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

RT @UoAGFAR: The 'IndoGreen' project funded by @ACIARAustralia aims to identify policy impact of agricultural landscape & ecosystem service… read more

A new program of replanting oil palm trees one hectare at a time is improving #foodsecurity and access to income in… https://t.co/h9cgOUYJej read more

Registration is now open for the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry @Agroforest2019 being held 19-22 May 2019 in Mo… https://t.co/EjRIXuEy3H 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

We're pleased to be supporting the 2019 Australasian Aid Conference being hosted by The Australian National University in February. The conference is calling for papers and panel proposals, with submissions welcome from academics, practitioners, and students. Submissions close 5 October 2018. read more

We've been sponsoring research on Leucaena for over 25 years and are proud to be sponsoring the upcoming International Leucaena Conference at The University of Queensland - UQ. Running from October 29 to November 3, the event will see world-leading scientists, researchers and producers share their practical knowledge, experience and research on the latest varieties, recommend management practices and feeding systems. Our Chair Commissioner, Mr Don Heatley OAM, will also be attending to support this important event. See you there! read more