Rob Cramb is Professor of Agricultural Development. His research interests centre on rural development, agrarian change, and natural resource management in Southeast Asia, focusing on the evolution of farming systems, land tenure arrangements, and community-based resource management in a variety of agro-ecological zones.
He graduated in agricultural economics from the University of Melbourne, then worked in Sarawak, Malaysia, for 6 years with the Department of Agriculture, first as a volunteer with Australian Volunteers International and subsequently as a consultant for the World Bank funded National Extension Project. He then undertook PhD studies at Monash University in development economics and Southeast Asian studies, returning to Sarawak for fieldwork on the evolution of Iban agriculture and customary land tenure. In 1987 he took up a position at the University of Queensland as lecturer in agricultural development. He has coordinated undergraduate and postgraduate programs in agricultural and resource economics and continued to teach and research issues of agricultural development and natural resource management in Southeast Asia in collaboration with colleagues in soil, crop, and animal science. Most recently he has been involved in assessing the impacts on customary landholders and small-scale farmers of the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia. He is currently involved in research on developing more inclusive models for smallholder engagement in global commodity chains, using cassava as a case study.
Habib, Nusrat, Alauddin, Mohammad, Cramb, Rob and Rankin, Peter (2022). A differential analysis for men and women's determinants of livelihood diversification in rural rain-fed region of Pakistan: an ordered logit model (OLOGIT) approach. Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 5 (1) 100257, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2022.100257
Habib, Nusrat, Alauddin, Mohammad and Cramb, Rob (2022). What defines livelihood vulnerability to climate change in rain-fed, rural regions? A qualitative study of men’s and women’s vulnerability to climate change in Pakistan’s Punjab. Cogent Social Sciences, 8 (1) 2054152. doi: 10.1080/23311886.2022.2054152
Journal Article: Farmers’ perceptions and management of risk in rice/shrimp farming systems in South-West Coastal Bangladesh
Kabir, Jahangir, Cramb, Rob, Alauddin, Mohammad, Gaydon, Donald S. and Roth, Christian H. (2020). Farmers’ perceptions and management of risk in rice/shrimp farming systems in South-West Coastal Bangladesh. Land Use Policy, 95 104577, 104577. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104577
Forages - taking stock and identifying research needs
(2019–2021) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2016–2020) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2015–2020) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2019) Doctor Philosophy
(2018) Doctor Philosophy
(2018) Doctor Philosophy
White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin
Cramb, Rob ed. (2020). White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8
The oil palm complex: smallholders, agribusiness and the state in Indonesia and Malaysia
Rob Cramb and John F. McCarthy eds. (2016). The oil palm complex: smallholders, agribusiness and the state in Indonesia and Malaysia. Singapore: NUS Press.
Trajectories of rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia
R. A. Cramb ed. (2015). Trajectories of rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
Land and longhouse: Agrarian transformation in the uplands of Sarawak
Cramb, R. A. (2007). Land and longhouse: Agrarian transformation in the uplands of Sarawak. Copenhagan, Denmark: NIAS Press.
Adapting the Green Revolution for Laos
Williams, Liana and Cramb, Rob (2020). Adapting the Green Revolution for Laos. White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 121-149) Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_6
Commercialisation of Rice Farming in Northeast Thailand
Suebpongsang, Pornsiri, Ekasingh, Benchaphun and Cramb, Rob (2020). Commercialisation of Rice Farming in Northeast Thailand. White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 39-68) Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_2
Economic Constraints to the Intensification of Rainfed Lowland Rice in Laos
Newby, Jonathan, Manivong, Vongpaphane and Cramb, Rob (2020). Economic Constraints to the Intensification of Rainfed Lowland Rice in Laos. White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 201-223) Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_10
From Subsistence to Commercial Rice Production in Laos
Manivong, Vongpaphane and Cramb, Rob (2020). From Subsistence to Commercial Rice Production in Laos. White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 103-119) Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_5
Issues of Rice Policy in the Lower Mekong Basin
Cramb, Rob (2020). Issues of Rice Policy in the Lower Mekong Basin. White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 425-456) Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_21
The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in Cambodia
Cramb, Rob, Sareth, Chea and Vuthy, Theng (2020). The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in Cambodia. White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 227-245) Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_11
The evolution of rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin
Cramb, Rob (2020). The evolution of rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. White Gold: the commercialisation of rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 3-35) edited by Rob Cramb. Singapore, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_1
The role of irrigation in the commercialisation of rice farming in southern Cambodia
Sareth, Chea, Cramb, Rob and Fukai, Shu (2020). The role of irrigation in the commercialisation of rice farming in southern Cambodia. White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 261-289) edited by Rob Cramb. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_13
Trends in rice-based farming systems in the Mekong Delta
Van Kien, Nguyen, Hoang Han, Nguyen and Cramb, Rob (2020). Trends in rice-based farming systems in the Mekong Delta. White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin. (pp. 347-373) edited by Rob Cramb. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0998-8_17
Shifting cultivation and human interaction with forests
Cramb, Rob (2017). Shifting cultivation and human interaction with forests. Routledge Handbook of the Environment in Southeast Asia. (pp. 180-203) edited by Philip Hirsch. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315474892
Characterising oil palm production in Indonesia and Malaysia
Cramb, Rob and McCarthy, John F. (2016). Characterising oil palm production in Indonesia and Malaysia. The oil palm complex: smallholders, agribusiness and the state in Indonesia and Malaysia. (pp. 27-77) edited by Rob A. Cramb and John F. McCarthy. Singapore, Singapore: National University of Singapore Press.
