Research that works for developing countries and Australia

 

Agricultural Development Policy

Research Program Manager: Dr Simon Hearn
email: hearn@aciar.gov.au

The Agricultural Development Policy program supports research on the enabling environment for a more productive and sustainable agriculture, and covers three broad strategies: agricultural trade policy, natural resource management economic policy and rural development policy.

Current Projects

ADP/2002/089 - Agricultural trade liberalisation and domestic market reforms in Indian agriculture

ADP/2003/060 - Implementation of rodent management in intensive irrigated rice production systems in Indonesia and Vietnam

ADP/2003/069 - Policy options for improving the value of land use in smallholder Fijian agriculture

ADP/2004/045 - Exploring alternative futures for agricultural knowledge, science and technology (KST)

ADP/2005/066 - Markets for high-value commodities in Indonesia: Promoting competitiveness and inclusiveness

ADP/2005/140 - Participatory needs assessment for capacity building in extension (Pacific Islands)

ADP/2007/055 - Improving the efficiency of land use change policy in China

ADP/2007/062 - Facilitating efficient agricultural markets in India: An assessment of competition and regulatory reform requirements

ADP/2008/005 - Viability of alternative frameworks for agricultural trade negotiations