Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

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Brown’s studies allowed him to develop novel mixed methods and participatory impact pathways to promote new farming practices, such as conservation agriculture, to smallholder farmers in Africa.

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An increasing number of youth across eastern and southern Africa are creating a stable living as entrepreneurs in agricultural mechanization service provision.

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Workshop participants learned how to use the latest in technology to identify and keep track of the deadly Wheat Blast disease.

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After eight years the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project concludes this June.

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Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India, visits Borlaug Institute for South Asia and climate-smart village.

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This November, the work of the SRFSI project was marked with notable recognition by the Australian Government with a visit from the Australian High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu.

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Leonard Rusinamhodzi works with African farmers to innovate farming systems in the face of climate change.

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The first blast resistant wheat variety has been released in Bangladesh.

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Traditional farming systems in Africa must be updated for today’s climate and market challenges, according to a new article from the University of Queensland.

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A two-day regional policy dialogue on scaling conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification in South Asia was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 8-9, 2017.

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Afghanistan scientists meet to reflect on achievements after 15 years of Australia-funded wheat research.

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Nine South Asia wheat researchers recently visited the Americas for training on measures to control a deadly and mysterious wheat blast disease.