ACIAR-supported projects transforming food security, livelihoods and communities during the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

A multinational project in Southeast Asia is bringing scientists and communities together to detect threats early, protect livelihoods and strengthen forest biosecurity.

Smallholder farmers in coastal Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, are adopting salt-tolerant dry-season crops to boost production and livelihoods.

ABC News journalist Emma Field recently visited Indonesia as part of her prize for winning the Crawford Fund’s Food Security Journalism Award.

The Philippines is reversing long-term productivity losses using a soil-mapping strategy first trialled through an ACIAR–DOST-PCAARRD partnership.

ACIAR has been an early supporter of research into the Fusarium Tropical Race 4 strain that affects Cavendish bananas, aiming to preserve the productivity of crops globally.

On World Food Day 2025, ACIAR celebrates the power of working together for better foods and a better future.

ACIAR-supported research is investigating the link between freshwater fisheries and food security in Kalimantan’s peatland communities.

When staple foods like cassava come under extreme disease pressure, the impacts on food security and rural economies can be dire.

Research to control coffee berry borer in Papua New Guinea is providing guidance to prevent the pest from establishing in Australia.

A recent workshop brought together rangelands experts from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania to address the challenges of pastoralism and dryland development.

An innovative example of knowledge-sharing and regional cooperation has improved marine farming in Cambodia and highlighted the growing expertise of Indonesia partners.

More than 30 years of ACIAR-supported agricultural research is bearing fruit in a burgeoning commercial galip nut industry for Papua New Guinea.

School meal programs could support smallholder farmers in Pacific countries while boosting the health and educational performance of students.

Efforts to improve the productivity of rubber plantations in the uplands of the southern Philippines have helped enhance the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.