Associate Professor Anoma Ariyawardana

Bachelor of Agribusiness and Diploma of Business Program Director

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  • BIOGRAPHY

    Associate Professor Anoma Ariyawardana is Program Director for the Bachelor of Agribusiness and Diploma of Business courses at Leaders Institute. She has over three decades of experience in agribusiness research, research supervision, higher education teaching, and international collaboration. At Leaders Institute, she serves as a member of Academic Board and Chair of Research and Scholarship Committee. She is also a member of Learning and Teaching Committee and Examiners Committee. Associate Professor Ariyawardana previously held the position of Senior Lecturer in Agribusiness at the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia. In 2019, she became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. Prior to her tenure in Australia, she contributed to the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

    Associate Professor Ariyawardana has been honored with prestigious Fulbright and Endeavour Research Fellowships, conducting agribusiness research at esteemed institutions such as Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, USA, the University of Queensland, Australia, and the University of Kent, UK, where she served as a Visiting Research Fellow. Her extensive publication record includes contributions to high-ranking journals, and she has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, including PhDs.

    Highlighting diverse, global engagement, Associate Professor Ariyawardana has conducted research in Australia, New Zealand, the USA, the UK, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Furthermore, she has supervised student research projects originating from countries including Australia, Pakistan, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Fiji, and Nepal. Notably, she has collaborated with esteemed institutions such as the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), where she was involved in analysing the Australian agribusiness’ response to climate change. She has contributed to projects supported by the Australian Council for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), focusing on enhancing horticulture value chains and augmenting returns for smallholder farmers in the Philippines.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, New Zealand, 2002
    Master of Science (Agriculture – Specialised in Agricultural Economics) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1997
    Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, University of Queensland, Australia, 2017

    Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1992

    Licentiate Part I and II, Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka, 1989-1990

    ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

    • Member, Academic Board

    • Chair, Research and Scholarship Committee

    • Member, Examiners Committee

    RECOGNITIONS

    • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, 2019.

    • Finalist – Faculty of Science Awards 2018 and 2019. Leadership and Mentoring (Academic Level C and above) category, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Australia.

    COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

    • Member, Association of Sri Lankan Agriculture and Veterinary Science Graduates in Queensland. 2012 – current.

  • RESEARCH PROFILE

    RESEARCH EXPERTISE

    • Value chain management in agribusiness

    • Agribusiness marketing

    • Agribusiness in developing countries

    RESEARCH SUPERVISION
    Extensive experience as a primary supervisor for doctoral and masters research theses.

  • SELECTED CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

    • Liu, L., Ross, H. & Ariyawardana, A. (2023). Building rural resilience through agri-food value chains and community interactions: A vegetable case study in Wuhan, China. Journal of Rural Studies. 101, 103047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103047

    • Habib, N., Ariyawardana, A. & Aziz, A.A. (2023). The influence and impact of livelihood capitals on livelihood diversification strategies in developing countries: A systematic literature review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27638-2

    • Liu, L., Cavaye, J. & Ariyawardana, A. (2022) Supply chain responsibility in agriculture and its integration with rural community development: A review of issues and perspectives. Journal of Rural Studies. 93, 134-143.

    • Oluwamayokun, A.F., Ariyawardana, A. Ammar, A.A. (2022). Factors influencing technology adoption among smallholder farmers: A systematic review in Africa. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 123(1), 13-30.

    • Liu L., Wang, Y. & Ariyawardana, A. (2022). Rebuilding milk safety trust in China: what do we learn and the way forward. Journal of Chinese Governance. 7(2), 266-290.

    • Nguyen, H.T., Ariyawardana, A.& Ratnasiri S. (2020). Forest plantation owners’ willingness to pay for hybrid nursery stocks: The case of Acacia hybrids in Central Vietnam. Forest Policy and Economics. 116. 102184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102 184 

    • Ariyawardana, A.N., Gillespie, K.I., Witt Witt, G.B., & Sauvage, C.J. (2020). Evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework. MLA Report E.CEM.1909, Meat and Livestock Australia, Sydney.

    • Zhang, A., Mankad, A., & Ariyawardana, A. (2020). Establishing confidence in food safety: Is traceability a solution in consumers’ eyes? Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00003-020- 01277-y

    • Liu, L., Ross, H., & Ariyawardana, A. (2020). Community Development through Supply Chain Responsibility: A Case Study of Rice Supply Chains and Connected Rural Communities in Central China. Sustainability, 12(3), 927-945.

    • Zamzami, L. & Ariyawardana, A. (2019). Consumer insights that drive value creation opportunities in the Indonesian domestic apple supply chain. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics. 120(1), 33-44.

    • Ariyawardana, A., Naseer, M.A., Ashfaq, R.M., Hassan, S., Abbass, A., Razzaq, A., Mehdi, M., & Anwar, M. (2019). Critical issues at the upstream level in sustainable supply chain management of agri-food industries: Evidence from Pakistan’s citrus industry. Sustainability. 11(5), 1326-1344.

    • Badar, H., Ariyawardana , A., & Collins, R. 2019. Dynamics of Mango value chain in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Science. 56(2), 523-530.

  • UNIT COORDINATOR

    • AP501 Food, Fibre, and Protein

    • AP300 Food, Fibre, and Protein

    • AP522 Agri-food Value Chain Management

    • AP304 Agri-food Value Chain Management

    • BC400 Communication and Media Management

    • BC100 Professional Business Communication

    • MK400 Agribusiness Marketing

    • MK401 Marketing Innovation

    • AP330   Agribusiness Regulation and Auditing

    UNITS APPROVED TO TEACH

    • MG222   Agribusiness Strategic Management

    • MK101 Marketing

    • RS500 Capstone Project

    • RS501 Research Methodology

    • RS521 Research Project