Cramb, Rob and McCarthy, John F. (2016). Conclusion. The oil palm complex: smallholders, agribusiness and the state in Indonesia and Malaysia. (pp. 442-464) edited by Rob A. Cramb and John F. McCarthy. Singapore, Singapore: National University of Singapore Press.
Cramb, Rob and McCarthy, John F (2016). Introduction. The oil palm complex: smallholders, agribusiness and the state in Indonesia and Malaysia. (pp. 1-26) edited by Rob A. Cramb and John F. McCarthy. Singapore, Singapore: National University of Singapore Press.
Oil palm smallholders and state policies in Sarawak
Cramb, Rob and Sujang, Patrick S. (2016). Oil palm smallholders and state policies in Sarawak. The oil palm complex: smallholders, agribusiness and the state in Indonesia and Malaysia. (pp. 247-282) edited by Rob Cramb and John F. McCarthy. Singapore, Singapore: NUS Press.
The political economy of large-scale oil palm development in Sarawak
Cramb, Rob (2016). The political economy of large-scale oil palm development in Sarawak. The oil palm complex: smallholders, agribusiness and the state in Indonesia and Malaysia. (pp. 189-246) edited by Rob A. Cramb and John F. McCarthy. Singapore, Singapore: National University of Singapore Press.
Busy people, idle land: The changing roles of swidden fallows in Sarawak
Cramb, Rob (2015). Busy people, idle land: The changing roles of swidden fallows in Sarawak. Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Change: Indigenous People, Agriculture and Forest Conservation. (pp. 770-793) edited by Malcolm F. Cairns. London and New York: Routledge.
Impacts of smallholder rubber on shifting cultivation and rural livelihoods in northern Laos
Manivong, Vongpaphane and Cramb, Rob (2015). Impacts of smallholder rubber on shifting cultivation and rural livelihoods in northern Laos. Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Change: Indigenous People, Agriculture and Forest Conservation. (pp. 826-840) edited by Malcolm F. Cairns. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Implications of farming trajectories for agricultural research
Cramb, R. A., Gray, G. D., Gummert, M., Haefele, S. M., Lefroy, R. B. D., Newby, J. C., Stur, W. and Warr, P. (2015). Implications of farming trajectories for agricultural research. Trajectories of rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia. (pp. 189-199) edited by R. A. Cramb. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ( ACIAR).
Cramb, R. A. (2015). Introduction. Trajectories of rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia. (pp. 1-15) edited by R. A. Cramb. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ( ACIAR).
Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland Southeast Asia
Cramb, R. A. and Newby, J. C. (2015). Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland Southeast Asia. Trajectories of rice-based farming systems in mainland Southeast Asia. (pp. 35-71) edited by R. A. Cramb. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
Beyond the longhouse: Iban shifting cultivators come to town
Cramb, R. A. (2012). Beyond the longhouse: Iban shifting cultivators come to town. Revisiting rural places: Pathways to poverty and prosperity in Southeast Asia. (pp. 68-87) edited by Jonathan Rigg and Peter Vandergeest. Singapore: NUS Press.
Agrarian transitions in Sarawak: Intensification and expansion reconsidered
Cramb, R. A. (2011). Agrarian transitions in Sarawak: Intensification and expansion reconsidered. Borneo transformed: Agricultural expansion on the Southeast Asian frontier. (pp. 44-93) edited by Rodolphe de Koninck, Stephane Bernard and Jean-Francois Bissonnette. Singapore: National University of Singapore Press.
Manivong, Vongpaphane and Cramb, R. A. (2008). The adoption of smallholder rubber production by shifting cultivators in Northern Laos: a village case study. Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Services: Lessons from Asia. (pp. 117-138) edited by Denyse J. Snelder and Rodel D. Lasco. Dordrecht , Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8261-0_5
Rethinking the development, dissemination and adoption of agricultural technologies
Cramb, Rob (2005). Rethinking the development, dissemination and adoption of agricultural technologies. Participatory research and development for sustainable agriculture and natural resource management: A sourcebook. (pp. 145-150) edited by J. Gonsalves, T. Becker, A. Braun, D. Campilan, H. De Chavez, E. Fajber, M. Kapiriri, J. Rivaca-Caminade and R. Vernooy. Ottawa, Canada: IRDC and International Potato Centre.
