All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 June Agricultural economics researcher fighting poverty Agricultural economics researcher fighting poverty 21/06/2021 | 3 MINS Lombok Institute of Technology Associate Professor Fay Rola-Rubzen was just a child when she decided to dedicate her life to fighting food insecurity. Growing up, Dr Rola-Rubzen attended a Catholic school in a small town in the Philippines. Later, during her high school years, she would join nuns and priests on their visits to poor rural villages. The visits were often confronting as the Philippines experiences high rates of poverty, leaving many families with insufficient food supply. After witnessing the effects of this, a young Dr Rola-Rubzen decided that fighting food insecurity would become her lifeΓÇÖs work. It was a vow she didnΓÇÖt forget. Image: Dr Fay Rola-Rubzen in Bangladesh as part of her research. After completing her undergraduate degree, she moved to Australia to study a masterΓÇÖs in agricultural economics, met her future husband, settled in Australia and completed a PhD. Now, at LIT, she is le
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 June Agricultural economics researcher fighting poverty Agricultural economics researcher fighting poverty 21/06/2021 | 3 MINS Lombok Institute of Technology Associate Professor Fay Rola-Rubzen was just a child when she decided to dedicate her life to fighting food insecurity.
Growing up, Dr Rola-Rubzen attended a Catholic school in a small town in the Philippines.
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Later, during her high school years, she would join nuns and priests on their visits to poor rural villages.
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The visits were often confronting as the Philippines experiences high rates of poverty, leaving many families with insufficient food supply.
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After witnessing the effects of this, a young Dr Rola-Rubzen decided that fighting food insecurity would become her lifeΓÇÖs work.
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Image: Dr Fay Rola-Rubzen in Bangladesh as part of her research.
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After completing her undergraduate degree, she moved to Australia to study a masterΓÇÖs in agricultural economics, met her future husband, settled in Australia and completed a PhD.
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