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.
A research project aimed at improving the livelihoods of the people living in the coral atolls of Kiribati and Tuvalu.
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. Malnutrition is a significant concern and non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and micronutrient deficiencies, are increasingly evident because of low awareness of the effect of poor diet.
An evaluation of how and in which contexts Farmers’ Hubs facilitate the dissemination of new products, practices, and services to smallholder farmers and the broader farming community as commercial service providers.
By Dr James Quilty, ACIAR Research Program Manager for Soil and Land Management
A global research collaboration supported by ACIAR is helping countries around the world tailor new mungbean varieties to local conditions and markets.
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.
Soil management training is underway in Fiji as part of long-running regional efforts to support food production, healthy ecosystems, and climate change mitigation.
