RT @dost_stii: Mr. Peter Horne from ACIAR shares a report about their partnership with PCAARRD, which is centered on improving the capacit… read more

In Myanmar's Central Dry Zone 🇲🇲#rainfall has halved since the 1950s, making food insecurity a constant threat to t… https://t.co/E9JwWIJjIk read more

A reminder to all journalists & professional communicators in 🇫🇯🇰🇮🇵🇬🇼🇸 🇸🇧🇹🇴🇹🇻🇻🇺 reporting on agriculture in the Pac… https://t.co/SsiRMYvroY read more

RT @CrawfordFund: It is now less than a month to "Weathering the Perfect Storm," have you registered? 12-13 Aug, Canberra. Follow the hasht… read more

RT @AusAmbNP: This story @ACIARAustralia never grows old. A wonderful story of Australia-#Nepal partnership. https://t.co/WbR5YljybU read more

#DYK biofortified crops 🌽🌾 are grown in over 40 countries? Dr @HowdyBouis from @HarvestPlus chats with @FarmOnline… https://t.co/i77BkB2Ta6 read more

RT @CGIARclimate: DEADLINE EXTENDED to Jul 31: Compete2Innovate is a competition for early-stage business ideas that will transform #foodsy… read more

Great to have Australia's Ambassador to the Philippines 🇦🇺🇵🇭Mr Steve Robinson AO @AusAmbPH stop by the ACIAR stand… https://t.co/6GcDCUsi0i read more

RT @HarvestPlus: Thanks @HowdyBouis for sharing the benefits of #biofortification at @ACIARAustralia. Listen to Howdy's radio interview wit… read more

RT @HarvestPlus: "Our big focus and objective now is reaching a billion people and eventually more than a billion people." @howdybouis brea… read more

In the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar 🇲🇲 rainfall has halved since the 1950s. With droughts stretching for longer periods, food insecurity is a constant threat to the region's 12 million people. Since 2013, we have been funding research through the University of New England, AU helping farmers increase the productivity of legume-based farming systems. To date, the project has created eight new varieties of drought and disease resistant legumes, established 1,600 seedbanks benefitting over 80,000 farmers, and improved fertiliser and nutrient management practises. read more

A reminder to all journalists and professional communicators in 🇫🇯🇰🇮🇵🇬🇼🇸🇸🇧🇹🇴🇹🇻🇻🇺 reporting on agriculture in the Pacific: just three weeks to enter ABC Australia's Celebrating Agriculture in the News (CAN) Competition. Applications close 9 August 2019. Apply now! read more

Did you know biofortified crops are now grown in over 40 countries, improving the health and nutrition of millions of farmers? Dr Howarth Bouis is the founder of HarvestPlus, a project dedicated to developing and promoting new, more nutritious varieties of staple food crops with higher amounts of vitamin A, iron or zinc-three of the micronutrients identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as most lacking in diets globally. He spoke to FarmOnline about plans to spread biofortified crops to 60 countries within five years' time. The Australian government is contributing to the HarvestPlus project via assistance from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in rolling out the rice varieties in Indonesia and the Philippines. read more

By 2030, the Pacific will need an extra 100,000 tonnes of fish each year to feed its people. We're funding a project through UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia and WorldFish to strengthen community-based approaches to better manage coastal fisheries in 🇸🇧🇰🇮🇻🇺 Part of this project is focusing on fisheries-related initiatives for women, who play a crucial role in fisheries and fish-value chains throughout the Pacific. read more

Farmers in northwest Vietnam are benefitting from a project we're funding helping develop vegetable value chains to retail markets in Hanoi. Run by Applied Horticultural Research, the project has introduced new cultivation methods, helping farmers grow clean, safe vegetables that can be sold for a higher price. This boost in farmer income has empowered many families in Son La province to escape poverty. read more

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An honour to have the King of Tonga, Tupou VI, visit a stand at the Annual Royal Agricultural & Fisheries Show displaying pearls produced by a project we're funding through USC: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. read more

'What’s for dinner? It’s a question asked every day in homes around the world. No other organisation has done as much to ensure families—especially the poorest—have an answer to that question as CGIAR, the world’s largest global agricultural research organisation.' - Bill Gates We're proud to represent Australia as one of the largest investors to the CGIAR, with ACIAR staff involved in the highest levels of governance of the CGIAR system, and Australian scientists being prominent in the leadership and governance of the 15 CGIAR centres. read more

Are you a journalist or professional communicator in the Pacific reporting on agriculture? Enter our competition for a chance to attend a media masterclass run by ABC Australia in Samoa during Pacific Week of Agriculture in September. This professional development opportunity is available to communicators in 🇫🇯🇰🇮🇵🇬🇼🇸🇸🇧🇹🇴🇹🇻🇻🇺 with entries open across print; photography; video or animation; audio or song; & digital. Entries close 9 August 2019. Apply now! read more

It's National NAIDOC Week 🇦🇺 #NAIDOC2019 an opportunity to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. read more