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ACIAR in Africa: A side event at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Lusaka, Zambia
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
In October, ACIAR CEO Nick Austin and Regional Manager for Africa, Liz Ogutu hosted an informal event for key stakeholders in the region attending the African Green Revolution Forum – ACIAR in Africa. The Head of Mission, HE Suzanne McCourt kindly introduced the event with some remarks about Australia’s aid in the region.
The Australian International Food Security Research Centre Review
Friday, 16 October 2015
The AIFSRC

The Australian International Food Security Research Centre (AIFSRC), a centre within the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) was established in 2011 as a four-year initiative within the Australian Government’s enhanced Africa Food Security Initiative.
Irrigation project symposium finds integrated approaches are best
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
By Philippa Adjapawn
North-South Collaboration: Cultivate Africa’s Future
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Cultivate Africa’s Future (CultiAF), a four-year, CA$15 million fund, supports applied research to improve long-term food security in East and Southern Africa. CultiAF is funding seven projects in five countries of East and Southern Africa—Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Partnering with the private sector to bring tractor power back into African agriculture
Friday, 19 June 2015
AIFSRC project ‘Farm mechanisation and conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification’ (FACASI) is identifying and testing two-wheel tractors (2WTs) that are most suitable for Sub-Saharan Africa.
AIFSRC supports eight participants at the Crawford Fund Communications Master Class
Monday, 30 March 2015
In mid-March, the Food Security Centre supported eight participants from AIFSRC projects to attend the Crawford Fund Master Class in Communicating Research to Stakeholders in Nairobi.
FSI team continues to support more effective design and implementation of Australia ODA programs
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
The Food Systems Innovation (FSI) team has spent much of the last quarter engaging with overseas projects as well as hosting a number of training events for Australia-based staff.
Pathways to sustainable intensification in Eastern and Southern Africa: Kenya Mid Term Review
Monday, 23 March 2015
The Adoption Pathways (AP) project, launched early 2013 held its mid-term review in March 2015 two years after the initiation of activities and following the last planting season in late 2014.
Recognising the role of women in strengthening food and nutrition security
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
As International Women’s Day gives the centre an opportunity to reflect on the role of women in agricultural research for development, Project Officer and PhD student, Dr Julia De Bruyn, describes approaching gender in an AIFSRC project

AIFSRC project “Strengthening food and nutrition security through family poultry and crop integration in Tanzania and Zambia” is entering its second year. The project is a response to chronically high rates of undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa.
'Closing the gap' in gender equality will make for a more food secure world.
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Written by Emma Zalcman

Women play a crucial role in smallholder agriculture, both in Africa and universally. It is estimated that 43 percent of the world’s agricultural workers are women, yet in many developing countries, women have little access to land and other resources. For Kenya, women provide 70 percent of agricultural labour, yet only 1 percent of these women own their own land.

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