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ACIAR mango projects
Say it with flowers? In Asia, they say it with mangoes. A basketful is a token of friendship in India, home of the mango, while this juicy fruit is a symbol throughout the region of love, good...
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Millet and sorghum - the Smart Food
Joanna Kane-Potaka – Director of External Relations and Strategic Marketing at ICRISAT, came to ACIAR today to give a presentation on ‘Smart Food’ – a winning project under the DFAT and USAID LAUNCH...
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Australian Students Take Their Studies Global Thanks to Crawford Fund State...
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Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda talks food futures in Africa
Dr Lindiwe Sibanda came to ACIAR today and ‘nutrition, nutrition, nutrition’ was her main message.Newly installed as Vice President at AGRA (the African Green Revolution Forum), Dr Sibanda is working...
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In National Science Week we celebrate ACIAR’s work in science
It is National Science Week from 12-20 August. Science is the bedrock of our mission to make agriculture more productive and sustainable for the benefit of developing countries and Australia. We work...
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Focus on our work in Indonesia
Here at ACIAR we wish the people of Indonesia well as they celebrate their Independence Day.Kerja Bersama!ACIAR has collaborated with Indonesia for 35 years – since we first started our work in...
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Dr Stephanie Montgomery braved the elements for PhD research on our project
Dr Stephanie Montgomery braved wildlife and the elements while completing her PhD on New Farming Systems for Upland Cropping in Northwest Cambodia. Her PhD was completed as part of our ACIAR project on...
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Improving Vietnam's rice-shrimp systems
Woman rice farmer in Ca Mau.ACIAR researchers have published a new paper based on their exciting work sustaining rice-shrimp systems in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. The paper is available online until 4...
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It's Bougainville Chocolate Festival time again!
The chocolate festival which is part of our value chain project in Bougainville is going from strength to strength. A very high quality field of entries shows the festival is inspiring growers to...
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New life for neglected African leafy vegetables
Members of the project team stand amid a crop of Leafy Greens at Mundika Boy's High Nutritious but neglected African leafy vegetables are having a comeback, thanks to an ACIAR pilot project in Kenya –...
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The Ripestuff - safer mangoes in the Philippines
In the Philippines they ripen mangoes in baskets at the markets with calcium carbide, which is not a safe chemical. It is unhealthy for the workers, and can even be flammable. Mangoes ripen...
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ACIAR plans to extend successful African leafy vegetables project
Participants in ACIAR's workshop on Africa Leafy Vegetables in Kisumu, Kenya.ACIAR plans to spread a successful new food procurement and school feeding model trialled in Kenya to other regions of...
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Where does gender fit in the agriculture-water nexus?
Regional experts from research and development met in New Delhi last week to explore links between agriculture, water and gender. These themes are not often considered in a connected way. “While there...
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Re-defining Innovation Platforms for the Eastern Gangetic Plains
Researchers and practitioners from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Kenya, Laos and Australia gathered in Bangladesh last week to discuss their experiences with Innovation Platforms (IPs) and re-define their...
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Gender multi-tasking: Talking the talk and walking the walk
The internet is awash with statistics about the contribution of women and men to agriculture, the relative empowerment of different genders, and how bridging gaps of access to and control over...
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Improving the lives of Cambodian farmers
The team weeding the time of sowing trial, during the inception meeting field visit. (Photo: Sochea Mao.)ACIAR researchers got their hands dirty when they visited trial farm plots as part of the...
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ACIAR supporting women farmers in Aceh
“ACIAR support is like a yeast,” says Ibu Nazariah. “It’s a catalyst for the development of women farmers in Aceh.”The representative from the Balai Pengkajian Teknologi Pertanian (BPTP, “Centre for...
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News in brief - The International Mungbean Improvement Network
Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar) 13th October 2017Mungbean is a short duration crop, producing a high value grain in high demand for direct consumption as “dhal” in South Asia and for “bean sprouts” in developed...
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ACIAR wraps up the MyFarm programme with discussions and a showcase event
Showcasing the future of agriculture in MyanmarA group photo taken on the first day of the MyFarm Final Showcase in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 12/10/17. Photo: Reianne Quilloy (from IRRI)On a recent...
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The Myanmar MyFish project has improved aquaculture methods and increased...
MyFishThe MyFish team show their wares with reviewer Rod Lefroy at the MyFarm final showcase. Photo: Reianne Quilloy (from IRRI)Common wisdom has always held that fish is good for you. But, in country...
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The MyLife project in Myanmar supports farmers with decision making and...
MyLifeDr Julian Prior (right) with some of his MyLife team. Photo: Reianne Quilloy (from IRRI)Fish, crops and livestock may be the bedrock of food security, but what about the farmers who breed and...
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The Myanmar MyRice project has improved smallholder livelihoods
MyRiceDr Grant Singleton presents for the MyRice team. Photo: Reianne Quilloy (from IRRI)The staple of Asia is an irresistible subject of research, especially in Myanmar, which has only recently been...
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The Dahat Pan project has improved the health of smallholders livestock
Dahat PanDr Jenny Hanks, presenting for the Dahat Pan team. Photo: Reianne Quilloy (from IRRI)When it comes to raising children, sometimes the smallest things can lead to the most positive changes, and...
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New guidebook for cocoa farmers
An exciting new book, published by ACIAR and targeted at helping smallholder cocoa farmers in Indonesia, was launched at the Indonesian International Cocoa Symposium, held in Jakarta from 18th to 20th...
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Giant clams back from the brink
Several species of giant clam might now be extinct in parts of the Pacific if it hadn’t been for a series of ACIAR projects in the 1980s and 1990s. The story is told in the current Fiji Airways...
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