Indonesia Country Consultations 2007

Submitted by acdradmin on Mon, 05/03/2007 - 11:04

ACIAR held a series of joint consultations with Indonesian counterparts during February 2007. The purpose of the consultations was to determine a framework for collaborative agricultural, forestry and fisheries research for development activities over the next 4 year period. This will particularly influence ACIAR’s contribution to the new “Australia-Indonesia Country Development Strategy” that guides all Australian development assistance activities with Indonesia and the content of the ACIAR Annual Operational Plan 2007-08. The consultations were carried out in close collaboration with key stakeholders from Government, Universities, the private sector and NGOs.

Three separate meetings were held:

The partners established a set of priorities for the next four year period, following discussion of a range of program issues, including:

sub-sectoral emphasis
production, market development, policy, and resource management issues
alignment of Australian and Indonesian interests
capacity building
greater involvement of communities and the private sector
complementarities with major Indonesian Government programs
improve the adoption of research results

The attached discussion paper was circulated prior to the consultations as background. The outcomes are also attached.