• All Projects [1]
• Current Projects [2]
• Concluded Projects [3]
• Relevant Publications [4]

Research Program Manager: Dr Caroline Lemerle
email: lemerle@aciar.gov.au [5]

The Agricultural Systems Management program emphasises integrated applied economic and biophysical research with a systems orientation. The program recognises the need for researchers drawn from both the social and biophysical sciences to work with each other, and with research users, to develop effective agricultural production and marketing practices and resource management strategies. This is achieved through: applying farming systems research principles which recognise the central role of the farmer; making extension systems more effective, and marketing systems research within a whole-of-chain framework.

Current Projects

ASEM/2002/051 [6] - Sustaining and growing landcare systems in the Philippines and Australia

ASEM/2003/007 [7] - CARF - Cambodian Agricultural Research Fund

ASEM/2003/009 [8] - Bridging the gap between seasonal climate forecasts and decision makers in agriculture

ASEM/2003/015 [9] - Enhancing PNG smallholder cocoa production through greater adoption of disease control practices

ASEM/2003/052 [10] - Improving financial returns to smallholder tree farmers in the Philippines

ASEM/2004/011 [11] - Evaluating domestic tuna fisheries projects

ASEM/2004/017 [12] - Assessment and improvement of quality management during postharvest processing and storage of coffee in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2004/042 [13] - Assessing and extending schemes to enhance the profitability of the PNG coffee industry via price premiums for quality

ASEM/2004/047 [14] - Sustainable management of coffee green scales in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2004/077 [15] - Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for UNITECH, University of Lae, Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2005/008 [16] - Lao Agricultural Research Fund (LARF) Pilot

ASEM/2005/094 [17] - Improving the profitability of village broiler production in PNG

ASEM/2005/124 [18] - Extension approaches to scaling out livestock production in northern Lao PDR

ASEM/2006/023 [19] - Re-commercialisation of the PNG pyrethrum industry and improving harvested yields in Australia

ASEM/2006/035 [20] - Improving marketing efficiency, postharvest management and value addition of sweet potato in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2006/059 [21] - Community Agricultural Technology Program

ASEM/2006/060 [22] - Lao Agricultural Research Fund (LARF)

ASEM/2006/091 [23] - Enhancing tree seedling supply via economic and policy changes in the Philippines nursery sector

ASEM/2006/127 [24] - Commercial sector/smallholder partnerships for improving incomes in the oil palm and cocoa industries in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2006/129 [25] - Early warning and drought preparedness for improved management of crop production in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2006/130 [26] - Enhancing production and marketing of maize and soybean in north-western Cambodia and production of summer crops in north-eastern Australia

ASEM/2007/096 [27] - The policy environment in Papua New Guinea and its impact on the adoption of the outputs of past ACIAR projects