Dr Julia Checco
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Journal Articles
Rifai, Mahmud, Checco, Julia and Permani, Risti (2026). Indonesian consumers’ preferences and willingness to pay for sustainability-certified coffee. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 21 100379, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100379
Checco, Julia, Demont, Matty, Coote, Leonard V., Schulze, Maureen, Permani, Risti, Muflikh, Yanti Nuraeni, Mitchell, Jaquie and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2026). Do consumers prefer multidimensional or multiple single-issue sustainability labels? Evidence from rice markets in Germany and Singapore. Food Quality and Preference, 137 105812, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2025.105812
Checco, Julia, Van Tinh, Thai, Mitchell, Jaquie and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2025). Unraveling the rice varietal dilemma within the EU-Vietnam Trade Agreement. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 22 (2). doi: 10.37801/ajad2025.22.2.7
Zhou, Xi, Checco, Julia, Akber, Md. Ali and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2025). Factors influencing consumer preferences for sustainably produced rice: A systematic review. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 18 100309, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.clrc.2025.100309
Dipu, Mokaddes Ahmed, Checco, Julia, Williams, Luke, Sultanbawa, Yasmina, Jones, Natalie A. and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2025). Navigating challenges in native plant-based food value chains within the global food system: a systematic literature review. Agricultural Systems, 228 104373, 104373. doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104373
Amano, Tatsuya, Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta, Akasaka, Munemitsu, de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Blaise, Ndayizeye, Checco, Julia, Çilingir, F. Gözde, Citegetse, Geoffroy, Corella Tor, Marina, Drobniak, Szymon M., Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Golivets, Marina, Ion, Mihaela C., Jara-Díaz, Javiera P., Katayose, Ryosuke, Lasmana, Felicia P. S., Lin, Hsien-Yung, Lopez, Erick, Mikula, Peter, Morales-Barquero, Lucia, Mupepele, Anne-Christine, Narváez-Gómez, Juan P., Nguyen, Thi Hieu, Lisboa, Sá Nogueira, Nuñez, Martin A., Pavón-Jordán, Diego, Pottier, Patrice, Prescott, Graham W., Samad, Farah ... Zamora-Gutierrez, Veronica (2023). The role of non-English-language science in informing national biodiversity assessments. Nature Sustainability, 6 (7), 845-854. doi: 10.1038/s41893-023-01087-8
Checco, Julia, Azizan, Fathin Ayuni, Mitchell, Jaquie and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2023). Adoption of improved rice varieties in the Global South: a review. Rice Science, 30 (3), 186-206. doi: 10.1016/j.rsci.2023.03.004
Kiloes, Adhitya Marendra, Azizan, Fathin Ayuni, Checco, Julia, Joyce, Daryl and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2021). What do consumers want in fresh mangoes? A systematic literature review. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 57 (3), 1473-1492. doi: 10.1111/ijfs.15503
Conference Papers
Mitchell, Jaquie, Checco, Julia, Thai, Tinh Van, Dong, Tung Lam, Tran, Khang, Thanh, Dao Vu Thi, Trinh, Duy, Minh, Luan Ha, Minh, Nguyen Anh, Bui, Ly Chuc, Wood, Shona, Akber, Ali, Muflikh, Yanti Nuraeni, Palaniappan, Gomathy, Prakash, Sangeeta, Ho, Binh, Hong, Tin Nguyen, Quirk, Chris and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2025). Establishing a sustainable, high-quality smallholder rice value chain in the Mekong Delta: progress and key outcomes. TropAg 2025, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11-13 November 2025.
Mitchell, Jaquie, Wood, Shona, Tran, Khang, Thi, Thanh Dao Vu, Trinh, Duy, Ho, Binh, Palaniappan, Gomathy, Aziz, Ammar Abdul, Checco, Julia, Thai, Van Tinh, Nguyen, Hong Tin, Thoa, Nguyen Thi Kim, Ly, Bui Chuc, Nguyen, Minh, Akber, Md Ali, Muflikh, Yanti Nuraeni, Ha, Minh Luan, Tran, Ngoc Thach, Quirk, Chris, Lam, Dong Tung, Nguyen, Ngoc Le, Ngoc, Ho Thi Nhu and Prakash, Sangeeta (2025). Transforming Vietnam’s rice value chain via a market-led sustainable, traceable, high-quality export market product for the Mekong delta – a quality perspective. 75th Australasian Grains Science Association Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 20-22 August 2025.
Checco, Julia, Azizan, Fathin Ayuni, Mitchell, Jaquie and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2023). Technology matters too: Rice varietal adoption in the Global South. 6th International Rice Congress 2023, Manilla, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023.
Checco, Julia, Hall, Howard, Dipu, Mokaddes Ahmed, Thai, Van Tinh, Maryono, Sitompul, Iqbal Saleh, Akber, Md. Ali, Jones, Natalie, Mitchell, Jaquie and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2023). Commercial engagement in publicly funded agricultural research and development. 6th International Rice Congress 2023, Manilla, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023.
Checco, Julia, Thai, Van Tinh, Muflikh, Yanti Nuraeni, Ly, Bui Chuc, Dipu, Mokaddes Ahmed, Nguyen, Hong Tin, Mitchell, Jaquie and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2023). Establishing a high-quality export rice value chain in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: enablers, disablers, and opportunities. 6th International Rice Congress 2023, Manilla, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023.
Checco, Julia, Demont, Matty, Coote, Leonard, Permani, Risti, Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta, Schulze, Maureen, Mitchell, Jaquie and Abdul Aziz, Ammar (2023). Willingness to pay for sustainable rice: A cross-country comparison.. 6th International Rice Congress 2023, Manilla, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023.
Checco, Julia, Thai, Van Tinh, Muflikh, Yanti Nuraeni, Bui, Chuc Ly, Akber, Ali, Dipu, Mokaddes Ahmed, Nguyen, Hong Tin, Palaniappan, Gomathy, Mitchell, Jaquie and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2023). Establishing a high-quality export rice value chain in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: enablers, disablers, and opportunities. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10398756
Nguyen, Tin, Mitchell, Jaquie, Wood, Shona, Akber, Ali, Palaniappan, Gomathy, Checco, Julia, Aziz, Ammar Abdul and Bui, Ly (2023). Establishing a sustainable rice value chain using SRP tool, 3Ps and 4Ps models in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. International Rice Congress 2023, Manila, Philippines, 16-19 October 2023. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10398650
Mitchell, J., Checco, J., Wood, S., Palaniappan, G., Prakash, S., Abdul Aziz, A., Nguyen, T., Tran, Thach and Quirck, C. (2022). Sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. TropAg 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022.
Thesis
Checco, Julia (2025). Establishing a high-value export rice value chain in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/fe54c17