Australia's agriculture sector sorely needs more insights from First Nations people. Here's how we get there
- Written by Joshua Gilbert, Researcher (Indigenous Policy) Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research and Higher Degree Research Student at Charles Sturt University, University of Technology Sydney
Much of the debate on Indigenous agriculture in Australia has focused on a contested pre-colonial definition as to whether Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people deserve the English title of “farmer”.
However this view stifles the real story of Indigenous engagement in Western agriculture. It also fails to recognise the inherent...
