News Stories
Below is a list of stories that have featured on our home page. The stories are generally related to Crawford Fund public awareness or general news around food security, our training and our policy work.
August 2020
- Wide benefits in detecting chickpea disease
- Student Award applications – second round offer for ACT, NSW & QLD
- Secrets of Success in Science
July 2020
- “A Win for Laos and for Australia”
- National Science Week Goes Next-Gen!
- Plant Diseases, Biosecurity and Quarantine
- National Science Week – ACT Event
- National Science Week – NSW Event
- National Science Week – TAS Event
- Crawford Fund’s July Highlights e-newsletter now available
June 2020
- Adding ‘international’ to agriculture for the NextGen
- PERFECT pathways to international agriculture
- A New Era for Food, Health and Climate Resilience
- NextGen-ers continue to deliver and inspire!
- Our NextGen 2019 Student Awardee reflections – the COVID-19 edition
- Open Letter on COVID-19, Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security
- What are rural livelihoods?
- Alone I have power but collectively we have impact
- More Career Advice from NextGen for NextGen
- Australia post COVID-19: a global role in agriculture and health
- Avoid pandemics with a ‘One-Health’ focus
- Calling for E-mentors – a small amount of your time and all your expertise
- Hands-on approach to all things rice in the Philippines
- Volunteering highlight – engaging with local farmers
May 2020
- Learning on the ground in Laos
- Passion for agriculture found in Laos NextGen
- Travel, work and create positive social change all at once
- Finding Bees and Friends in Remote Places
- Banana disease research in Costa Rica strengthens Australia’s biosecurity
- Announcing the 2020 Crawford-in-Queensland International Engagement Award Winners
- The beauty of agriculture: how it connects and interweaves with everything
- Improving maternal and child nutrition in Timor-Leste
April 2020
- NextGen Needed for Reshaping Food Systems After COVID-19
- Learning all about rice production in the Philippines
- Cassava disease screening for resistance to witch’s broom in Laos
- When Vulnerable People are our Food Producers
- Lessons from Laos – saying yes!
- COVID-19: Global Food and Nutrition Security and its Impacts on the Poor
- Improving livelihoods in Timor Leste – inspiration for Rhodes Scholar
- Lots done in last Laos visit before COVID-19
- Amazing maize in the heart of Kenya
- Thank heavens for the internet!
March 2020
- Queensland international engagement award a ‘fruitful’ collaboration
- Crawford Fund Annual Conference Postponed
- Message on COVID-19
- NextGen Event That You Won’t Want To Miss!
- Do nomadic herders’ steppe dogs host vector borne diseases?
- More Laos Mentoring
- Further plans for mentoring program in Timor-Leste
- Investigating the potential of insects as aquafeed in Myanmar
February 2020
- Pesticide resistance: A creeping problem in crop protection
- Vital role for agricultural research in proposed new International Development Policy
- The ‘moving target of sustainable agriculture’
- Improving Small Ruminant Production and Supply in Samoa
- Nematode training in Myanmar
- ACIAR is an institution of which we can all be proud
- Fact sheets developed on PNG soil composition
- How to get your foot in the door of the CGIAR centres
- 2019 Crawford Fund Annual Conference Proceedings Released
- Farming on Thin Ice: Post-voyage reflection
- Essential Knowledge for Sustainable Fisheries in the Seychelles
- Thought for food: How university training in Laos can result in long-term change to agricultural capacity and food security
January 2020
- The impact of climate change denial on food security
- Join the Australian Volunteers Program, Volunteer Soils Agronomist in Savannakhet, Lao PDR
- Happy news-y year!
- Silviculture Mentoring and Study Tour Program
December 2019
- Be inspired these holidays by our ‘nextgen’ conference scholar reflections
- Animal health pilot study to improve livelihoods in Myanmar
- Biosecurity lessons from the outbreak and spread of African swine fever in Laos
- Quick Year in Review 2018-2019
- Opinion: Will the new agricultural revolution pass Australia by?
