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Improved silvicultural management of Endospermum medullosum (whitewood) for enhanced plantation forestry outcomes in Vanuatu
Final Report for project FST/2005/089: Improved silvicultural management of Endospermum medullosum (whitewood) for enhanced plantation forestry outcomes in Vanuatu
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Food security in East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Pacific island countries and territories
Research funded by ACIAR is largely directed towards attaining food security. This report documents the food security issues in three of ACIAR’s focus areas: East Timor, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific islands. The studies help identify which probl… Continue reading
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Vanuatu sandalwood
ACIAR has supported research into the growing and marketing of sandalwood in Vanuatu. This guide provides practical advice on how to grow sandalwood, including site and host selection, spacing, weeding, disease management, pruning and harvesting. Sand… Continue reading
ACIAR’s ‘Partners’ magazine special feature on PNG agriculture
This edition of Partners features a special report on Papua New Guinea (PNG), Australia’s nearest neighbour. Many of the stories were photographed and written by Paul Jones, a photojournalist who has worked for leading newspapers in Australia and th… Continue reading
Improving women’s business acumen in PNG: working with women smallholders in horticulture
Final report for project ASEM/2009/042, Improving women’s business acumen in PNG: working with women smallholders in horticulture
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Oil palm pathways: an analysis of ACIAR’s oil palm projects in Papua New Guinea
ACIAR has funded a range of oil palm projects in PNG. This report examines the pathways through which ACIAR’s portfolio of oil palm projects, in particular the socioeconomic and biocontrol clusters – have delivered benefits to the community.
Opportunities for the smallholder sandalwood industry in Vanuatu
Sandalwood is one of the world’s most valuable forest products. However, much of the wild-sourced sandalwood has been overharvested. The Vanuatu Government has been implementing measures to foster the sustainable use of sandalwood, including control… Continue reading
Domestication and commercialisation of Canarium indicum in PNG
Final Report for project FST/2004/055 – Domestication and commercialisation of Canarium indicum in Papua New Guinea
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Development of winged oyster pearl industry in Tonga
Final report for project FIS/2006/172, Development of winged oyster pearl industry in Tonga
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Partners Magazine 30th Anniversary (June 2012)
The June 2012 edition of Partners Magazine celebrates 30 years of achievements, drawing on and reprinting past articles to retell some of our best stories. It also tells the history of ACIAR through the eyes of some former employees as well as contri… Continue reading
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Tagged East Timor, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Vanuatu
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Researcher honoured for dedication to Timor-Leste agriculture
On 11 June 2012 long-time ACIAR collaborator Rob Williams was honoured with an Order of Australia Medal for service to overseas humanitarian aid projects, particularly through the ACIAR/AusAID-funded ‘Seeds of Life’ Program in Timor-Leste.
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Control of Asian honey bees in Solomon Islands
Final Report for project [PC/2004/030] Control of Asian honey bees in Solomon Islands
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ACIAR fisheries program project profiles 2012
The Fisheries Program, through research partnerships, assists collaborating agencies to build and sustain their capacity to manage capture fisheries and aquaculture industries for improved incomes and food security.
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Nurturing Pacific and Indigenous aquaculture
A session on aquaculture development by Pacific Islanders and Indigenous Australians is being sponsored by ACIAR at the Australasian Aquaculture 2012 conference in Melbourne on Thursday 3 May 2012.
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Processing of Canarium indicum nuts: adapting and refining techniques to benefit farmers in the South Pacific
Final Report for project FST/2006/048,Processing of Canarium indicum nuts: adapting and refining techniques to benefit farmers in the South Pacific
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Improving value and marketability of coconut wood
Final Report for project FST/2004/054, Improving value and marketability of coconut wood
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A review of the use of portable sawmills in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
Final Report for project [FST/2003/049] A review of the use of portable sawmills in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
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Freshwater prawn aquaculture in the Pacific region: improving culture stock quality and nutrition in Fiji
Final report for project FIS/2005/108 Freshwater prawn aquaculture in the Pacific region: improving culture stock quality and nutrition in Fiji
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ACIAR’S forestry research in Pacific island countries
Forests and trees have great cultural significance for Pacific island people and provide many benefits for subsistence and livelihoods. In some of the Pacific island countries, such as Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji, forests have also been commercia… Continue reading
Improving resilience and adaptive capacity of fisheries-dependent communities in Solomon Islands
Final report for project FIS/2007/116, Improving resilience and adaptive capacity of fisheries-dependent communities in Solomon Islands
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ACIAR Project FIS/2002/074 summary: Capacity development to monitor, analyse and report on Indonesian tuna fisheries
Project summary for project FIS/2002/074: Capacity development to monitor, analyse and report on Indonesian tuna fisheries
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Volunteering opportunities
Ever thought of becoming a volunteer in a developing country for 12 months? There are several opportunities available through Australian Volunteers for International Development with applications closing on Xmas Day.
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Weed succumbs to biocontrol in PNG, shows long term study
Smallholder farmers in Papua New Guinea continue to benefit from the introduction of a biocontrol agent of one of the world’s worst weeds through a project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
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ACIAR’s forestry research in Indonesia
Indonesia has a population of 230 million people, about half of whom live in rural areas with some dependence on forests. Indonesia has around 95 million hectares of forest, which includes some of the world’s most diverse tropical forests and about 44 … Continue reading
Native forest management in Papua New Guinea: advances in assessment, modelling and decision-making
This report reviews the historical context of forest management and the recent focus on tropical forest-based climate-change mitigation in PNG, and identifies challenges and priorities. Advances in the assessment of timber, carbon stocks and biodivers… Continue reading
Australian International Food Security Centre
The AIFSC is undertaking consultations with African and Australian stakeholders to identify priorities for its programs. In February an ACIAR-led delegation visited a range of African regional and national research institutes in South Africa, Kenya and… Continue reading
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ACIAR’s forestry research in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is one of the most important countries within the ACIAR forestry program with the current projects accounting for about twenty percent of the program.
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PhD graduate gives PNG smallholders a sweeter outlook
Sweet-potato farmers in Papua New Guinea will be pleased to learn of the recent graduation of Dr Norah Omot, who received a PhD from the University of Canberra last month.
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