Adoption of Soil Conservation Technologies in the Case Study Sites
Cramb, R. A., Garcia, J. N., Gerrits, R. V. and Saguiguit, G. C. (2000). Adoption of Soil Conservation Technologies in the Case Study Sites. Soil Conservation Technologies for Smallholder Farming Systems in the Philippine Uplands. (pp. 72-95) edited by R Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Agricultural land degradation in the Philippine uplands: An overview
Cramb, Robert A. (2000). Agricultural land degradation in the Philippine uplands: An overview. Soil Conservation Technologies for Smallholder Farming Systems in the Philippine Uplands. (pp. 23-37) edited by Robert Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Approcahes to the Promotion of Soil Conservation Technologies in the Case Study Sites
Gerrits, R. V., Cramb, R. A., Garcia, J. N. and Saguiguit, G. C. (2000). Approcahes to the Promotion of Soil Conservation Technologies in the Case Study Sites. Soil conservation technologies for smallholder farming systems in the Philippines Uplands : a socioeconomic evaluation. (pp. 96-118) edited by Robert Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Bioeconomic Modelling of Hedgerow Intercropping
Nelson, R. A. and Cramb, R. A. (2000). Bioeconomic Modelling of Hedgerow Intercropping. Soil conservation technologies for smallholder farming systems in the Philippines Uplands. (pp. 119-143) edited by Robert A. Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Characteristics and Implementation of Soil Conservation Technologies in the Case Study Sites
Garcia, J. N., Gerrits, R. V., Cramb, R. A. and Saguiguit, G. C. (2000). Characteristics and Implementation of Soil Conservation Technologies in the Case Study Sites. Soil conservation technologies for smallholder farming systems in the Philippines Uplands: A socioeconomic evaluation. (pp. 52-71) edited by Robert Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Evaluation of Soil Conservation Technologies: A Summing Up
Cramb, R. A. (2000). Evaluation of Soil Conservation Technologies: A Summing Up. Soil conservation technologies for smallholder farming systems in the Philippines Uplands: A socioeconomic evaluation. (pp. 195-212) edited by R. Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Cramb, R. A. and Saguiguit, G. C. (2000). Introduction. Soil Conservation Technologies for Smallholder Farming Systems in the Philippine Uplands. (pp. 9-11) edited by R. A. Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Profiles of the Case Study Sites
Cramb, R. A., Garcia, J. N., Gerrits, R. V. and Saguiguit, G. C. (2000). Profiles of the Case Study Sites. Soil conservation technologies for smallholder farming systems in the Philippines Uplands: A socioeconomic evaluation. (pp. 38-51) edited by R. A. Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Cramb, R. A. (2000). Research Framework. Soil conservation technologies for smallholder farming systems in the Philippines Uplands: A socioeconomic evaluation. (pp. 12-22) edited by R. A. Cramb. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Windle, J. and Cramb, R. A. (1999). Roads, remoteness and rural development: Social impacts of rural roads on upland farmers in Sarawak, Malaysia. Rural Development and Social Science Research: Cases from Borneo. (pp. 215-250) edited by V. T. King. Williamsburg: Borneo Research Council.
Habib, Nusrat, Alauddin, Mohammad, Cramb, Rob and Rankin, Peter (2022). A differential analysis for men and women's determinants of livelihood diversification in rural rain-fed region of Pakistan: an ordered logit model (OLOGIT) approach. Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 5 (1) 100257, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2022.100257
Habib, Nusrat, Alauddin, Mohammad and Cramb, Rob (2022). What defines livelihood vulnerability to climate change in rain-fed, rural regions? A qualitative study of men’s and women’s vulnerability to climate change in Pakistan’s Punjab. Cogent Social Sciences, 8 (1) 2054152. doi: 10.1080/23311886.2022.2054152
Kabir, Jahangir, Cramb, Rob, Alauddin, Mohammad, Gaydon, Donald S. and Roth, Christian H. (2020). Farmers’ perceptions and management of risk in rice/shrimp farming systems in South-West Coastal Bangladesh. Land Use Policy, 95 104577, 104577. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104577
Kabir, Md. Jahangir, Cramb, Rob, Alauddin, Mohammad and Gaydon, Donald S. (2019). Farmers’ perceptions and management of risk in rice-based farming systems of south-west coastal Bangladesh. Land Use Policy, 86, 177-188. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.04.040
Vulnerability and response to cyclones in coastal Bangladesh: A political ecology perspective
Afroz, Sharmin, Cramb, Rob and Grunbuhel, Clemens (2018). Vulnerability and response to cyclones in coastal Bangladesh: A political ecology perspective. Asian Journal of Social Science, 46 (6), 601-637. doi: 10.1163/15685314-04606002
Kabir, Md. Jahangir, Gaydon, Donald S., Cramb, Rob and Roth, Christian H. (2018). Bio-economic evaluation of cropping systems for saline coastal Bangladesh: I. biophysical simulation in historical and future environments. Agricultural Systems, 162, 107-122. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2018.01.027
Kabir, Md. Jahangir, Cramb, Rob, Gaydon, Donald S. and Roth, Christian H. (2017). Bio-economic evaluation of cropping systems for saline coastal Bangladesh: III Benefits of adaptation in current and future environments. Agricultural Systems, 161, 28-41. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2017.12.006