- Understanding the role of seaweed in Samoa and Kiribati to boost future intake
- Congratulations AgriEducate Essay Competition Winners
- Getting the #nextgen into international agricultural research for development
- ICT Smart for Climate Smart Ag in Nepal
- Read all about the experiences of our 2018 Student Awardees
- Getting MAD in Vietnam … participants report on RAID Network workshop
- 2019 GOAL Master Class in Vietnam focussing on IT/Data
- Forage assessment for intensification of beef cattle production in Vietnam
November 2019
- Mentoring continues as support for the professional and managerial skills of the Head of Forestry and staff in Tonga
- International Engagement Award a biosecurity win for the banana industry
- All things data: capacity building for Bangladeshi researchers
- Benefits for crops, farmers and the environment
- More Mentoring Activities in Vietnam
- Selecting for thermotolerance in sheep, TropAg
- Biological control of wireworm in sweetpotato, TropAg
- New achievements for banana streak virus diagnostics, TropAg
- The impact of Fusaristatin A production on crown rot pathogen in wheat, TropAg
- Driving smallholder cattle production in Indonesia
- High Impact Extension creates lasting impression in Vietnam
- The impact of heat stress on grain quality traits in rice, TropAg
- Using GIS to tackle unsustainable ag practices in Madagascar, TropAg
- Accessible and affordable equipment-free nucleic acid purification, TropAg
- Investigating plant-based diets for Yellowtail Kingfish, TropAg
- Creating quality feed for goats from plant waste in Lao PDR
- Cultivating Confidence – say ‘yes’
- Our Final Conference Scholar Reflections…delivered from sunny Queensland
- Applications are open for our 2020 Student Awards!
October 2019
- Soil fertility training in Uganda gains momentum
- Microbial friends for sustainable agriculture, TropAg
- Boosting zinc levels for healthier sweetcorn, TropAg
- Our Latest Conference Scholar Reflections…delivered by the ACT
- Navigating the Path to Leadership
- Crawford Fund mentoring program in Laos marches forward
- Our Wonderful Conference Scholar Reflections from New South Wales
- Announcing 2019 Crawford Fund Medal Recipient: Professor Lindsay Falvey
- Global Challenges for the ‘NextGen’
- What is it and how do I get involved: RAID’s guide into International Agricultural Research
- NextGen working on NextGen sequencing of chickpeas at ICRISAT
- Proudly Presenting our Conference Scholar Reflections from South Australia
September 2019
- Climate change and resilient small-scale fisheries
- Proudly Presenting our Conference Scholar Reflections from Tasmania
- Our Conference Scholar Reflections …from the Top End
- Our Conference Scholar Reflections …featuring Victoria
- Our NextGen work gets a boost
- Feed mill business planning workshop in Samoa
- Growing Plant Biosecurity in the Pacific
- 2019 Derek Tribe Award recipient Dr Robert Zougmoré honoured in Brisbane
- Introducing Our Conference Scholar Reflections…first up Western Australia!
- Africa: South Asia Bridge Consultation on Systems Approaches for Land Restoration
August 2019
- Our Conference Scholar Activities and Reflections
- “Pest Invaders” science students rewarded by the Crawford Fund Queensland
- Connecting through oysters in the Tropics
- 2019 Crawford Fund Conference Keynote Listeners Report
- Vale Tim Fischer
- Sir John Crawford Memorial Address 2019
- Addressing the Agriculture-Energy-Water-Climate Change Nexus: Conference Synthesis
- Our Food Security Journalism Award winner for 2019 is…
- “Every day we’re met with smiles!”
- Prof. Tim Reeves honoured with Farrer Medal for distinguished service in agricultural science
- Effective farmers confronting climate change
July 2019
- Two workshops on training in Smallholder ADOPT – Iran and India
- Introducing our 2019 conference Scholarship winners: Leaders in the making
- India and Australia – sharing knowledge for a sustainable future
- Next target for fighting ‘hidden hunger’
- Crawford Fund Mentoring Program grows a weedy focus in the Lao PDR
- Research management insights from Mali to Mexico: It’s all about people and relationships
- Understanding coastal livelihoods for greater impact in Timor-Leste
June 2019
- Biosecurity champions’ communication bootcamp
- Mentoring – support for the professional and managerial skills of the Head of Forestry and his staff in Tonga
- Presenting our 2019 IRRI Scholarship Winners
- Understanding genetic diversity for sea cucumber conservation in Vietnam and Australia
- Why applying a gender lens in agriculture matters
May 2019
- Understanding antibiotic resistance in the pork food chain in Vietnam
- Weathering the ‘perfect storm’: Your invitation to our 2019 Annual Conference
- Launching our 2019 Conference Scholarships
- Proudly announcing our 2019 Student Award Recipients!
