Improving food security and farmers’ livelihood through productive and sustainable crops The Crops Program aims to increase the productivity and sustainability of major crops by exploring improved varieties and new crop management methods. The program is built on two complementary themes of genetics and sustainable intensification and diversification.
The Climate Change Program progresses the science and practice of how to transform food systems and livelihoods that are under the most pressure to adapt or to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Systems transformation requires a strong focus on social and institutional change, supported by technical analyses, to create fundamentally new ways in which livelihoods are sustained and food is produced. The research strategy aims to progress the science and practice of 3 pillars that support transformation:
Improving fruit, vegetable and ornamental crop production The Horticulture Program aims to improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of fruit, vegetable, ornamental and beverage crops in developing countries to improve livelihoods and deliver, safe nutritious food.
A multi-country program that supported the development of more sustainable food systems across South Asia has concluded.
The new monograph captures the lessons and knowledge gained form a 10-year research initiative across 7 countries.
This project aimed to improve understanding on the response of men and women farmers to changing weed dynamics due to Conservation Agriculture-based Sustainable Intensification (CASI) adoption in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of South Asia. View project page.
An ACIAR-supported research is helping smallholder farmers in Cambodia and Laos diversify their farming operations to become more resilient.
This project aimed to utilise roadmapping techniques to create enabling environments that facilitate the uptake of Conservation Agriculture based Sustainable Intensification (CASI) practices to improve the livelihoods of farming communities in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP). View project page.
This project aims to clarify the major insights from ACIAR investments at the program and cross program level, related to sustainable intensification of agriculture in Cambodia. This activity aligns with ACIARs strategy for growth – synthesising research, assessing impacts and learning lessons. It is an opportunity to consolidate findings from ACIAR investments in Cambodia and better understand their applicability for smallholder farmers through cross-project activities that have a multidisciplinary focus.