Farmers' perceptions of and responses to environmental change in southwest coastal Bangladesh
Kabir, Md Jahangir, Cramb, Rob, Alauddin, Mohammad, Roth, Christian and Crimp, Steven (2017). Farmers' perceptions of and responses to environmental change in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 58 (3), 362-378. doi: 10.1111/apv.12165
Cramb, Rob, Manivong, Vongpaphane, Newby, Jonathan C., Sothorn, Kem and Sibat, Patrick S. (2017). Alternatives to land grabbing: exploring conditions for smallholder inclusion in agricultural commodity chains in Southeast Asia. Journal of Peasant Studies, 44 (4), 813-841. doi: 10.1080/03066150.2016.1242482
Kabir, Md. Jahangir, Cramb, Rob, Gaydon, Donald S. and Roth, Christian H. (2017). Bio-economic evaluation of cropping systems for saline coastal Bangladesh: II. Economic viability in historical and future environments. Agricultural Systems, 155, 103-115. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2017.05.002
Exclusion and counter-exclusion: the struggle over shrimp farming in a coastal village in Bangladesh
Afroz, Sharmin, Cramb, Rob and Grunbuhel, Clemens (2017). Exclusion and counter-exclusion: the struggle over shrimp farming in a coastal village in Bangladesh. Development and Change, 48 (4), 692-720. doi: 10.1111/dech.12310
Afroz, Sharmin, Cramb, Rob and Grunbuhel, Clemens (2016). Ideals and institutions: systemic reasons for the failure of a social forestry program in south-west Bangladesh. Geoforum, 77, 161-173. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.11.001
Dressler, Wolfram H., Wilson, David, Clendenning, Jessica, Cramb, Rob, Keenan, Rodney, Mahanty, Sango, Bech Bruun, Thilde, Mertz, Ole and Lasco, Rodel D. (2016). The impact of swidden decline on livelihoods and ecosystem services in Southeast Asia: a review of the evidence from 1990 to 2015. Ambio, 46 (3), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s13280-016-0836-z
Collective management of water resources in coastal Bangladesh: Formal and substantive approaches
Afroz, Sharmin, Cramb, Rob and Grunbuhel, Clemens (2016). Collective management of water resources in coastal Bangladesh: Formal and substantive approaches. Human Ecology, 44 (1), 17-31. doi: 10.1007/s10745-016-9809-x
Red Stamps and Gold Stars: Fieldwork Dilemmas in Upland Socialist Asia
Cramb, Rob (2016). Red Stamps and Gold Stars: Fieldwork Dilemmas in Upland Socialist Asia. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 37 (1), 115-117. doi: 10.1111/sjtg.12139
Small-scale cattle raising in East Java, Indonesia: A pathway out of poverty?
Priyanti, Atien, Cramb, Rob, Hanifah, Vyta W. and Mahendri I.G.A.P. (2015). Small-scale cattle raising in East Java, Indonesia: A pathway out of poverty?. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 56 (3), 335-350. doi: 10.1111/apv.12094
Kabir, Md. Jahangir, Cramb, Rob, Alauddin, Mohammad and Roth, Christian (2015). Farming adaptation to environmental change in coastal Bangladesh: shrimp culture versus crop diversification. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 18 (4), 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s10668-015-9697-z
Dressler, Wolfram, Wilson, David, Clendenning, Jessica, Cramb, Rob, Mahanty, Sango, Lasco, Rodel, Keenan, Rodney, To, Phuc and Gevana, Dixon (2015). Examining how long fallow swidden systems impact upon livelihood and ecosystem services outcomes compared with alternative land-uses in the uplands of Southeast Asia. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 7 (2), 210-229. doi: 10.1080/19439342.2014.991799
Newby, Jonathan, Cramb, Rob and Sakampet, Somphanh (2014). Forest transitions and rural livelihoods: multiple pathways of smallholder teak expansion in Northern Laos. Land, 3 (2), 482-503. doi: 10.3390/land3020482
Rice and remittances: crop intensification versus labour migration in Southern Laos
Manivong, Vongpaphane, Cramb, Rob and Newby, Jonathan (2014). Rice and remittances: crop intensification versus labour migration in Southern Laos. Human Ecology, 42 (3), 367-379. doi: 10.1007/s10745-014-9656-6
Palmed off: incentive problems with joint-venture schemes for oil palm development on customary land
Cramb, R. A. (2013). Palmed off: incentive problems with joint-venture schemes for oil palm development on customary land. World Development, 43, 84-99. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.10.015
Cramb, R. A. and Sujang, Patrick S. (2013). The mouse deer and the crocodile: oil palm smallholders and livelihood strategies in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Peasant Studies, 40 (1), 129-154. doi: 10.1080/03066150.2012.750241
Oil palm and rural livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: An overview
Cramb, Rob and Curry, George N. (2012). Oil palm and rural livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region: An overview. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 53 (3), 223-239. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2012.01495.x
Income over feed cost for small- to medium-scale beef cattle fattening operations in East Java
Priyanti, A., Mahendri, I. G.A.P., Cahyadi, F. and Cramb, R. A. (2012). Income over feed cost for small- to medium-scale beef cattle fattening operations in East Java. Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture, 37 (3), 195-201. doi: 10.14710/jitaa.37.3.195-201
Cramb, Rob A. and Ferarro, Deanna (2012). Custom and capital: a financial appraisal of alternative arrangements for large-scale oil palm development on customary land in Sarawak, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies, 49 (1), 49-69.
