental management. Research projects have been conducted in regional NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Laos, Indonesia, Bhutan and Timor Leste with government and non-goverment organisations..

Research
  • Livelihood and environmental impacts of international development projects
  • Action research for rural development
  • Property rights and conservation
  • Cultural management of natural resources
Publications
Full publications list on CRO

Recent Publications

  • Liehr, E., Millar, J., Walkden-Brown, S., Chittavong, M., & Olmo, L. (2024). The role of goat production in smallholder systems in Lao PDR: implications for improving productivity and scaling up production. Animal Production Science, 64(7), -. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1071/AN23368
  • Liehr, E., Millar, J., Walkden-Brown, S., Chittavong, M., & Olmo, L. (2024). Farmer experiences with goat raising in Lao PDR: implications for improving husbandry and sustaining viable systems. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 22(1), 2344778. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2024.2344778
  • Abedi Sarvestani, A., & Millar, J. (2024). Building readiness for climate change: A study of organizational learning in the management of natural resources, northeastern Iran. Environmental Development, 50, 100994. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.100994
  • Hunter, C. L., Millar, J., & LML Toribio, J. A. (2022). More than meat: the role of pigs in Timorese culture and the household economy. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 20(2), 184-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2021.1923285
  • Phengvilaysouk, A., Colvin, A. F., Olmo, L., Phengsavanh, P., Millar, J., & Walkden-Brown, S. W. (2022). Smallholder goat herd production characteristics and constraints in Lao PDR. The Lao Journal Of Agriculture and Forestry, 46, 3-19.