Report of a symposium held at Canberra, 14 May 1987

The prime objective of the ACIAR Grain Storage Research Program is to develop cost-effective methods for the safe storage of grains under the difficult physical conditions of the humid tropics, particularly the Southeast Asian region.

The survey described in this report in selected Pacific countries was conducted by Mr Mike Foale in August and September 1986.

Proceedings of an international workshop held at the Forestry Training Centre, Gympie, Qld., Australia, 4-7 August 1986.

Significant advances in grain harvesting, drying, handling, storage and milling have occurred in the ASEAN region in the last decade

OUT OF STOCK Food legumes are grown throughout Asia for human and animal nutrition

Lates calcarifer, known as sea bass or barramundi, occurs widely and ia prized eating fish in the Indo-Pacific region, but interest in detailed studies of its biology has only arisen recently

Bananas and plantain (musa spp) are one of the few tropical crops that have not been bred successfully

  Proceedings of an international seminar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9-11 October 1985.

  Proceedings of an international seminar, Manila, Philippines, 27-30 May 1985. The concern of this seminar is the integrated use of pesticides to improve the safe storage of cereal grains and other secondary foodstuffs under the difficult environmental conditions of the humid tropics.

OUT OF STOCK Bacterial wilt, caused largely by Pseudomonas solanacearum, is one of the most destructive bacterial plant diseases

Proceedings of an international workshop held at Cisarua, Indonesia, 19-23 August 1985. The meeting provided a valuable forum for scientists in the region to share experiences, and to identify areas of high priority in forage research that will contribute to the continuing development of forage as an important component of the farming systems throughout the region.

  Proceedings of an international workshop on the ecology of ticks and epidemiology of tick-borne diseases, held at Nyanga, Zimbabwe, 17-21 February 1986.

Within its general postharvest activities, ACIAR has established a grain storage research program with a specific objective of safe storage of grain. This has been done in response to many requests for assistance in preventing the very substantial losses that are known to occur in the postharvest sector. The program seeks to achieve safe storage by facilitating research on high priority problems, such as grain drying and losses from pests, that have been identified as the major constraints to preserving grain quality after harvest.

  The Government of Vanuatu sought assistance from Australia for a survey of pastures throughout the country. This technical report presents the findings of that survey, carried out by the Department of Agriculture at the University of Queensland and funded by ACIAR. It provides valuable information on the potential and limitations of pasture improvement for the beef cattle industry in Vanuatu, as well as giving guidance to both ACIAR and the Australian Development Assistance Bureau (ADAB) in planning projects for further research and development in the industry.

Proceedings of the Nigeria-Australia Seminar on Collaborative Agricultural Research

proceedings of an international workshop held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, N.S.W., Australia, 12-15 May 1985. In this volume some of the heterogeneity of the farming systems approach to research is reviewed and considered.