Smallholder teak and agrarian change in Northern Laos
Newby, Jonathan C., Cramb, R. A., Sakanphet, Somphanh and McNamara, Sean (2012). Smallholder teak and agrarian change in Northern Laos. Small-Scale Forestry, 11 (1), 27-46. doi: 10.1007/s11842-011-9167-x
Newby, J.C. and Cramb, R.A. (2011). Economic impacts of conservation farming in a marginal environment: the case of Landcare in the Philippines. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 9 (3), 456-470. doi: 10.1080/14735903.2011.583479
'Shifting ground': Renegotiating land rights and rural livelihoods in Sarawak, Malaysia
Cramb, Rob and Sujang, Patrick S. (2011). 'Shifting ground': Renegotiating land rights and rural livelihoods in Sarawak, Malaysia. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 52 (2), 136-147. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2011.01446.x
Recognizing contemporary roles of swidden agriculture in transforming landscapes of Southeast Asia
Ziegler, Alan D., Fox, Jeff M., Webb, Edward L., Padoch, Christine, Leisz, Steve J., Cramb, Rob A., Mertz, Ole, Bruun, Thilde B. and Vien, Tran Duc (2011). Recognizing contemporary roles of swidden agriculture in transforming landscapes of Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology, 25 (4), 846-848. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01664.x
Re-inventing dualism: Policy narratives and modes of oil palm expansion in Sarawak, Malaysia
Cramb, R. A. (2011). Re-inventing dualism: Policy narratives and modes of oil palm expansion in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Development Studies, 47 (2), 274-293. doi: 10.1080/00220380903428381
Agrarian angst and rural resistance in contemporary Southeast Asia
Cramb, R. A. (2010). Agrarian angst and rural resistance in contemporary Southeast Asia. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 51 (2), 226-228. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01427.x
Comment on 'Indigeneity, Capitalism, and the Management of Dispossession' by Tania Murray Li
Cramb, Rob (2010). Comment on 'Indigeneity, Capitalism, and the Management of Dispossession' by Tania Murray Li. Current Anthropology, 51 (3), 401-402.
