Section 1: Entity overview and resources 1.1 works to improve the productivity and profitability of agricultural systems in countries of the Asia–Pacific region and Indian Ocean rim, through international agricultural research partnerships. In a whole of government context, ACIAR’s research agenda underpins the Government’s overarching development policy, Australian aid: promoting prosperity, reducing poverty, enhancing stability and aligns with key sectoral priorities outlined in the Strategy for Australia’s aid investments in agriculture, fisheries and water. will generate new technologies, new knowledge, greater capability and better decision-making through these research partnerships. By focusing on impact pathways, ACIAR will deliver benefits to farmers and consumers in developing countries and Australia. ACIAR puts Australia’s agricultural innovation system to work to reduce poverty and contribute to the long-term economic prosperity of developing countries. This work contributes to stronger economies and to poverty alleviation, and is central to Australia’s aid agenda. ACIAR contributes to economic diplomacy through improving agricultural competitiveness and sustainability, increasing value chain efficiency and effectiveness, and overcoming regulatory impediments in relation to both domestic and international markets. Stronger economies in our region assist Australian exporters and investors to access and profit from foreign markets. Support for more-productive, market-led agricultural systems, that engage smallholder farmers, encourages developing countries to effectively tap into new market opportunities. In these ways, ACIAR works towards a future of shared prosperity. Importantly, ACIAR’s support to international research partnerships increases the numbers of skilled professionals at research, extension and farm levels which then builds the potential for sustained agricultural innovation in the region, an essential element for economic growth and development. ACIAR will continue to focus research on four areas: crops; livestock and fisheries; natural resources and forestry; and socioeconomics and policy, with a stronger focus across all four on developing market opportunities for smallholder farmers. ACIAR will implement interdisciplinary research approaches between these focal areas and address key issues, such as gender inequality, that cut across these focal areas. The research will tackle gender inequality in the design, delivery and impacts of our
Section 1: Entity overview and resources 1.1 works to improve the productivity and profitability of agricultural systems in countries of the Asia–Pacific region and Indian Ocean rim, through international agricultural research partnerships. In a whole of government context, ACIAR’s research agenda underpins the Government’s overarching development policy, Australian aid: promoting prosperity, reducing poverty, enhancing stability and aligns with key sectoral priorities outlined in the Strategy for Australia’s aid investments in agriculture, fisheries and water. will generate new technologies, new knowledge, greater capability and better decision-making through these research partnerships. By focusing on impact pathways, ACIAR will deliver benefits to farmers and consumers in developing countries and Australia. ACIAR puts Australia’s agricultural innovation system to work to reduce poverty and contribute to the long-term economic prosperity of developing countries. This work contributes to stronger economies and to poverty alleviation, and is central to Australia’s aid agenda. ACIAR contributes to economic diplomacy through improving agricultural competitiveness and sustainability, increasing value chain efficiency and effectiveness, and overcoming regulatory impediments in relation to both domestic and international markets. Stronger economies in our region assist Australian exporters and investors to access and profit from foreign markets. Support for more-productive, market-led agricultural systems, that engage smallholder farmers, encourages developing countries to effectively tap into new market opportunities. In these ways, ACIAR works towards a future of shared prosperity. Importantly, ACIAR’s support to international research partnerships increases the numbers of skilled professionals at research, extension and farm levels which then builds the potential for sustained agricultural innovation in the region, an essential element for economic growth and development. ACIAR will continue to focus research on four areas: crops; livestock and fisheries; natural resources and forestry; and socioeconomics and policy, with a stronger focus across all four on developing market opportunities for smallholder farmers. ACIAR will implement interdisciplinary research approaches between these focal areas and address key issues, such as gender inequality, that cut across these focal areas. The research will tackle gender inequality in the design, delivery and impacts of our
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