Such was the interest in a recent training course on enhancing statistics/biometrics skills of local livestock and fisheries research staff in PDR Lao, an initial group of 15 swelled to 28. The course, conducted in Thai, involved representatives from all key national research institutions, including three regional universities. read more
Anthrax is endemic in several parts of Indonesia and traditional diagnosis relies on culturing the anthrax bacteria which can be very dangerous and requires expensive containment facilities. Recent training of vets from Bali, South Sulawesi and Timor at the NSW Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute is helping the spread of biosecure anthrax diagnostic methods. read more
A training course aimed at building the communication skills of Cambodian agricultural research and extension staff with hands-on experience in publishing, research methodology and the preparation of fact sheets and posters produced a suite of materials targeting farmers and market agents in regional Cambodia. read more
Why do farmers sometimes ignore the suggestions of agricultural researchers? Why do they choose to stick with conventional species of crops despite new varieties being made available? These questions were the focus of a training course supported by the Crawford Fund in West Sumatra in June 2011. read more
Team leaders of the ACIAR Indigenous Vegetables identified effective facilitation as a pressing training need for the team prior to participation in a stakeholder workshop in August 2010 titled ‘How do we bring about change in the marketing and production of indigenous vegetables?’ read more
Mr Sulaeman came to University of Sydney to learn a new discipline, Digital Soil Mapping, which had been mostly developed in Australia. read more
Part of The NSW Committee traveled to Vietnam and Laos for a study and scoping trip. read more
In July 2010 Dr Robert Mensah from the Australian Cotton Research Institute at the NSW Department of Industries & Investments travelled to Benin in West Africa to run a training course for technicians and growers in the cotton industry. read more
The sugarcane industry in Laos is small, only recently established and is located in the Savannakhet region of south-central Laos. There are two factories, the largest of which is the Thai-owned Mitr Laos sugar factory located near the small town of Seno. read more
Dr Samia Gargouri, a senior plant pathologist at the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRAT) in Tunisia has visited Australia to study integrated disease management strategies for no-till farming systems. read more
Heni is studying a disease of citrus known as huanglongbing, probably the most devastating disease of citrus. This disease is destroying citrus orchards in Indonesia and other countries within 5 years of infection and is seriously affecting the welfare of farmers and national economies read more
"Beginning the process of a national women's movement is no easy task, especially in a country where women's voices are traditionally muted. But in Papua New Guinea there are energetic, charismatic, activists who are spearheading that mammoth effort and, as a first step, establishing a national NGO for women in agriculture." read more