Maintaining the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables under humid tropical conditions in these countries is a challenge. Using mango and tomato as focal commodities, this project aims to assess the nature, extent and the underlying causes of food loss in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Gender inequality and a lack of gender awareness within value chains in the Pacific have been observed. For instance, in Solomon Islands, women vendors often stay overnight at established markets in unsafe and unhygienic conditions. In Fiji, despite women contributing significantly to agriculture and fishing, men often take control of the decision making. This project aims to investigate and remediate food loss in Pacific Island value chains using a gender sensitive participatory approach to widen fruit and vegetable choices for overall improvement of Pacific diets and nutrition.

Understanding the vulnerabilities of banana farming systems in Mozambique and Tanzania and identifying biosecurity measures to mitigate potential Fusarium wilt TR4 damage in farmer fields.

This project aims to define the processes and practices (technical options, scaling interventions, policy settings and implementation) that can be applied to achieve sustainable, efficient, diversified food systems at scale in the Eastern Gangetic Plains.

Identifying and characterising the nature and scale of food and nutrition loss in urban agrifood chains in Mzuzu City and defining drivers and implications.

Identifying and characterising the nature and scale of food and nutrition loss in urban agrifood chains in Lusaka City and defining drivers and implications.

The Government of Lao PDR is increasingly seeking evidence to support policy development. This project is about finding out what the determinants of successful translation from research finding to adopted policy are, and how research activities and outcomes can be most effectively tailored to this decision-making context.

Characterising the populations of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm, FAW) in crop production systems of South-East Asia and Northern Australia as the first step towards developing long-term management options.

Developing and testing inclusive institutional arrangements and supporting a targeted public information campaign to restore artesian pressure in the Central Dry Zone (CDZ) of Myanmar as well as addressing inequities between water users to enhance equitable impact Some 10.12 million people reside in the CDZ of Myanmar. Around 43% live in poverty and 40-50% of the rural population is landless. Most land owners are small holder/marginal farmers. The extreme variability and intensity of dry season rainfall are major constraints to rural livelihoods.

Accelerating the adoption of Zero-Till seed drills to reduce crop residue burning and boost sustainable food energy and water security.

Improving the future of food systems in the EGP region and strengthening local capacities for scenario-based foresight exercises through training, mentoring and supporting a learning-by-doing approach.

Methodologies and germplasm to better manage Faba Bean Gall disease in Ethiopia.

Commercial farming is an important source of employment and export revenue, while subsistence farming underpins food security for most rural areas. This project aimed to ensure soil knowledge was enhanced in the Pacific Island Countries Territories and provided a reliable foundation for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems.

Developing and promoting market-based agroforestry options to improve livelihoods and enhance forest and landscape management in northwest Vietnam.

Project FST/2015/039 improving food security and smallholder livelihoods through the adoption of locally adapted agroforestry systems in key landscapes in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda. 

Improving farmers' incomes and livelihoods by developing sustainable and inclusive vegetable value chains in Vietnam and Myanmar.

This project aimed to increase the crop yields of dryland farmers in Aceh to help them make a better living.  Rural poverty in dryland farming areas is a major challenge to the development of the agriculture sector in Aceh.  Water and nutrient availability limit the productivity of dryland soil, but there is pressure to increase production. Due to lack of capital, farmers apply very little or no fertiliser to dryland crops, resulting in yields being significantly below their potential. 

Evaluating technologies and production practices to enable protected cropping; increasing adoption of protected cropping in market-oriented value chains for out-of-season vegetable production; and identifying strengths and weaknesses of different market-oriented vegetable value chain configurations.

This project aimed to identify how commercial forestry can increase the incomes of smallholders and scale out the broader benefits of commercial forestry to local communities and industries.  Millions of small-scale farmers in Indonesia cultivate trees. However, most smallholders fail to realise the full commercial potential of the forests they manage or the trees they plant – leading to supplies of poor-quality wood to the industry. 

Improving economic, social and environmental outcomes for smallholders in the Pacific Islands.

Increasing resilience, productivity, community engagement, and livelihood opportunities from pearl farming in Fiji, Tonga, and Papua New Guinea.

This project provided detailed information on key shark and ray species in PNG and a framework to enable PNG to sustainably manage its shark and ray resources.

Diversification and revitalisation of seaweed industries in the Pacific island countries of Fiji, Kiribati and Samoa.

This project aimed to provide a sustainable basis for continued development of cultured pearl industries in Fiji and Tonga and to determine the feasibility of half-pearl culture in Papua New Guinea based on methods developed in Tonga. Cultured pearls are the Pacific region's most valuable and highest priority aquaculture commodity. Pearl culture is compatible with traditional lifestyles and provides several opportunities for generating income.

Creating more productive, resilient, profitable and sustainable maize-legume farming systems that overcome food insecurity and help reverse soil decline.