The #MARVI project we're funding in India 🇮🇳 through @westernsydneyu has incorporated an app empowering villages an… https://t.co/EClhLdD9A2 read more

RT @CIMMYT: What are the realities of agricultural labor and #mechanization in Africa? Read the myth-debunking fact sheet: https://t.co/aHF… read more

RT @mongabay: World Agroforestry Congress gathers huge group of global boosters in France, our @ErikHoffner reports from #agroforestry2019… read more

Thank you to everyone who visited our stand at #Agroforestry2019 where our #forestry program was on display. Fundin… https://t.co/zA8Dl0y7oi read more

RT @ACIARCEO: Brilliant @ICRAF clip on transformative ACIAR-funded work on #agroforestry for #food security in NW Vietnam @DFAT https://t.c… read more

As the Fourth World Congress on Agroforestry 🌲🌴🌳 draws to a close, @mongabay looks back on the event that saw more… https://t.co/gtcAGVEe4w read more

RT @LisaStadelbauer: @IDRC_AFRIQUE @CanHCKenya Love this Canada - Australia collaboration, with two amazing research institutes. Thanks fo… read more

We're looking for a Communications Officer to join our office in Laos 🇱🇦🇦🇺 As an experienced communicator, you will… https://t.co/jpRty1IuxL read more

RT @IDRC_AFRIQUE: @IDRC_CRDI @ACIARAustralia @ACIARAfrica @afs_asa @HamadiIddiBoga Kick off day 3 with @wrenmedia_uk discussing communicati… read more

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An app enabling the crowdsourcing and verification of groundwater-related data is revolutionising Indian village communities’ relationships with the dwindling resource hidden beneath their feet. A network of volunteers on the MARVI project (Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Village-level Intervention) is using the newly scaled-up MyWell app to collect and analyse data such as depth-to-groundwater, rainfall amounts, check-dam water levels and water-quality parameters. read more

New research has found African farming households are far more dependent on hire labour markets than previously thought. Stemming from a project we have been funding through the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) since 2013, the recent study called for a shift in policy to promote small-scale mechanisation to boost productivity on small farms. The study also debunked five common myths around labour and mechanisation in Africa, which have been illustrated on a new fact sheet released by CIMMYT. Read now https://www.cimmyt.org/news/fact-sheet-debunking-labor-and-mechanization-myths-presented-in-zimbabwe/ read more

Thank you to everyone who visited our stand this week at the Fourth World Congress on Agroforestry where our forestry research was on display. Currently funding 26 projects across 15 countries in the Pacific, Asia and Africa, our forestry program is helping smallholder farmers unlock the economic potential of trees 🌳🌴🌲 to help reduce poverty and improve food security. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2Jy7l9o read more

"One popular example of agroforestry product development having a big impact is in the exhibit hall, where ACIAR’s team is helping Dorothy Luana of Papua New Guinea show off her organization’s Galip nuts. "A delicious roasted snack that has been a long time staple in PNG, but with a dozen years of ACIAR support is now reaching an audience far beyond the Pacific island country." As the Fourth World Congress on Agroforestry draws to a close, Mongabay.com looks back on the event that saw more than 1200 delegates share ideas about how agroforestry can help address global challenges. #Agroforestry2019 read more

We're looking for a Communications Officer to join our office in Laos 🇱🇦🇦🇺 As an experienced communicator, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of our South-East Asia communications strategy and support the team in developing and promoting a range of communications products. Applications close Sunday 2 June 2019. Apply now! read more

We're funding a new project in Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 aiming to increase smallholder farmer income through more efficient and commercially-oriented cattle production. Run through The University of Queensland, the project will also improve access to markets for the 87.2 per cent of households in Timor-Leste that keep livestock. This is the second project of a ten-year livestock strategy developed with Timor-Leste's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in which Australian and Indonesian scientists 🇦🇺🇮🇩 will help with livestock research and training. read more

We're looking for a Communications Officer to join our office in the Philippines 🇵🇭🇦🇺 As an experienced communicator, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of our Philippines communications strategy and support the team in developing and promoting a range of communications products. Applications close Friday 31 May 2019. Apply now! read more

We're looking for a Communications Officer to join our office in Kenya 🇰🇪🇦🇺 As an experienced communicator, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of our Africa communications strategy and support the team in developing and promoting a range of communications products. Applications close Sunday 26 May 2019. Apply now! read more

Australian farmers have been experimenting with conservation agriculture (CA) practices since the 1960s. Today, adoption of some form of CA practices is estimated to occur on 80-90% of the winter crop production land. The strong involvement of Australian farmers in the early stages of research and development of CA practices is one of the reasons for its success. It isn’t surprising that Australian scientists and extension experts are now helping their counterparts in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh with research on the adoption of CA practices by farmers in the Eastern Gangetic Plains. read more

Our former Forestry Research Program Manager, Tony Bartlett, has authored a new study arguing there are five key success factors that need to be considered during the design of collaborative research-for-development projects. The study, published in 2018 in the International Forestry Review, synthesised results from ACIAR-funded research projects from across Vietnam, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. read more