ACIAR has launched a new project in Africa to protect banana growers in Mozambique and Tanzania against Fusarium wilt.

The Australian Government’s specialist agricultural research-for-development agency has advertised two new senior research vacancies in its research program.

New ACIAR-funded project in Indonesia will trail a global framework to assess the societal impact of livestock diseases to inform future animal health investments. 

A world-leading insect research centre in Kenya will receive ongoing annual funding from ACIAR through a new core funding agreement.

This year's largest gathering of global food security experts, hosted by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), is underway in Brisbane with more than 100 leaders working together to solve the worsening food crisis.