This is a Khmer translation of the original version in English. This guide is intended to be an integrated pest management tool. Originally designed for Khmer-speaking farmers in Australia and Cambodia, the guide will help students, extension officers and farm advisers, in Australia, Cambodia, and in countries facing similar challenges, grow healthy tomatoes, capsicums, chillies and eggplants. It identifies the major insect pests, beneficial organisms, diseases, and nutritional and climatic disorders which affect these crops.

Mungbean presents smallholder farmers in Cambodia with an opportunity to diversify crop production in traditional rice production systems. The crop has a number of agronomic benefits and meets growing global demand for beans for sprouting, cooking and processing. This guide is based on knowledge and outputs of ACIAR-supported mungbean research carried out in Cambodia over 18 years.

The seventh edition of Mung Central, the official newsletter of the International Mungbean Improvement Network (IMIN) is out now. 

This is a Khmer translation of ACIAR Monograph No.130

The results reported in this book apply not only to the grasslands in China but also to those in Mongolia, Russia and throughout Central Asia, and the principles elicited here are also relevant to grasslands in many other developing countries.

The sixth edition of Mung Central, the official newsletter of the International Mungbean Improvement Network (IMIN) is out now.  Articles include:

This publication reviews the current state of knowledge of inland capture fisheries and aquaculture in Myanmar, using data from the past decade. The book aims to highlight challenges and opportunities in Myanmar’s fisheries sector, and to contribute to information sharing and capacity building for better management and sustainable use of the country’s inland aquatic resources.

This is a Tok Pisin translation of ACIAR Monograph No.176 'Introduction to basic crop production, post-harvest and financial management practices: a training manual for smallholder vegetable farmers in western Pacific island nations'. 

The Australian Government supports the ongoing development of agricultural industries in the South Pacific region through many programs, including the Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative (PARDI).

Agricultural Science 30(2) and 31(1), 2019 ACIAR is proud to host this special issue of Agricultural Science, which focuses on smallholder farming systems in low- and middle-income countries and the contribution that Australian agricultural science is making to improve the productivity, sustainability and resilience of these systems in the Indo-Pacific region.

The “Maria’s Family” books were developed as part of an ACIAR-funded project on women’s business acumen in Papua New Guinea. Initial research found women farmers in the highlands and East New Britain were making simple mistakes in marketing their produce, and almost all were not budgeting for their agricultural and families’ futures. Rural women also identified a lack of basic literacy was limiting their economic and social opportunities (including stopping them from engaging in training). These were the drivers of the creation of the “Maria’s Family” books.

In the past four decades, rice has become a commercial crop of great importance to Lower Mekong farmers, augmenting but not replacing its role in securing their subsistence. Particularly in Northeast Thailand and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, rice farming has become a major export industry, spurring a process of rural development that has helped lift many households out of poverty.

Knowledge of Africa’s complex farming systems, set in their socio-economic and environmental context, is an essential ingredient to developing effective strategies for improving food and nutrition security. Illustrated with full-colour maps and photographs, this book provides a comprehen­sive and insightful analysis which describes the characteristics, trends, drivers of change and strategic priorities for each of Africa’s 15 farming systems and their main subsystems.

The issues canvassed in the monograph, Enabling policies for developing smallholder agriculture in Pakistan, are widespread throughout the developing world. The challenges facing Pakistan are replicated in many countries, so the findings of this report should resonate beyond Pakistan. The monograph highlights major initiatives in many areas to transform smallholder agriculture in Pakistan. These include:

This manual was compiled to be a reference to be used in shell-based handicraft skills workshops in Papua New Guinea and Fiji. It was produced as part of an ACIAR-supported project focused on developing pearl industry-based livelihoods in the western Pacific region. The manual is designed as a companion to community shell-based handicraft training and is likely to find broad application within the Pacific region. The manual provides the essentials of making shell-based jewellery and macramé, including:

ACIAR has two flagship capacity-building programs. The John Allwright Fellowship (JAF) has brought aspiring Filipino scientists to learn, collaborate and be trained in Australian institutions, exposing the JAF fellows to a broad range of scientific learning and problem-solving approaches. Bringing these learnings back to the country, Filipino JAF fellows can then develop science-based solutions in a grassroots approach.