Research that works for developing countries and Australia

 

Agricultural Systems Management

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

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.

All Projects

ANRE1/1993/705 - Analysis of growth and stabilisation policies in Indonesia - a linked modelling approach

ANRE1/1996/043 - Participatory land use planning for forest and agricultural resources in Papua New Guinea

ANRE1/1996/186 - The emergence of farmers' organisations in rural Vietnam: Relevance to rural development and rural development policy

ANRE1/1996/224 - Participatory planning and management of resource development in Vanuatu

ASEM/1995/002 - Analysis of socio-economic and agribusiness developments in the Chinese beef and cattle industry

ASEM/1995/118 - Integrated water resources assessment and management framework: a case study of the Upper Chao Phraya headwaters, Northern Thailand

ASEM/1995/119 - An evaluation of the sustainability of farming systems in the brackish water region of the Mekong Delta

ASEM/1996/044 - Planning for agricultural development and sustainable land management in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/1997/041 - Enhancing the contribution of livestock within smallholder mixed farming systems in the Philippines

ASEM/1997/118 - Socio economic monitoring and evaluation of research and development of the PNG cocoa and coconut smallholder sector

ASEM/1998/052 - Enhancing farmer adoption of simple conservation practices: landcare in the Philippines and Australia

ASEM/1998/060 - Chinese wool textile mills: economic analysis of fibre-input/textile-product selection and new processing technologies

ASEM/1998/081 - Global Mountain Program on: Investigating issues and options for managing sustainable livelihoods on marginal mountain farms

ASEM/1999/084 - Improving productivity of the smallholder oil palm sector in Papua New Guinea: a study of biophysical and socioeconomic interactions

ASEM/1999/093 - The role of carbon sequestration credits in influencing the economic performance of farm forestry systems

ASEM/2000/088 - Redevelopment of a timber industry following extensive land clearing

ASEM/2000/101 - Improving the efficiency of the agribusiness supply chain and quality management for small agricultural producers in Mindanao

ASEM/2000/107 - Future prospects for smallholder poultry producers in the Philippines: ducks and native chickens

ASEM/2000/109 - Farming systems research for crop diversification in Cambodia and Australia

ASEM/2000/162 - Scientific communication in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2001/016 - Microbial contaminants associated with sago processing and storage in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2001/037 - Improving the marketing system for fresh produce of the highlands of PNG

ASEM/2001/055 - Improving yield and economic viability of peanut production in Papua New Guinea and Australia using integrated management and modelling approaches

ASEM/2001/095 - Institutional strengthening for integrated water resource management in Thailand

ASEM/2001/107 - Accelerating the impacts of participatory research and extension on shifting cultivation farming systems in Laos

ASEM/2001/108 - Improving delivery of extension services in the Philippines

ASEM/2002/014 - Improving productivity and the participation of youth and women in the Papua New Guinea cocoa, coconut and oil palm industries

ASEM/2002/050 - Economic performance and management of the Gulf of Papua prawn fishery

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

ASEM/2003/007 - CARF - Cambodian Agricultural Research Fund

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

ASEM/2003/012 - Improving the marketing system for maize and soybeans in Cambodia

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

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

ASEM/2004/011 - Evaluating domestic tuna fisheries projects

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

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

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

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

ASEM/2005/062 - Linking smallholder vegetable producers in the Philippines to urban markets - a scoping study

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

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

ASEM/2005/126 - Sweet potato workshop in PNG

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

ASEM/2006/033 - PNG coffee project coordinator

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

ASEM/2006/059 - Community Agricultural Technology Program

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

ASEM/2006/068 - Analytical equipment in support of the ACIAR/Unitech Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

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

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

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

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