The dilemma of Malaysian padi policy

Development Studies in Australian Geography1

“…The extraordinary changes associated with the Green Revolution in Asia have largely escaped geographical attention in Australia, other than brief reports of changes in Indonesia (Krinks. 1978), Malaysia (Barnard, 1973;Courtenay, 1986) and India (Dayal, 1977;. By and large the more detailed analytical work has been accomplished elsewhere.…”

Dr Percy Philip Courtenay (20 November 1931 to 15 April 2023)

“…Given his time in the Federation of Malaya, Philip maintained an interest in Malaysia. He published several works on aspects of the country's agricultural sector and trading patterns (Courtenay, 1972a(Courtenay, , 1984(Courtenay, , 1986b(Courtenay, , 1994(Courtenay, , 1995a. As his stature as an authority on South-East Asia grew, Philip also completed book reviews on publications about Malaysia (see, for example, Courtenay, 1980bCourtenay, , 1985bCourtenay, , 1987bCourtenay, , 1995c).…”

“…Beyond 1990, Philip did not teach, concentrating on managing the affairs of the campus, including planning for the move to the permanent home of the campus at Smithfield (northern suburb of Cairns). However, he still found time to publish journal articles and to finish a book on the rice sector of peninsular Malaysia, started before he went to Cairns (Courtenay, 1993(Courtenay, , 1994(Courtenay, , 1995a(Courtenay, , 1995b.…”

“…His collection of antique Asian ceramics, which he developed with Pam, was donated to the Queensland Art Gallery in 2019. Philip served as a member of the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Advisory Committee (Townsville), 1987-1990, Chairman of the Gallery Board, Cairns City, 1991-1993, and President of the Far North Queensland Regional Art Gallery Inc., 1991-1994(Anon, 1995.…”