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<div class="">Mike Bourke has been recognised for service to PNG in 40th Independence day honours.</div>
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<div class="">"Dr Richard Michael Bourke was awarded the Office of the Order of Logohu (OL) For service to agriculture over forty five years specialising on food crops, in research and training and project management as well as his leadership contribution in
Mapping Agriculture in PNG project encompassing 85 districts." (Prince Andrew made a Chief Post-Courier 15/9/2015)</div>
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<div class="">Mike has worked on village agriculture in PNG since 1970. In the 1970s and early 1980s he worked for the PNG Department of Primary Industry including at the Kerevat and Aiyura Agriculture Research Stations. He completed his PhD at the ANU in 1988
on food shortages in PNG. He has been associated with the ANU as a Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Senior Fellow since this time including as part of the Department of Human Geography's Land Management Group. </div>
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<div class="">Mike with Bryant Allen and colleagues undertook a major study on agricultural systems in PNG in the early 1990s and contributed to the assessment of the 1997-98 frosts and drought. This research is of particular importance at present with PNG
currently experiencing similar environmental conditions.</div>
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<div class="">Mike has made a tremendous contribution to research on PNG agriculture and these honours are very much deserved.</div>
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<div class="">Congratulations Mike!</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="">Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="">The Australian National University</div>
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