Media Releases
07/12/2011 Research key to improving Indonesian farmers' welfare

Agriculture experts from Indonesia and Australia met in Bogor on 30 November 2011 to identify research projects aimed at boosting welfare for smallholder farmers. The meeting, part of consultations held by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), looked at scientific projects to boost agricultural production in Indonesia.
16/11/2011 Weed succumbs to biocontrol in PNG, shows long term study

Smallholder farmers in Papua New Guinea continue to benefit from the introduction of a biocontrol agent of one of the world’s worst weeds through a project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
01/11/2011 ACIAR Annual Report 2010-11

ACIAR's Annual Report for 2010-11 was tabled in Parliament on Thursday 27 October 2011. The report highlights major achievements in the past financial year, and outlines the Centre's research and financial performance.
28/10/2011 Australia strengthens food security in Africa

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced a new initiative to share Australia’s world leading expertise in food production with the people of Africa. The Government will set up a new Australian International Centre for Food Security to provide valuable agricultural research and advice to African countries in need.
29/09/2011 Rice research dollar delivers high returns

South-East Asian rice farmers are harvesting an extra US$1.46 billion worth of rice every year as a result of long-term research on rice varietal improvement by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) according to a new ACIAR report.
29/09/2011 Speech: Global Food Security: Feeding another three billion people — Critical for the World, Critical for Australia

On 29 September 2011 Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd addressed the 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture and the 3rd Farming Systems Design Conference in Brisbane, Australia.
26/09/2011 Finding ‘best-fit’ technologies for food security in Africa

A group of African researchers are in Australia to share their experiences in an Australian-funded agricultural research program that is helping African farmers test and adapt conservation agriculture and improved varieties to boost yields of maize and legumes in an effort to mitigate recurring hunger and poverty.
08/09/2011 Leading experts to gather for conservation agriculture conference

Nearly 500 people from 50 countries are expected to gather at the 5th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture and the 3rd Farming Systems Design Conference in Brisbane, Australia, from 26-29 September 2011.
16/08/2011 Innovative Successes through the Value Chain

Innovation from the farm to the point of sale is just as crucial for the competitiveness of smallholder farmers and improving food security as increasing agricultural production.
13/07/2011 Dr Andrew Noble commences as ACIAR's new RPM for Land and Water Resources

ACIAR welcomes Dr Andrew Noble as the new Research Program Manager for Land and Water Resources.
19/05/2011 Cambodia builds first no-till seeder

The first no-tillage seed drill built by a local Cambodian equipment manufacturer successfully passed its field test at the Cambodian Agricultural Research & Development Institute (CARDI) at Prateah Lang Commune, Dangkor, outside Phnom Penh this week.
27/04/2011 Appointments to the Commission for International Agricultural Research

Craig Emerson, the Trade Minister and Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, has today announced the appointment of a Chair and two members to the Commission for International Agricultural Research at the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
27/04/2011 PhD graduate gives PNG smallholders a sweeter outlook

Sweet-potato farmers in Papua New Guinea will be pleased to learn of the recent graduation of Dr Norah Omot, who received a PhD from the University of Canberra last month.
07/04/2011 Agricultural research pays its way

Agricultural research partnerships are both effective and efficient forms of international development assistance, making a real difference to the livelihoods of the poor and assisting Australian farmers along the way.
24/02/2011 Improving the adaptive capacity to climate change of rice production systems in the Mekong Delta Region

The Australian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, announced the commencement of a new ACIAR project aiming to improve the capacity of rice farmers and management agencies in the Mekong Delta to adapt to likely climatic changes.