Swidden transformations and rural livelihoods in Southeast Asia
Cramb, R. A., Colfer, C. J. P., Dressler, W., Laungaramsri, P., Le, Q. T., Mulyoutami, E., Peluso, N. L. and Wadley, R. L. (2009). Swidden transformations and rural livelihoods in Southeast Asia. Human Ecology, 37 (3), 323-346. doi: 10.1007/s10745-009-9241-6
Swidden Change in Southeast Asia: Understanding causes and consequences
Mertz, Ole, Padoch, Christine, Fox, Jefferson, Cramb, R. A., Leisz, Stephen J., Lam, Nguyen Thanh and Vien, Tran Duc (2009). Swidden Change in Southeast Asia: Understanding causes and consequences. Human Ecology, 37 (3), 259-264. doi: 10.1007/s10745-009-9245-2
McCarthy, J. F. and Cramb, R. A. (2009). Policy narratives, landholder engagement, and oil palm expansion on the Malaysian and Indonesian frontiers. The Geographical Journal, 175 (2), 112-123. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2009.00322.x
Economics of Smallholder Rubber Expansion in Northern Laos
Manivong, V. and Cramb, R. A. (2008). Economics of Smallholder Rubber Expansion in Northern Laos. Agroforestry Systems, 74 (2), 113-125. doi: 10.1007/s10457-008-9136-3
Participation in Community Landcare Groups in the Philippines: a social capital perspective
Cramb, R. A. (2007). Participation in Community Landcare Groups in the Philippines: a social capital perspective. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 14 (2), 93-102. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2007.10648706
The 'Landcare' approach to soil conservation in the Philippines: an assessment of farm-level impacts
Cramb, RA and Catacutan, D (2007). The 'Landcare' approach to soil conservation in the Philippines: an assessment of farm-level impacts. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 47 (6), 721-726. doi: 10.1071/EA06049
Cramb, R. A. (2006). The role of social capital in the promotion of conservation farming: The case of 'landcare' in the southern Philippines. Land Degradation & Development, 17 (1), 23-30. doi: 10.1002/ldr.691
Social capital and soil conservation: Evidence from the Philippines
Cramb, Rob A. (2005). Social capital and soil conservation: Evidence from the Philippines. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 49 (2), 211-226. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2005.00286.x
Farmers' strategies for managing acid upland soils in Southeast Asia: an evolutionary perspective
Cramb, R. A. (2005). Farmers' strategies for managing acid upland soils in Southeast Asia: an evolutionary perspective. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 106 (1), 69-87. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.07.011
How China is adopting market mechanisms to foster soil and water conservation
Yang, S., Hundloe, T. J. and Cramb, R. A. (2005). How China is adopting market mechanisms to foster soil and water conservation. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 12 (1), 37-46. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2005.9725070
Participatory assessment of rural livelihoods in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
Cramb, R. A., Purcell, T. and Ho, T. C. S. (2004). Participatory assessment of rural livelihoods in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Agricultural Systems, 81 (3), 255-272. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2003.11.005
Cramb, R. A. and Culasero, Z. (2003). Landcare and livelihoods: The promotion and adoption of conservation farming systems in the Philippine uplands. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1 (2), 141-154.
Garcia, J. N. M., Gerrits, R. V. and Cramb, R. A. (2002). Adoption and maintenance of contour bunds and hedgerows in a dynamic environment - Experience in the Philippine uplands. Mountain Research and Development, 22 (1), 10-13. doi: 10.1659/0276-4741(2002)022[0010:AAMOCB]2.0.CO;2
Conservation farming projects in the Philippine uplands: Rhetoric and reality
Cramb, R. A., Garcia, J. N., Gerrits, R. V. and Saguiguit, G. C. (2000). Conservation farming projects in the Philippine uplands: Rhetoric and reality. World Development, 28 (5), 911-928. doi: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00157-6
Cramb, R. A., Garcia, J. N. M., Gerrits, R. V. and Saguiguit, G. C. (1999). Smallholder adoption of soil conservation technologies: Evidence from upland projects in the Philippines. Land Degradation and Development, 10 (5), 405-423. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199909/10)10:5<405::AID-LDR334>3.0.CO;2-J
Cost-benefit analysis of alternative forms of hedgerow intercropping in the Philippine uplands
Nelson, RA, Cramb, RA, Menz, KM and Mamicpic, MA (1998). Cost-benefit analysis of alternative forms of hedgerow intercropping in the Philippine uplands. Agroforestry Systems, 39 (3), 241-262. doi: 10.1023/A:1005953032133
Economic incentives for farmers in the Philippine uplands to adopt hedgerow intercropping
Nelson, RA and Cramb, RA (1998). Economic incentives for farmers in the Philippine uplands to adopt hedgerow intercropping. Journal of Environmental Management, 54 (2), 83-100. doi: 10.1006/jema.1998.0220
Nelson, RA, Dimes, JP, Silburn, DM, Paningbatan, EP and Cramb, RA (1998). Erosion/productivity modelling of maize farming in the Philippine uplands part II: Simulation of alternative farming methods. Agricultural Systems, 58 (2), 147-163. doi: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00044-4
Nelson, RA, Cramb, RA and Mamicpic, MA (1998). Erosion/productivity modelling of maize farming in the Philippine uplands part III: Economic analysis of alternative farming methods. Agricultural Systems, 58 (2), 165-183. doi: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00045-6
Windle, Jill and Cramb, R. A. (1997). Remoteness and rural development: Economic impacts of rural roads on upland farmers in Sarawak, Malaysia. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 38 (1), 37-53. doi: 10.1111/1467-8373.00027
