Cooper Schouten

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Developing impactful international agricultural research programs for achieving effective and sustainable outcomes for marginalised communities throughout the Indo-Pacific region. My work aims to improve the effectiveness of education, research and capacity-building within partner countries and Australia, while examining the transferability of these findings to other agricultural development programs, products and services.

International agricultural research; Beekeeping; Honey bee and pollination biosecurity; Apis mellifera; Apis cerana; Apis dorsata; Varroa; Tropilaelaps; Honey bee nutrition, supplementary feeding and floral calendar development; Queen bee breeding; Post-harvest handling and quality assurance; Marketing, branding and bee business; Gender equity and participatory approaches to agriculture; Value-added honey bee products; Beekeeping education, training and extension.

https://www.beesforsustainablelivelihoods.org/

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Lecturer and Director, Southern Cross University - Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods
  • 2015–2020
    Project Manager , Southern Cross University - Bees for Sustainable Livelihoods

Education

  • 2020 
    Southern Cross University, PhD
  • 2016 
    Southern Cross University, B. Science with Honours
  • 2015 
    Southern Cross University, B. Environmental Science

Publications

  • 2022
    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • 2021
    Improving the Effectiveness of Beekeeping Training: A Case Study of Beekeeping Instructors in Fiji, Bee World
  • 2021
    Financial support services for beekeepers: a case study of development interventions in Fiji’s Northern Division, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
  • 2020
    Perceptions of keepers of stingless bees (Tetragonula, Austroplebeia) regarding Aboriginal beliefs and practices in Australia, Journal of Apicultural Research
  • 2020
    Factors influencing beekeepers income, productivity and welfare in developing countries: a scoping review, Journal of Apicultural Research
  • 2020
    Different strategies to manage Varroa jacobsoni and Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Papua New Guinea, Experimental and Applied Acarology
  • 2020
    History of Beekeeping in Papua New Guinea, Bee World
  • 2020
    Barriers to Women’s Participation in Beekeeping in Papua New Guinea, Bee World
  • 2020
    Optimising beekeeping development programs for improved productivity, income and welfare: A case study of Papua New Guinea, Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
  • 2019
    Considerations and Factors Influencing the Success of Beekeeping Programs in Developing Countries, Bee World
  • 2019
    Beekeeping With the Asian Honey Bee (Apis cerana javana Fabr) in the Indonesian Islands of Java, Bali, Nusa Penida, and Sumbawa, Bee World
  • 2019
    The role of honey hunting in supporting livelihoods in Sumbawa, Indonesia, Geographical Research
  • 2019
    An Overview of Rural Development and Small-Scale Beekeeping in Fiji, Bee World

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    Strengthening beekeeping industries for improved production and livelihoods in Fiji, PNG and Solomon Islands
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
  • 2022
    Bee Informed: A celebration of 60 years of honey bee research in Australia
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    AgriFutures
  • 2020
    Increasing the productivity and profitability of smallholder beekeeping enterprises in PNG and Fiji
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
  • 2019
    Novel approaches for increasing participation in the honeybee industries of the Pacific
    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding Source:
    The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
  • 2015
    Using Apis mellifera and Apis cerana in Landless and Subsistence Communities in Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
    Role:
    Researcher
    Funding Source:
    The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Contact Cooper for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision