THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN PROGRAM

The isolation and identification of fungal pathogens of eucalypts:
A training course held at Murdoch University, Western Australia

Established in 1995 with support from the Government of Western Australia and donations from the private sector, the Western Australian Program invites submissions for training developing country workers in any field where WA expertise can make a significant contribution to food production or utilization. We especially seek projects for training Indonesian, North African, and Middle Eastern workers in plant breeding, pasture production and management, grain storage, animal production, salinity problems, plant nutrition and fisheries management.

Western Australian farmers have benefited from the support provided to developing country trainees by the acquisition of valuable plant germplasm - Biserrula from Morroco, anthracnose resistant albus lupin from Ethiopia, and black spot resistant field pea from Russia through the scientific network that the training courses have established. And training in disease diagnosis and control is reducing risks of introducing plant and animal diseases, and of problems arising from faulty diagnosis of diseases in products that are exported from and imported into Australia.

Commercial enterprises have benefited from their partnership with the Crawford Fund to support training projects that train importers in the efficient use of their products, reducing marketing risks, and enhancing their image as good corporate citizens. We invite new participants for projects in WA on the basis that WA commerce will be "doing well by doing good."

The ATSE Crawford Fund
One Geils Court
Deakin 2600
ACT Australia
T: (02) 6285 8308
Crawford@crawfordfund.org
www.crawfordfund.org