Inclusive growth and rural development

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Explore our publications relating to inclusive growth and rural development including financial inclusion, equitable digital access, and rural development to benefit marginalised populations. This includes financing sustainable agribusiness, the transformation of food systems to enhance sustainability and understanding the Australian and international trade and market systems related to agriculture.

For more information about our research in this area, visit the Inclusive Growth and Rural Development Hub.

Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around the following goals.

SDGs 1,2,5,10,12,13,14,15

Exploring the relationship between digitisation and lower-income status

ALBERTO POSSO  |  The impact of technology on socio-economic outcomes has become increasingly salient in policy debates across both developed and developing countries. In… Read More

Asia’s role in a world unhinged: From disruption to direction

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL AND GLORIA GE Download PDF The Griffith Asia Pacific Strategic Outlook (GAPSO) 2026 arrives at a historic inflection point:… Read More

Central banks and SDGs: A South Asian perspective

MOHD AVI HOSSAIN AND IYANATUL ISLAM | 20-MINUTE READ | Download PDF Setting the context Optimists dream of a future in which South Asia will… Read More

Bridging digital financial literacy gaps in the Pacific: A data-driven policy roadmap for inclusive growth

DIAN TJONDRONEGORO, AMBER MARSHALL, SHAWN HUNTER AND ELIZABETH IRENNE YUWONO | Abstract Digital financial literacy (DFL) is pivotal for financial inclusion… Read More

Building confidence, building business: What drives the entrepreneurial spirit in the Pacific?

SAMEER DESHPANDE, SHAWN HUNTER AND PETER MORGAN  |  Small-scale enterprises are the backbone of many Pacific economies. They provide livelihoods, stimulate innovation,… Read More

Safeguarding agribusiness: How governments in developing Asia can strengthen export resilience amid natural disasters

MADHUSHIKA PERERA AND SHYAMA RATNASIRI  |  Natural disasters—whether cyclones, droughts, floods, or earthquakes—are increasingly frequent and severe, with profound implications for nations around… Read More

Moving to remain in place: Micro-mobilities and circular migration as adaptive strategies to gendered climate risks in Fiji and Samoa

ANDREAS NEEF   |  Climate change presents unique and pressing challenges for communities in Fiji and Samoa, where severe climatic risks threaten livelihoods, homes, and… Read More

Women, energy, and justice: Examining household cleaner energy use in Sri Lanka

MANEKA JAYASINGHE, ROHAN BEST, SELVA SELVANATHAN AND SAROJA SELVANATHAN |  Energy transition is a critical global challenge intersecting with many United Nations… Read More

No time to waste–transforming challenges into opportunities for sustainable leadership

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, GLORIA GE AND DIAN TJONDRONEGORO  |  There is no time to waste. As we finalised the Griffith Asia Pacific… Read More

Reimagining disability: Is inclusion a macroforce that will shape Asia and the Pacific for the next 20 years?

DIAN TJONDRONEGORO, ELIZABETH KENDALL, SHAWN HUNTER, AND ELENA MAYER-BESTING | 30 MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction Disability inclusion is… Read More