A cost-benefit analysis of hedgerow intercropping in the Philippine uplands using the SCUAF model
Nelson, RA, Grist, PG, Menz, KM, Cramb, RA, Paningbatan, EP and Mamicpic, MA (1996). A cost-benefit analysis of hedgerow intercropping in the Philippine uplands using the SCUAF model. Agroforestry Systems, 35 (2), 203-220. doi: 10.1007/BF00122780
Integrated land evaluation as an aid to land use planning in Northern Australia
Johnson A.K.L., Cramb R.A. and McAlpine J.R. (1994). Integrated land evaluation as an aid to land use planning in Northern Australia. Journal of Environmental Management, 40 (2), 139-154. doi: 10.1006/jema.1994.1010
Johnson, A. K.L., Cramb, R. A. and McAlpine, J. R. (1994). Integration of biophysical and economic data using an expert system: results from a case study in northern Australia. Soil Use and Management, 10 (4), 181-188. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1994.tb00483.x
The use of crop yield prediction as a tool for land evaluation studies in Northern Australia
Johnson A.K.L., Cramb R.A. and Wegener M.K. (1994). The use of crop yield prediction as a tool for land evaluation studies in Northern Australia. Agricultural Systems, 46 (1), 93-111. doi: 10.1016/0308-521X(94)90171-B
Windle, J. and Cramb, R. A. (1993). Contingent valuation as a guide to environmental policy: an application to the conservation of natural bushland in Brisbane. Economic Analysis and Policy, 23 (2), 139-149. doi: 10.1016/S0313-5926(93)50032-2
Shifting cultivation and sustainable agriculture in East Malaysia: A longitudinal case study
Cramb R.A. (1993). Shifting cultivation and sustainable agriculture in East Malaysia: A longitudinal case study. Agricultural Systems, 42 (3), 209-226. doi: 10.1016/0308-521X(93)90055-7
Johnson, A. K.L. and Cramb, R. A. (1991). Development of a simulation based land evaluation system using crop modelling, expert systems and risk analysis. Soil Use and Management, 7 (4), 239-246. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1991.tb00881.x
Cramb, R. A. and Wills, I. R. (1990). The role of traditional institutions in rural development: Community-based land tenure and government land policy in Sarawak, Malaysia. World Development, 18 (3), 347-360. doi: 10.1016/0305-750X(90)90122-E
The use and productivity of labour in shifting cultivation: An East Malaysian case study
Cramb, R. A. (1989). The use and productivity of labour in shifting cultivation: An East Malaysian case study. Agricultural Systems, 29 (2), 97-115. doi: 10.1016/0308-521X(89)90057-7
Manivong, Vongpaphane, Newby, Jonathan and Cramb, Rob (2014). Subsistence-oriented rice farming in the rainfed lowlands of central and southern Laos—a policy dilemma. A policy dialogue on rice futures: rice-based farming systems research in the Mekong region, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 7–9 May 2014. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland South-East Asia
Cramb, Rob (2014). Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland South-East Asia. A policy dialogue on rice futures: rice-based farming systems research in the Mekong region, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 7–9 May 2014. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Newby, J. C, Manivong, V and Cramb, R. A. (2013). Intensification of lowland rice-based farming systems in Laos in the context of diversified rural livelihoods. 57th AARES Annual Conference, Sydney , Australia, 5th-8th February, 2013.
Rice and remittances: the impact of labour migration on rice intensification in Southern Laos
Manivong, Vongpaphane, Cramb, Rob and Newby, Jonathan (2012). Rice and remittances: the impact of labour migration on rice intensification in Southern Laos. 56th Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference (AARES), Freemantle, WA, Australia, 7-10 February 2012. Canberra, Australia: The Australian National University, Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government.
Cramb, R. A. and Sujang, P. S. (2011). The mousedeer and the crocodile: Oil palm smallholders and livelihood strategies in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 13-17 June 2011.
Smallholder teak and agrarian change in Northern Laos
Newby, Jonathan C., Cramb, Rob A. and McNamara, S. (2010). Smallholder teak and agrarian change in Northern Laos. RCSD International Conference. Revisiting Agrarian Transformations in Southeast Asia: Empirical, Theoretical and Applied Perspectives, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 13-15 May 2010. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University.
Living on the margin: Assessing the economic impacts of Landcare in the Philippine uplands
Newby, J. C. and Cramb, R. A. (2009). Living on the margin: Assessing the economic impacts of Landcare in the Philippine uplands. Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society 53rd Annual Conference, Cairns, North Queensland, 10-13 February 2009. University of Minnesota, St Paul, USA: AgEcon Search.
Economic impacts of landcare in the Central Philippines: A preliminary report
Cramb, R. A. and Newby J. (2008). Economic impacts of landcare in the Central Philippines: A preliminary report. AARES 51st annual Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, 13-16 Feb 2007. Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
Chea, S., Cramb, R. A. and Fukai, S. (2004). The economics of rice double-cropping with supplementary irrigation in the rainfed lowlands of Cambodia: A survey in two provinces. Water in Agriculture, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 25-28 November 2003. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Research.
Cramb, R. A. and Culasero, Z. (2003). Landcare and livelihoods: The promotion and adoption of conservation farming systems in the Philippine uplands. 1st Australian Farming Systems Association Conference: Farming systems in the future, Toowoomba, Australia, 7-10 September, 2003. Toowoomba: Australian Farming Systems Association.
