UNAIR NEWS – Master of Economics student, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga (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.
“I went to Thailand with five other friends from the 2022 FEB UNAIR Economics fast track. So this is a conference where all academics with different backgrounds and same interests are brought together,” she explained.
Alyssa explained that the conference differed from competition as no one emerged as a winner or won an award. Instead, the research they presented in articles will be published in Scopus-indexed international journals.
“There were no award nominations, but I presented a related paper in front of the audience guided by a professor from Chiang Mai University. I made a paper but not for a competition, but later the paper will be published in Scopus-indexed proceedings,” 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). The Korean wave, she called it, had a lot of influence on various sectors, including food exports.
“For the paper I wrote, the title is “The Impact of the Korean Wave on Exports of South Korean Food Commodities to ASEAN-5 Countries”, where I explain the influence of Korean pop, k-drama, and others on food commodity exports to ASEAN countries,” she said.
With that article, she intends to scientifically prove the influence of the Korean wave on the exports of food commodities. 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.
“I can’t yet tell you the paper’s contents because it’s still under review and hasn’t been published yet. Hopefully, it can be published as soon as possible so that it can be a reference,” she concluded. (*)
Author: Muhammad Badrul Anwar
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
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