Introducing conservation agriculture Soil and Land Management Program aims to help smallholders boost productivity through sustainable use of limited resources in a changing climate. Ensuring that agricultural production is sustainable—and benefits smallholder farmers—is a key challenge for long-term food security.
New soil research is boosting sustainable production of vegetables in Indonesia
Declining soil fertility and biological soil health represent a major threat to sustainable agricultural development in the Pacific.
This project aimed to improve the livelihoods of the people living in the coral atolls of Kiribati and Tuvalu. Atolls of the Pacific islands are among the most vulnerable communities to the impacts of climate change and are facing major challenges to their food and income security.
Research in the hills of northwest Vietnam has been introducing rural farming communities to agroforestry, helping restore the land and strengthen livelihoods.
A new ACIAR-supported project aims to help Pakistan tackle salinity in agricultural landscapes holistically by engaging with farmers in a different way, using Australia’s experience as a guide. Project leader Dr Michael Mitchell from Charles Sturt University said that Pakistan, like Australia, faces the challenges of developing agriculture within water-scarce, salinity-affected landscapes.
The research tests the usefulness and acceptability of a soil moisture sensor to African smallholder farmers.
A multi-country program that supported the development of more sustainable food systems across South Asia has concluded.
An Alumni Research Support Facility grant is enabling timely research to assess the challenges women and youth in backyard gardening face.
