News

10 Nov 2020

Pandemic food crisis threatens

A new report released together with ANU and CSIRO warns that the pandemic is exacerbating existing t…

07 Oct 2020

Alumni to boost pandemic-resilient agriculture

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

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-1…

28 Apr 2020

COVID-19: Plant doctors on the frontline support farmers to ensure food security

Newly trained plant doctors are considered an ‘essential service’ and they are continuing to offer t…

06 Apr 2020

Indonesia and Australia team up in zoonotic malaria research

The Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology (EIMB) and ACIAR have today signed a Memorandum of Under…

06 Apr 2020

Beekeepers abuzz in sweet new Pacific project

Beekeepers in the Pacific are set to benefit from a new ACIAR-funded project aiming to improve the p…

12 Mar 2020

Disease experts meet in Canberra

Animal disease and economics experts are meeting in Canberra today to discuss the impact of one of t…

10 May 2019

ACIAR on the ‘One Health’ world stage in Oslo

Leading experts from around the world will converge in Oslo this week for the inaugural meeting of t…

01 Mar 2019

Developing biosecurity capacity

Developing biosecurity capacity is a vital part of protecting the agricultural economies of Australi…

01 Jun 2018

Stopping Panama Disease – the fight to save Australia’s bananas

Australia’s banana industry is locked in battle with Panama Disease with knowledge gained on ACIAR p…