Afghanistan - Country Strategy

1. Overview
2. Country Strategy
3. Priorities
4. Key Program Managers
5. Current Projects
6. Concluded Projects
7. Achievements
8. Relevant Publications
9. Country News and Stories
10. AusAid and Other Briefs
11. Fellowship Statistics

Country Strategy

ACIAR is managing one project in Iraq, co-funded by AusAID. It is anticipated that support will be limited to this project in the short- to medium-term as Iraq passes through a critical period of development. Some activity will continue in Afghanistan through collaboration with CGIAR centres. CIMMYT is leading the activities in Afghanistan, while the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is the key partner in the ACIAR-supported project in Iraq. In Bhutan there is one active major project, and any additional projects would need to be initiated and strongly endorsed at an early stage by the Bhutan Government and closely fit Australia's skills and expertise.

ACIAR has no formal program of consultations on priorities with these countries. Priorities are developed through visits by research program managers and other senior staff meeting with leading agricultural R&D institutions and government bodies.