Publications
Corporate
- AIFSRC Strategy (File size: 4.2 MB)
- AIFSRC Brochure
- “FOOD NUTRITION IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA” - AIFSC and ILRI workshop report - pdf (File size: 1.3 MB) or Word (File size: 4.2 MB)
- AIFSC Nutrition report that guided the September 2012 Nutrition workshop in Kenya - pdf (File size 3.38 MB) or Word (File size: 2.3 MB)
- AIFSC overview document - also known as our June update (File size: 3.37 MB)
- FARA-ACIAR consultation report (File size: 4.24 MB)
- Australia Africa Conference 2014
Project-related
See individual project pages for more project materials
Adoption Pathways
Policy Brief 1 - Food security as a gender issue: Why are female-headed households worse off compared to similar male-headed counterparts?
Policy Brief 2 - Give and Take: Tackling trade-offs in crop residue use for conservation agriculture in Kenya
Policy Brief 3 - Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Ethiopia: Achieving maximum impact through adoption of suites of technologies
Policy Brief 4 - Sustainable Agricultural Intensification through Multi-technology Adoption: A Regional Overview from East and Southern Africa
Policy Brief 5 - Low Risk, High Returns: How adoption of crop diversification and minimum tillage is a win-win for smallholder farmers in Malawi
Policy Brief 6 - Improved Maize Varieties and Housefold Food Security: Achieving impact in Tanzania
Poultry and Crop Project
Using a One Health approcah to promote food and nutrition security in Tanzania and Zambia
Scoping Studies
Assessing reserach priorities for blue water use in food production
Strategic foresight to inform investment for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Strengthening food security through family poultry and crop integration
A landcare-based approach to food security - full report
A landcare-based approach to food security - summary
Newsletters
- December 2014 Newsletter
- July 2014 Newsletter
- March 2014 Newsletter
- October 2013 Newsletter
- June 2013 Newsletter
- March 2013 Newsletter
- November 2012 Newsletter
- AIFSC June 2012 Update - also known as our AIFSC overview document (File size: 3.37 MB)
- AIFSC April 2012 Update - pdf (File size: 276.87 KB) or Word (File Size: 572 KB)
Presentations
- Tackling food and nutrition security: the importance of gender specific activities - Dr Brigitte Bagnol, KYEEMA 29 April 2013
- Mapping Farming Systems in Africa - Chris Auricht, Auricht Projects 21 June 2012
- HarvestPlus Biofortification Seminar - Howarth Bouis, HarvestPlus 8 June 2012
Media releases
- Australia and Canada select five African research teams to improve food security
- “The planet needs more plant scientists” African educators meet in Nairobi to develop educational tools for a next generation of African plant breeders
- Australia and Africa to work together on plant biosecurity
- Profiting from the private sector – so seeds meet needs
- Plant Biosecurity Initiative targets Africa
- AIFSRC participates in the Meeting of G20 Agricultural Scientists
- Canada and Australia join forces to improve food security in Africa. $15 million project call launched
- Foreign Minister’s release on new $15 million partnership with Canada for agricultural research - Food security in Africa
- AIFSC release about the AIFSC Conference and official launch - Building agricultural know-how and partnerships for food security (File size 580 KB)
- Foreign Minister’s release on establishment of AIFSC African office - Australia Boosts Food Security Commitment to Africa
- Prime Minister’s release on establishment of AIFSC - Australia Strengthens Food Security in Africa -pdf (File size 64 KB) or web version
Videos
Videos that have been featured on the AIFSRC website:
- AIFSC Video - Introducing the Australian International Food Security Centre
- AIFSC Video - Projects of the Australian International Food Security Centre
- AIFSC Video - Food security focus
- African communities vaccinate against Newcastle disease
- How Can Food Policy Fight Hunger?
Articles about our establishment
Also see News for other news, articles and events
- Population growth a threat to food security - article on the AIFSC in The Observer (Uganda)
- AIFSC opens office in Nairobi, Kenya
- Minister Carr’s speech at the Crawford Fund 2012 Annual Parliamentary Conference announcing the new office in Kenya.
- Experts meet in Nairobi to shape new nutrition program for Africa
- AIFSC international conference update
- Trees for Food Security: new project launch in Africa
- Article on the CIMMYT blog about the formulation meeting of the Adoption Pathways project
- Article on the establishment of AIFSC on the ILRI blog
- Article on the establishment of AIFSC in the April edition of the Crawford Fund’s Highlights Newsletter p3 (File size 2.58 MB)
- Commissioners visit Africa
- Strategic Framework for International Agricultural Research within Australia’s Aid Program
- Australia strengthens food security in Africa
- Perth declaration on food security principles - official release from CHOGM 29 Oct 2011 (File size: 81.55 KB)