Elizabeth Jean Woods

Dr. Elizabeth Jean Woods "is a former Rhodes Scholar and winner of several honors in Australian agriculture. She is also the present Foundation Professor of Agribusiness at the School of Natural and Rural Systems Management at the University of Queensland in Australia. Her role there is to provide leadership in the areas of agribusiness and rural management to enhance the University’s service to tropical Australia and Asia. Dr. Woods is recognized as an expert in tropical and subtropical agriculture and agribusiness, especially in relation to broadacre farming systems and the horticultural industries. She has a broad knowledge of Australian farming systems and related R&D activities in several Asian countries, especially Indonesia. She also chairs Australia’s Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)."


 * Trustee, International Rice Research Institute
 * Former Chairman, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research cv