This issue of Partners tells the story of ACIAR’s program to extend Conservation Agriculture to parts of the developing world in South Asia, Africa and China. Today, Australia has a higher percentage of land under Conservation Agriculture than any other country. ACIAR is working to share the Australian experience and the benefits with the dryland areas of the developing world.In this issue:

This edition tells stories of opportunity—from poultry farmers in Tanzania and Mozambique selling chickens to nearby villagers, to oyster farmers in Vietnam attracting the interest of commercial buyers, it is smallholders who benefit.

This edition of Partners features a special report on Papua New Guinea (PNG), Australia’s nearest neighbour. Many of the stories were photographed and written by Paul Jones, a photojournalist who has worked for leading newspapers in Australia and the UK.In this issue:

The June 2012 edition of Partners Magazine celebrates 30 years of achievements, drawing on and reprinting past articles to retell some of our best stories. It also tells the history of ACIAR through the eyes of some former employees as well as contributors and writers involved in producing Partners.In this issue:

This edition has a focus on aid and effectiveness.

This issue has a focus on ACIAR’s partnerships with the people working within ACIAR projects. This edition celebrates the dedication, enthusiasm and commitment of the people involved with ACIAR, and recognises that these qualities bring success to ACIAR projects.

This edition has a focus on the ACIAR partnerships with non-government organisations. Also in this issue we ‘celebrate women’ with a special edition of ACIAR’s roundup focusing on the achievements of women working with ACIAR.

This edition has a focus on ACIAR’s work in Africa, amongst a range of stories about ways people are improving their food security and incomes.

This edition focuses on Policy to Plate.

This edition examines the issues of water management and agriculture, and how these impact on food security.

This edition of Partners focuses on Global Partnerships and the Millenium Development Goals.

This issue highlights the important link between natural resource management and food security. It focuses on ACIAR-supported initiatives and partnerships which are delivering sustainable approaches to agriculture, with examples of projects that demonstrate that environmental sustainability can also help smallholders increase their productivity.

This issue is focused on food security. It includes stories on a market driven collaboration reducing rural poverty in Indonesia, creating aquaculture opportunities in India and Australia, raising farm production in Bangladesh and boosting horticulture in the Pacific.

This edition is focused on gene technology.

This edition is focused on the role of women in agriculture. It also includes a story on a public/private partnership that is helping to revitalise the pyrethrum industry in Papua New Guinea.

This edition is focused on climate change, looking at the impact on plant breeding, farm forestry, native grasslands and water use. It also contains articles on rice quality and fertiliser use.

Partners for July to October 2007 features articles on biosecurity, including research addressing Avian Influenza (Birdflu), pig viruses, eucalypt rust, and potato and banana diseases.In this issue:

This issue focuses on research that is helping farmers overcome these barriers.