We are pleased to announce a new $15 million partnership with International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for food security in Africa.
- Read the Foreign Minister’s press release
- Read the ACIAR article
- Read the AAP article Aust gives $7.5m for Africa food research, picked up by
TV, print and radio coverage:
30 January 2013
- ILRI Blog Susan MacMillan “Livestock for Africa’s food security: Sydney launch of Australian International Food Security Centre”
17 January 2013
- Queensland Country Life “Africans take closer look at Qld” Queensland fieldtrip (File Size: 241 KB)
27 December 2012
- The Land Dr Tsedeke Abate “Unlocking secrets of African food security” or download the file (File Size: 62 KB)
- FARA “FARA Lauds New Australian Food Security Research Center”
- Radio Adelaide Ms Mellissa Wood
8 December 2012
- The East African Mr Geoff Tooth “The bad news: Africans are going hungry; the good news: Africa can feed itself”
5 December 2012
- IFPRI “IFPRI welcomes new Australian food security research center”
- All Africa News Parliamentary Agriculture Committee chair John Mututho “Kenya: Four Million Kenyans Face Hunger Annually - Mututho”
4 December 2012
- Standard Newspaper, Kenya “House committee says 4m Kenyans starve annually”
- News 24 Kenya “House committee: 4m Kenyans starve annually”
3 December 2012
- Radio Australia and Radio National Bush Telegraph – Prof Monty Jones, Ms Mellissa Wood, Dr Emile Frison
- Platform for African–European Partnership in Ag4Development “Food Security in Africa: Bridging Research and Practice”
- Asia Release News Service
1 December 2012
- ABC 9am Radio News Bulletin – Prof Judith Kimiywe on malnutrition impacts
- Agroforestry News - Food Security in Africa
30 November 2012
- ABC TV 24 News Breakfast, 6.40am live Prof Monty Jones
- Radio Australia Today, Prof Monty Jones
- National Community/Indigenous Radio - The Wire “Ensuring Africa’s Food Security”, Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Dr Dennis Garrity, Ms Mellissa Wood, Dr Emile Frison
- AAUN Showcase report “AAUN Showcase – now with presentations available”
- Business Daily, Kenya “Researchers get share of Sh1.3bn for food security”
- Thoughtlines with Bob Carr “Food security in Africa”
- ReliefWeb “Food security in Africa”
29 November 2012
- ABC Canberra Mornings with Alex Sloan, 9.30am Live Interview Prof Monty Jones
- ABC Rural Southern Queensland and Capricornia “African Food Security” Ms Mellissa Wood
- Sydney University News, “How owning chickens can be life-changing” Assoc Prof Robyn Alders/Dr Halifa Msami
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