Meeting the biophysical information needs of peatland restoration and management stakeholders to support improved and integrated decision-making

Meeting the biophysical information needs of peatland restoration and management stakeholders to support improved and integrated decision-making

Project code
SLAM/2022/104
Program
Soil and Land Management
Project start date
23 Jul 2024
Project end date
30 Jun 2029

Developing co-management options for sustainable peatland livelihoods in Indonesia

The project aims to identify, explore, and support community-driven livelihood options for local and indigenous women and men in a Central Kalimantan peat swamp forest, focusing on ecological restoration goals.

Project code
SSS/2022/155
Program
Social Systems
Project start date
01 Jul 2024
Project end date
30 Jun 2029

Quantifying the impacts of nitrogen use and developing sustainable agricultural nitrogen management strategies in Laos rice-based farming systems

Enhancing rice farming sustainability and reduce environmental degradation by improving the efficiency with which nitrogen resources are utilised by farmers.

Project code
SLAM/2022/102
Program
Soil and Land Management
Project start date
01 Jan 2024
Project end date
31 Dec 2028

Assessing the social and economic implications of transitioning to low-input and organic rice production in Lao PDR

Making informed decisions about transitioning to sustainable agricultural practices that balance economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social equity.

Project code
SSS/2023/137
Program
Social Systems
Project start date
30 Oct 2023
Project end date
30 Apr 2026

Reframing the yield gap: Integrating farmer knowledge, culture and agroecological conditions for sustainable rice yields in the Philippines

Integrating farmer knowledge, culture and agroecological conditions for sustainable rice yields in the Philippines.

Project code
SSS/2023/139
Program
Social Systems
Project start date
01 Oct 2023
Project end date
31 Dec 2025

Effective agricultural research for development (AR4D) pathways, partners and opportunities in Myanmar - Final Report

Providing guidance on possible partners and commissioned organisations that can effectively and appropriately be engaged to work within ACIAR research projects focused primarily on upland agricultural issues in Myanmar, and to explore potential research and development pathways with non-government agencies.

Sustainable agricultural intensification systems for climate resilient development in Pacific island countries

Evaluating biophysical and economic benefits of multiple SI practices in crop-based farming systems in Samoa and Tonga, focusing on practices most likely to provide climate adaptation and mitigation benefits.

Project code
CLIM/2020/186
Program
Crops
Project start date
01 Feb 2023
Project end date
31 Mar 2027

Assessment, management and marketing of goods and services from cutover native forests in Papua New Guinea

A project aimed at assessing the future capacity of cutover forests to supply timber and environmental services, and investigating production options for community forest owners involving small-scale or portable sawmilling operations.

Project code
FST/2004/061
Program
Forestry
Project start date
01 May 2007
Project end date
31 Mar 2011

Effective agricultural research for development (AR4D) pathways, partners and opportunities in Myanmar

Arrangements for joint agricultural research and development investments in partner countries, between in-country organisations and Australia, occasionally need to adapt to rapidly changing governance arrangements. This project aimed to provide guidance on possible partners and commissioned organisations that can effectively and appropriately be engaged to work within ACIAR research projects focused primarily on upland agricultural issues in Myanmar, and to explore potential research and development pathways with non-government agencies. 

Project code
SLAM/2021/105
Program
Soil and Land Management
Project start date
21 Jun 2021
Project end date
30 Jun 2022

Agricultural trade liberalisation and domestic market reforms in Indian agriculture

This project aimed to examine the nature and impact of interventions in selected agricultural markets, to analyse marketing system constraints, to identify, evaluate and quantify the impact of domestic market and international trade policy reforms and, to develop and disseminate appropriate policy recommendations. With a particular focus on the interaction of trade liberalisation (reforms at the 'border') with internal ('behind the border') reforms, the project was conceived and designed to contribute to the policy challenge of devising reforms

Project code
ADP/2002/089
Program
Agribusiness
Project start date
01 Jan 2005
Project end date
30 Jun 2008

Next generation agricultural extension: social relations for practice change

Filling the gap in understanding concerning smallholders’ social relations, this project will actively reformulate the practice of extension. This project aims to complement and/or replace the globally-dominant but limited model of agricultural extension reliant on the transfer of technology-capital and information.

Project code
SSS/2019/138
Program
Social Systems
Project start date
11 Jan 2021
Project end date
31 Dec 2026

Smallholder goat value chains in Pakistan; challenges and research opportunities

This project aimed to improve strategic value chains to significantly and equitably benefit the rural poor, particularly women, living in the Punjab and Sindh. This project was part of the DFAT-funded Agriculture Value Chain Collaborative Research program (AVCCR) which identified goat meat value chains within Pakistan as a high priority for further research. The AVCCR targets strategic value chains impacting smallholder livel

Project code
LPS/2016/096
Program
Livestock Systems
Project start date
01 Dec 2016
Project end date
30 Nov 2017