News: Projects:International development
Developing smallholder inclusive food value chain models for local and global markets
The project studies the dairy, meat, fish and horticulture sectors and draw on the experience of farmers in six economies.
Asian Food in Transition: Priority Research for Food Security and Sustainable Futures in Australia, China and the Asia-Pacific Region
The Group Mission successfully identified a range of critical challenges and impacts facing China, and connected the need to understand and inform debate regarding how China's responses to these will affect Australia, the region (including developing countries) and global markets.
Pacific Agribusiness Research for Development Initiative (PARDI)
The PARDI research program sought to promote sustainable livelihood outcomes for South Pacific households. The project involved collaborative teams of researchers from NGOs, government agencies, universities and private enterprises.
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Impact assessment of cocoa interventions in Vanuatu
The objective of this SRA (Short Research Activity) is to evaluate the impact in adoption of ACIAR interventions in cocoa in Vanuatu.
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Assessing farmer responses to climate change: adjustment policy options
The aim of this work was to design policy to mitigate the cost of adjustment by farmers to climate change and thereby to improve their livelihood.
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Developing value chain innovation platforms to improve food security in East and Southern Africa
This research is also exploring how the establishment of IPs can be most cost-effectively scaled up across a range of contexts.
Aligning genetic resources, production and postharvest systems to market opportunities for Pacific island and Australian cocoa
This project will build on past work by adopting a “whole of chain” approach, focused on specific market needs and opportunities: evaluating and disseminating appropriate genetic resources, raising agronomic productivity, and developing and encouraging the uptake of best practice in fermentation and drying to optimise cocoa quality.
Transforming markets for high-value agricultural commodities in Indonesia
The overall aim of this project is to more effectively promote the growth and development of Indonesia's fresh fruit and vegetable value chains, focusing specifically on ways smallholders and rural communities can participate and benefit.
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Improving market engagement, postharvest management and productivity of the Cambodian and Lao PDR vegetable industries
The overall objective of this project is to develop innovative production and supply chain systems that enable the vegetable industry to meet year round consumer demand for vegetables in Cambodia and Lao PDR.
Improving returns from community teak plantings in Solomon Islands
The project aims to develop a practical model suited to Small Island States that enables existing small scale teak plantations to be utilised and provide growers with good returns.
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