Dr Fay Rola-Rubzen is Associate Professor in Agricultural and Resource Economics at the School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia. Her research focuses on poverty and food security, rural development, sustainable and resilient farming systems, agribusiness marketing and supply chains, farmer behaviour and technology adoption, and the intersection between gender and economics. Fay has led and managed several research and development projects to successful completion, with multi-disciplinary teams both in Australia and internationally. She has extensive research and development experience in developing countries in Asia and Africa, and has been consultant to various organisations including the Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO), Economic and Social Commission for the Asia-Pacific (UN-ESCAP), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).