Thank you Prof Lindsay Falvey. Your leadership and experience are invaluable to ACIAR. You are a great asset to the APAARI Executive Committee in supporting their goal of advancing agricultural innovation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Join our leadership team at ACIAR. We are seeking a General Manager, Partnerships to drive impactful partnerships and strategic communications to advance global food systems.

Find out more and apply👇

🍠 With Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and #ACIAR -support, Laos is tackling cassava diseases, enhancing cassava production with disease-free cuttings, and building a strong Southeast Asia expert network for a resilient future.

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Australian Embassy in Laos

We are seeking an experienced leader to fill the role of General Manager, Research at ACIAR. This position will drive research initiatives, manage capacity development, and foster strategic partnerships for sustainable global food systems. Find out more and apply 👇

📢 #Hiring : General Manager, Research (GMR).

Must be an Australian citizen.

Lead a team to support #ACIAR in delivering more productive and sustainable food and farming systems.

Apply by 13 May 2024 at bit.ly/4auD3ND.

#Careers #Jobs #AgR4D #Research

The fall armyworm has wreaked havoc on Zambia’s agriculture, devastating smallholder farmers with staggering losses.🌾📉

But amidst the struggle, a promising solution emerges.

Learn more👉 ow.ly/FO5W50RcRI3

ACIAR

It is always a pleasure to meet with HE HK Yu HK Yu PSM. Thank you for your continued support of ACIAR initiatives in the Philippines.

🐳 🐠 Former #ACIAR #JAF Dr Dexter dela Cruz is a #coralreef restoration expert who helped pioneer IVF techniques for corals, earning recognition as the Australian Alumni Excellence Awards Alumnus of the Year.

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#AustraliaAwards #ACIAR Alumni

🐟 UNSW Sydney is leading an #ACIAR -supported project to improve fish farming in #PNG 🇵🇬 The project aims to address protein shortage & malnutrition by enhancing aquaculture technologies & expanding training for local communities.

Read more bit.ly/4cG14mg

John Feakes

🍠 New #ACIAR -funded and Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
led research aims to develop innovative crop production systems and technologies for sustainable growth of #cassava in #Laos , #Cambodia , and #Vietnam bit.ly/3VK7CKy

Australian Embassy in Laos Australian Embassy, Cambodia Andrew Goledzinowski 🇦🇺

Partnerships are key to ACIAR's mission of improving livelihoods, food security, and sustainability. Glad to discuss the importance of these collaborations at the #AcademySymposium this week. Thanks for having me, Australian Academy of Science.

Had productive discussions with in-country research partners & Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 colleagues in PNG this week. Sharing insights to improve collaborative efforts with ACIAR in ag & food systems development & discussing priorities on how to strengthen partnerships & align expertise.

🌳🌲 On #ForestDay , we celebrate #ACIAR & World Agroforestry's (World Agroforestry) partnership that is transforming lives of smallholder farmers in Kenya 🇰🇪 like Mary & Paul Mwanza, rejuvenating arid lands into thriving ventures through fruit trees.

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#ACIAR has been supporting scientists from the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam & Australia for over 4 decades, working together to improve #coralreef management in SE Asia, with the aim to protect & restore damaged reefs & maintain ecosystem benefits. bit.ly/3vfDImz

Today, I had the pleasure of hosting Neil Hawkins, HE Neil Hawkins and reflecting on 40 years of ACIAR-supported research in Pakistan. We identified opportunities to strengthen the partnership and work towards shared goals.

#ACIAR in Pakistan 👉 bit.ly/43isWs8

📽️ Take a look at how the Meryl Williams Fellowship (MWF) brings like-minded women together to inspire and support each other while advancing their leadership skills.

The MWF is funded by ACIAR and managed by Uni of New England.

#InspireInclusion #IWD

GEAReD UNE International Capacity Building

This week I welcomed the opportunity to meet Alvaro Lario to discuss shared priorities and opportunities for enhanced collaboration in the region, particularly on resilient farming systems for food security, building on the excellent work by ACIAR

💜Today, on #IWD , #ACIAR celebrates the invaluable contributions of women in science and agriculture and our commitment to gender equality. We are proud to support women's leadership in all aspects of our activities and strive to #InspireInclusion in everything we do.

🤝ACIAR CEO Prof Wendy Umberger met with partners at UP Los Baños to explore collaboration opportunities, including the newly established and first Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources policy lab in the #Philippines , headed by #ACIARAlumni Dr Aileen Lapitan.

HK Yu PSM

🌾 Partnering opportunities were a focus of discussions with ACIAR CEO Prof Wendy Umberger at the recent @IRRI visit in the #Philippines 🇵🇭 which included a tour of the world's most extensive collection of genetic diversity of rice at the International Rice Genebank. HK Yu PSM