[ANU Pacific.Institute] Mike Bourke recognised for service to PNG in 40th Independence day honours

[Nicholas Mortimer]

Mike Bourke has been recognised for service to PNG in 40th Independence day honours.

"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)

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.

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.

Mike has made a tremendous contribution to research on PNG agriculture and these honours are very much deserved.

Congratulations Mike!



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Timothy Sharp
Research Fellow
State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program
Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
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The Australian National University
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