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| 30/04/2012 |
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Australia and Pakistan share citrus knowledge Members of Pakistan’s citrus industry visited Sunraysia in April 2012 to learn about Australian farming practices for potential application back in Pakistan. |
| 26/03/2012 |
Cambodian vegetable industry forum looks to the future The inaugural Cambodian Vegetable Industry Forum held on 28-29 February 2012 brought together 150 players to consider how to strengthen the industry into the future. |
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| 27/02/2012 |
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Mutual gains on waterlogged, saline soils Two Australian and three Indian teams are working together to improve crop resilience to soil toxicities that are compromising Indian farmers’ capacity to feed their families and posing a major threat to Australian growers. |
| 23/02/2012 |
Behind the News: A Bug's Life An ACIAR-funded project in Cambodia, that has been teaching farmers and their children about better ways of managing crop pests and diseases, is featured on ABC TV's premier educational program ‘Behind the News’. |
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| 23/02/2012 |
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Revolutionising Plant Pest and Disease Diagnostics A new remote microscope network is becoming a world leader in providing fast and accessible information on outbreaks of exotic plant pests and diseases through a web-based diagnostic system. |
| 20/02/2012 |
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Indonesia project news ACIAR's Indonesia office recently produced a new look 'ACIAR Indonesia' newsletter which is packed full of interesting and colourful snapshots from some of the 48 ACIAR-supported projects across the country. |
| 08/02/2012 |
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ACIAR in Vietnam In the January 2012 issue of 'ACIAR in Vietnam' read about projects that are benefitting farmers growing a range of products - indigenous and counterseasonal vegetables, rice, maize, temperate fruit such as persimmon, beef cattle, and oysters. |
| 19/01/2012 |
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Making the transition out of subsistence agriculture in West Timor Australian volunteer Skye Gabb recently spent 10 months living in West Timor. She worked with the local Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology (BPTP NTT) on an ACIAR project helping farmers integrate forage legumes to increase crop and livestock production. |
| 12/01/2012 |
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New technique means more profit for Fiji's cabbage farmers Cabbage farmers in Fiji’s Sigatoka Valley have seen their incomes increase by 20–30 per cent since adopting the integrated pest management (IPM) farming technique. The farmers are part of an ACIAR-funded project that is testing this effective and environmentally friendly approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. |
| 21/12/2011 |
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PNG and Pacific Nuis Get the latest on ACIAR-supported initiatives in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific in the recent issue of PNG and Pacific Nuis produced by ACIAR’s PNG Country office. |
| 16/12/2011 |
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Improving beef cattle productivity in Indonesia Improving the productivity of smallholder beef cattle production is integral to strengthening rural livelihoods and increasing the supply of domestically produced beef in Indonesia. |
| 15/12/2011 |
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South African legumes show promise Some of South Africa’s poorest rural communities hope to increase livestock production by transforming their pastures using legumes proven to be effective in a five-year Australian-funded trial. |
| 07/12/2011 |
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Pulses bring food and profit to Eastern Indonesia Farmers in eastern Indonesia are growing more protein-rich pulses and gaining financial benefits through partnerships with agricultural researchers and the private sector. |
| 13/10/2011 |
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Fiji papaya gets a boost Fijian papaya producers expect to increase their export competitiveness following a successful trial of sea freighting fruit to New Zealand through an industry-led ACIAR initiative. |
| 13/10/2011 |
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Benefits from Australia-Pakistan agriculture program Australian horticultural and livestock expertise is helping disadvantaged Pakistani smallholder farmers achieve higher profitability. |
