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ACIAR and COVID-19

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Australia is a world leader in biosecurity and ACIAR, as Australia’s specialist international agricultural research agency, continues to provide research to help understand and address threats to food security from transboundary plant, forest, animal, aquatic and zoonotic pests and diseases.

Our response to COVID-19

Updates and Q&A with our research team about our work in the region.

Our research

ACIAR has over 30 operational projects addressing biosecurity threats contributing to an ongoing global fight against the spread of plant and animal diseases.

Publications

ACIAR produces a diverse range of publications to capture and share our research.

Related news and resources

10 Nov 2020

Pandemic food crisis threatens

A new report released together with ANU and CSIRO warns that the pandemic is exacerbating existing threats to food security for the Indo-Pacific region.

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07 Oct 2020

Alumni to boost pandemic-resilient agriculture

ACIAR is supporting 40 alumni to research how to support agriculture amidst COVID-19.

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17 Sep 2020

COVID-19 response aims for food systems resilience

ACIAR is undertaking a three-stage assessment initiative to understand and better respond to COVID-19.

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