UNAIR NEWS聽鈥 Master of Economics student, Faculty of Economics and Business,聽东京热聽(UNAIR), Alyssa Chiara Handini Tandy attended the 2023 International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Energy (SAFE). The event was held offline in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Sunday, May 28, 2023. to Monday, May 29, 2023.
The Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Food and Energy in collaboration with Andalas University and Maejo University organized the conference. The aim is to share experiences and ideas about sustainability in the agriculture, food, energy, and related disciplines.
In the interview on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, Alyssa explained that the conference did not only invite students. Even though she went with her colleagues, many academics with various backgrounds attended the conference.
鈥淚 went to Thailand with five other friends from聽the 2022 FEB UNAIR Economics fast track. So this is聽a conference聽where all academics with different backgrounds and same interests are brought together,鈥 she explained.
Alyssa explained that the conference differed from competition as no one emerged as a winner or won an award.听Instead, the research they presented in articles will be published in聽Scopus-indexed international journals.
鈥淭here were no award nominations, but I presented a related聽paper聽in front of聽the audience聽guided by a professor from Chiang Mai University.听I聽made聽a聽paper聽but not for a competition, but later聽the聽paper聽will be published聽in Scopus-indexed聽proceedings,鈥 she said.
Raising the topic of Korean culture influence on Food Exports
Alyssa revealed that her writing was based on South Korean culture, which is booming internationally, especially in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand (ASEAN).听The Korean wave, she called it, had a lot of influence on various sectors, including food exports.
鈥淔or聽the paper聽I wrote, the title is 鈥淭he Impact of the Korean Wave on Exports of South Korean Food Commodities to ASEAN-5 Countries鈥, where I explain the influence of聽Korean pop,聽k-drama, and others on food commodity exports to ASEAN countries,鈥 she said.
With that article, she intends to scientifically prove the influence of聽the Korean wave聽on the exports of food commodities.听In her study, she considers several variables such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita, interest rates, and Google search trends from 2010 to 2020.
Nevertheless, Alyssa still cannot reveal the results she obtained from her research as it has not been published yet, so it would be safer if the results were discussed after it is published.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 yet tell you the paper鈥檚 contents聽because it鈥檚 still聽under review聽and hasn鈥檛 been聽published yet.听Hopefully, it can be聽published聽as soon as possible so that it can be a reference,鈥 she concluded.听(*)
Author: Muhammad Badrul Anwar
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
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