Measuring Impact

Research that works for developing countries and Australia

 

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ACIAR is an Australian Government statutory authority that operates as part of Australia's Aid Program within the portfolio of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It contributes to the aid program objectives of advancing Australia's national interest through poverty reduction and sustainable development.

In focus

Partners March-June 2009
 PMg Mar-Jun 09 Partners Magazine March - June 2009

This issue of Partners Magazine highlights the important link between natural resource management and food security. It focuses on ACIAR-supported initiatives and partnerships which are delivering sustainable approaches to agriculture, with examples of projects that demonstrate that environmental sustainability can also help smallholders increase their productivity.

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 ACIAR and the 2009-10 Federal Budget

ACIAR gets a total funding increase in the 2009-10 Budget. More...

Farmers working in the field in Cambodia
 UC Researcher assisting Cambodian farmers

Researchers from the University of Canberra are working with the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation (MJP), an organisation founded by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, to trial a cost effective text-messaging system with Cambodian farmers.

ABC reporter, Sarina Locke
 ABC Rural reporter visits Indonesia

ABC Rural reporter Sarina Locke spent two weeks travelling to Java, Bali and West Timor in April 2009 where she interviewed many of the scientists and farmers involved in ACIAR-funded projects.

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 CGIAR embracing change

Agricultural research is entering into a new era of renewed commitment and heightened awareness of the benefits it can deliver for poverty reduction and economic development. The Change Management Initiative of 2008 set a new course for the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) that will help it to do more and do it better. The CGIAR is producing a newsletter, Embracing Change, to provide updates on the process. The latest edition is June 2009.

ACIAR information

Annual Operational Plan 2008-09
The ACIAR Annual Operational Plan 2008-09 is now available online.

Indonesian, Lao, Vietnamese and Khmer translations of extracts from the Annual Operational Plan 2008-09 are now available.

Annual Report 2007-08
The ACIAR Annual Report 2007-08 is now available online.

Latest publications

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Project and other news

The latest about new projects and extensions of project activities.

Information technology and development

Links to articles and websites on the use of technology in the development world.

Climate change and agriculture

The impact of climate change on world agriculture. More

Agricultural news

The latest Australian and International agricultural news.