Many people in rural PNG🇵🇬live off less than $1.25 a day. Access to protein is often limited resulting in malnutrit… https://t.co/dpcTGbdVJC read more

We're looking for a partner organisation to develop & deliver a new #leadership program for women in the Indo-Pacif… https://t.co/5tCS548YgV read more

RT @CIAT_: Cassava stakeholders met last week in Phnom Penh to develop a regional plan to address #CMDinSEA. What action did they agree on?… read more

RT @CrawfordFund: “Food security is not just about ensuring people have enough food to eat. But ensuring they have access to an affordable,… read more

In Australia, 5% of the population has #diabetes—in Fiji, it's 30%. In fact, Fiji has the highest rate of diabetes-… https://t.co/OdLeEkaJrO read more

RT @ACIARCEO: Terrific story on @ACIARAustralia nutrition work in Fiji 🇫🇯led by Dr Lydia O'Meara @CQUni Diabetes, heart disease and other d… read more

RT @CrawfordFund: #DidYouKnow? Since 1987 @CrawfordFund has provided training for about 12,000 individuals from 54 countries: https://t.co/… read more

RT @singhpratibha1: Joint and coordinated efforts needed to reduce the hungry (1 in 9) and addressing the multiple forms of malnutrition @… read more

RT @AusHCPak: Signed an agreement for @pid_gov & Australia to collaborate on water, food & energy. Experts & officials from both countries… read more

RT @ACIARCEO: The Happy Seeder is a great example of Australian ingenuity with wide application for farmers wanting to conserve organic mat… read more

Many people in rural Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬️ live off less than $1.25 a day. Access to protein is often limited resulting in health problems from malnutrition, such as stunting in children and increased susceptibility to disease. A fish farming project in PNG we've funding through UNSW Aquaculture Research Group has added quality protein to diets and brought about positive social impacts that have transformed lives. read more

We're looking for a partner organisation to develop and deliver a new leadership program for women in the Indo-Pacific working in agricultural research for development. The request for tender will be available on the AusTender website from Tuesday 3 October 2018. read more

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Ever thought about volunteering overseas? Australian Nick Pain has spent three months in Lao PDR as part of the Australian Volunteers Program helping teach basic lab and plant pathology skills to the staff of the local agriculture and forestry offices. Read about Nick's experience via the link below and search for volunteering opportunities via the Australian Volunteers Program Website: https://www.australianvolunteers.com/ read more

In Australia, 5% of the population has diabetes—in Fiji, it's 30%. In fact, Fiji has the highest rate of diabetes-related deaths in the world. Over the last six weeks, we funded CQUniversity Australia researcher and nutrition expert, Lydia O’Meara, to travel to Fiji to study what factors influence a family's ability to eat a healthy diet and to conduct nutritional workshops to help tackle diabetes and cardiovascular issues in farming villages. read more

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'What we choose to eat, how we move around and how these activities contribute to climate change is receiving a lot of media attention. In this context, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and transport are often compared, but in a flawed way.' Experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discuss the pitfalls of simplification when looking at greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. read more

Registration is now open for the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry, being held 19 to 22 May 2019 in Montpellier, France. The three-day event will see scholars, practitioners, policymakers and civil society members from around the world discuss and contribute to the progress of agroforestry science. The event is also accepting abstract submissions until the end of October. More information: https://goo.gl/az1wnu read more

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The oil palm industry in PNG isn’t just critically important for the export income it provides, it is also a source of income for nearly 20,000 smallholder families and an estimated 200,000 people. The long-term sustainability of the industry depends on oil palm stands being replanted approximately every 22 years, but, because of increased social and economic pressures, farmers have been delaying replanting until many of their palms are too tall to harvest. We're funding research projects through Curtin University and JCU: James Cook University, Australia to devise where a two-hectare stand of oil palm could be replanted one hectare at a time, two to three years apart. read more