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Newsletters from the ACIAR South Asia office

Helping Iraqi farmers adopt conservation farming
An Australian agricultural research project is helping Iraq to boost wheat production by adopting the conservation farming techniques widely adopted in Australia.

Helping farmers help themselves
A new radio series featuring conversations with Australian scientists working overseas, helping farmers in developing nations become resilient to global crisis events is now available online.

Australia to Strengthen Iraqi Agricultural Sector

At the United Nations in New York this week Minister Smith discussed with Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari Australia's commitment to strengthening agricultural management in Iraq.

Australia will provide $4.7 million for agricultural research and development over the next three years to encourage farmers in northern Iraq to adopt conservation cropping methods in dryland agriculture.