Crop intensification of rice-based farming systems in Cambodia
Chea, S., Cramb, R. A., Nesbitt, H.J., Fukai, S., Chan, P. and Cox, P. (2001). Crop intensification of rice-based farming systems in Cambodia. Increased Lowland Rice Production in the Mekong Region, Vientiane, Laos, 30 October - 2 November, 2000. Canberra, ACT: Australian Cenre for International Agricultural Research.
Purcell, T., Nacalaban, W., Gabunada, F. and Cramb, R. A. (2000). Assessing the impact of agricultural technologies in smallholder farming systems: results from a participatory monitoring and evaluation study on forages in Malitbog, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. International Workshop on Working with Farmers: The Key to Adp, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, 12 - 15 October 1999. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Processes Affecting the Successful Adoption of New Technology by Smallholders
Cramb, R. A. (2000). Processes Affecting the Successful Adoption of New Technology by Smallholders. International Workshop on Working with Farmers: The Key to Adp, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, 12 - 15 October 1999. Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Asia Pacific Viewpoint. (2012). 53 (3)
Human Ecology. (2009). 37 (3)
Smith, D., Newby, J., Malik, A. I., Yadav, L. and Cramb, R. (2018). Fertiliser use patterns of smallholder farmers-implications for private sector involvement in technology dissemination. Cassava Program Discussion Papers. 8. School of Agriculture & Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia.
Smith, D., Newby, J., Cu Thi Le Thuy, Yadav, L., Malik, A. I. and Cramb, R. (2018). Smallholder farmer experience with cassava related pests and diseases and their view on clean/certified planting materials. Cassava Program Discussion Papers. 9. School of Agriculture & Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia.
Smith, D., Newby, J., Cu Thi Le Thuy, Yadav, L., Malik, A. I. and Cramb, R. (2018). Smallholder farmer use and sources of cassava varieties - implications for private sector involvement in technology dissemination. Cassava Program Discussion Papers. 10. School of Agriculture & Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia.
Cramb, R. A. (2001). Hill Rice Farming.
Cramb, R. A. and Purcell, T. (2001). How to Monitor and Evaluate Impacts of Participatory Research Project: A case study of the forages for smallholders project. Cali, Colombia: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).
Forages - taking stock and identifying research needs
(2019–2021) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2016–2020) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2015–2020) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2014–2019) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Review of Rice-Based Farming Systems in Mainland Southeast Asia
(2013–2014) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Developing agricultural policies for rice-based farming systems in Lao PDR and Cambodia
(2011–2016) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Swidden Cultivation and the Agrarian Transition on the Forest Frontiers of Southeast Asia
(2010–2016) ARC Discovery Projects
Agricultural policies affecting rice-based farming systems in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Lao PDR
(2010–2012) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Developing improved farming and marketing systems in rainfed regions of southern Lao PDR
(2009–2014) Charles Sturt University
(2008–2013) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(2008–2010) CSIRO
Oil palm and agrarian transition on the Indonesian and Malaysian Frontiers
(2007–2009) Australian National University
Sustaining and growing landcare systems in the Philippines and Australia
(2004–2009) Queensland Department Primary Industries
(1999–2004) Queensland Department Primary Industries
(1999–2003) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Participatory monitoring and evaluation of new technologies developed with smallholders
(1999–2000) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(1998–1999) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
(1996–2002) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Note for students: Honorary Professor Rob Cramb is not currently available to take on new students.
The Extent of Post-Harvest Losses for Apricot Supply Chain and Impact on Apricot Dependent Communities¿ Income: The Case of Hunza Apricot Supply Chain in Pakistan
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Weather variability and coconut production in Sri Lanka: State-contingent analysis
(2018) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
The Sustainability of Rice-Based Cropping Systems in Coastal Bangladesh:Bio-Economic Analysis of Current and Future Climate Scenarios
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Evaluating Cropping System Options for Farmers in the Lowland Rice-based Systems of Cambodia
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Agrarian Transition in Lowland Southern Laos: Implications for Rural Livelihoods
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
The Political Ecology of Agricultural Development in West Timor, Indonesia
(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2009) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
SCALING-UP LANDCARE IN THE PHILIPPINES: ISSUES, METHODS AND STRATEGIES
(2005) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
ECONOMIC POTENTIAL FRO INTENSIFICATION OF RICE: RICE CROPPING SYSTEMS IN RAINFED LOWLAND AREAS IN CAMBODIA
(2003) Master Agricultural Science — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Financing Small-Holder Cattle Fattening in Indonesia: Integrating Demand, Supply and Institutions
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Assessing the sustainability of small-scale farming systems in northern Vietnam
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Maize in a lowland rice system: improving water productivity in a Lao context
(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Living within protected areas in Vietnam: situations, issues and strategies
(2009) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: