David Brown
Mr David Brown
Recently Returned Australian Youth Ambassador for DevelopmentDavid's background is in Agriculture. David has recently completed a Masters in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development at the University of London where he gained an appreciation of agricultural issues on a global scale.
David has worked with farming groups in Queensland and more recently has combined his appetite for traveling and experiencing other cultures to work on rural development projects in Thailand and the Philippines.
The nature and scale of agricultural systems in Australia and Southeast Asia are very different. Working with smallholder subsistent farmers developing ways to increase income has shed a new light in the way he thinks about agriculture in Australia.
Immense changes are occurring socially, economically and environmentally across many areas of Asia and are impacting on the livelihoods of many rural people. It is with this interest in mind that David hopes to gain a greater understanding. Asia-link will bring a multitude of new dimensions to learn about issues in the Asian region.