#DYK Australia's longest running aid effort is in the forests of Nepal? 🌲🇳🇵 Since 1966 🇦🇺 aid projects have helped… https://t.co/LN5svQ6Sfw read more

We've funded a children's book to help curb #deforestation by telling the story of a young girl and her favourite c… https://t.co/mRbU11JR4I read more

RT @Anne_Ruston: Australian development assistance is crucial to our region, and it’s fundamentally in our national interest to do it, buil… read more

Developing #biosecurity capacity is a vital part of protecting the agricultural economies of Australia & developing… https://t.co/wSzx71EXVu read more

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand and participated in discussion panels at the Australasian Aid Confer… https://t.co/7W8GpKZH7i read more

"Technologies like the #Chameleon sensor and the virtual #irrigation academy are democratising river systems and re… https://t.co/u7JPKWUe9x read more

As mentioned by @ACIARCEO speaking this morning at #AAC2019, read about a project we're funding with @IDRC_CRDI imp… https://t.co/Shve1qqlJG read more

"Thinking about how these things are connected gets you a better outcome." @ACIARCEO Andrew Campbell speaking at… https://t.co/5tMp5GeRQF read more

RT @KropffMartin: Wonderful to meet Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder/Chair ⁦@BRACworld⁩, multiple prize winner for very impressive impacts on… read more

RT @AusAmbVN: @ACIARAustralia’s new research activities will promote mango exports to China ➕ improve livelihoods for smallholder producers… read more

Did you know Australia's longest running aid effort is in the forests of Nepal? Since 1966, Australian aid projects have helped reforest community lands and improve the lives of 2.4 million households at the foothills of the Himalayas. ACIAR has continued the cause since 2013, with our CEO, Professor Andrew Campbell, recently visiting the project. read more

We've funded a children's book to help curb deforestation by telling the story of a young girl and her favourite cow. 'Kunthea and the Happy Cow' captures the rapid impact deforestation can have on the local farming communities from the quality and quantity of water flowing through watersheds to the loss of nutrients in the soil. The book is part of a wider effort to educate children across South-East Asia, with a special focus on Cambodia and Indonesia, on how to implement sustainable agriculture practices, including how to care for animals in a healthy eco-farm system. read more

Developing biosecurity capacity is a vital part of protecting the agricultural economies of Australia and developing countries. Following the success of the Australia–Africa Plant Biosecurity Partnership, we are developing new biosecurity capacity-building partnerships in Pacific island countries. read more

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand and participated in discussion panels at the Australasian Aid Conference #AAC2019 over the last two days in Canberra. See you again next year! read more

We're looking for a new country manager to ensure the effective delivery of our research program in Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 Working out of the Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby, the manager will lead an office responsible for providing support to ACIAR-managed collaborative research and development partnerships through liaison, coordination, representation and administrative activities. Applications close Friday 1 March 2019. Apply now! read more

Attending the Australasian Aid Conference tomorrow? At 11am in the Lennox Room, our Livestock Research Program Manager, Dr Anna Okello, will be taking part in a discussion on sustainable food systems in rural economies and the policy challenges for livestock and aquaculture production. Dr Okello recently spoke about the need for greater recognition of the role livestock plays in human health and nutrition, especially in low and middle-income countries. read more

Heading to the Development Policy Centre Australasian Aid Conference over the next two days in Canberra? Make sure you stop by our stand to chat with our team and pick up a copy of our latest publications. More information is available via The Australian National University's website. read more

We have expanded a successful research partnership co-funded withIDRC / CRDII called Cultivate Africa’s Future #CultiAF. Improving sanitation in slums and #foodsecurity for local villagers, it uses minimal water and land while producing green energy. read more

Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Fiji 🇫🇯 Chocolate 🍫 Competition held yesterday at the Vanua Chocolate cafe in Nadi. The event is part of a wider research effort we are funding through the Queensland Department of Agriculture & Fisheries and the Pacific-Community-SPC aiming to strengthen cocoa value chains in the South Pacific. read more

Did you know the lower Mekong River basin inland fisheries are the world's largest with more than 40 million people actively involved in the sector? Despite providing food and income for two-thirds of the local population, its sustainability is threatened by irrigation ’barriers’ such as dams, levees, weirs and walls blocking fish migration. We've been funding an ongoing project through Charles Sturt University - CSU integrating fish passages helping protect the natural migration of fish. read more