The Fund's training scheme offers short-term, hands-on training for men and women from developing countries who are engaged in agricultural research and development. Practical, highly-focused instruction is given to trainees who are selected from, and return to, on-going research and development projects in countries in which Australian firms, institutions or agencies are already playing a role. Training can either be individual, through a training award, or in a group through training courses.
A large part of the training scheme is managed by the independent program committees in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia. The activities of each of the State committees is supported financially and in-kind by local industries, State Governments, and universities They provide a focus for topics in which local companies or institutions have particular interests and expertise. Some training courses are given in Australia, but most take place overseas, predominantly in Southeast Asia or the Pacific region.
The Crawford Fund Staff and Coordinators
Top: L to R Bruce Standen, Phil Jackson, Denis Blight, Dick Slack-Smith,
Ted Hayes, Albert Rovira.
Bottom: L to R Tony Fischer, Cathy Reade, Marchien van Oostende, Jen McComb, Eric Craswell. (Kep Coughlan was absent when the photo was taken.)