- “For the People of the World”
April 2019
- Applications now open for Agricultural Research Leadership and Management Master Class
- Digital mapping of peatlands in Papua, Indonesia
- One Health Approach to Sustainable Biosecurity, Myanmar
- Scholarship opportunity at IRRI – Apply Now!
- Opinion: Healthy diets and sustainable food systems
- Opinion: 4 revolutionary tips to stop aquaculture and fisheries ignoring, resisting or eroding gender equality
March 2019
- Developing scientific collaboration for a hunger free world at IRRI
- Farming on Thin Ice
- Building Enterprise in the Pearl Industry for Women in the Pacific
- Call for Nominations for the 2019 Crawford Fund Fellowship
February 2019
- Pig Nutrition and Management in Smallholder Systems, Lao PDR
- Improving the Efficiency of Biogas – Power from Poo Research in Nepal
- Understanding the Potential of Local Plants in Supporting Food Security: A Study Case in Salatiga
- Crawford Fund 2019 Food Security Journalism Award
- Plant Pathologist reports on visit to Pakse, Laos
- The Importance of Plant Biosecurity
- Capacity Building for Intercropping legumes in Vietnam and Myanmar
- Soil fertility assessments to improve taro production in Tonga
January 2019
- Building Landcare in Uganda
- Postharvest Management Training in Myanmar
- With a Strategy for the Future: Annual Report 2017-18
- Opinion: How Smart are “Smart Foods”?
- Fish Passages Master Class, Thailand
- Is the world food system broken? “Food policy challenges and strategies: Australia, the Indo-Pacific region and beyond”
- Global Tan Spot Disease Resistance in Wheat the Focus of QLD Student
- Join the Australian Volunteers Program, Volunteer Soils Agronomist in Lao PDR
December 2018
- Kick-Starting Rice Research and Production Knowledge
- Training on Advanced Bovine Embryo Flushing in Bhutan
- Capacity Building Program in the Lao PDR in Trade, Crop Health, Biosecurity and Food Safety
- Exploring New Practices for Cambodia’s Cassava Growers
- Establishing Sustainable Pest Management for Cambodian Rice Farmers
- 2018 Conference scholar reflections – the bumper edition
- Enhancing Animal Disease Investigation and Post Mortem Skills through Practical Workshops in Thailand and Bhutan
- Opinion: Avoiding a Global Nutrition Catastrophe
- Our Conference Scholar Reflections Delivered by … South Australia
November 2018
- Statistics in Research and Teaching in Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
- Exploring Farmer Livelihoods and Herd Health in Rural Myanmar
- Mentoring Program Spreads to Timor-Leste
- Investigating improved water supply and commercial horticultural production in Timor Leste
- Getting stuck into rice research and production
- Join the Australian Volunteers Program, Volunteer Horticulturalist (Vegetables) in Lao PDR
- Time to apply for our 2019 Student Awards!
- RAID partners with Crawford Fund for Adelaide workshop
- And lucky last, our conference scholar reflections from… Queensland
October 2018
- Opinion: Aligning our food security and environmental goals: The case for greening Asia’s irrigation
- Queensland Training & Mentoring Awards open
- Our conference scholar reflections delivered by… Victoria
- Contributing to production and biosecurity – cattle and buffalo in Cambodia
- We Are Pleased To Present Our Conference Scholar Reflections From … Tasmania
- Building Confidence in Writing for Agricultural Journals Workshop
- Our Conference Scholar Reflections from … The Australian Capital Territory
- Agricultural Innovations for Communities in Timor-Leste
- Want to make a difference? Like to travel? We have overseas volunteering opportunities available in Laos
- Gaming as a Socioeconomic Research Tool for Lao Agricultural Scientists
September 2018
- Opinion: Key policy levers for healthy and sustainable diets: revisiting agricultural and health economic signals
- Exploring difference for mutual benefit – mungbeans in Myanmar
- Our Conference Scholar Reflections Thoughtfully Provided From… New South Wales
- A Conference Scholar Reflection From… The Northern Territory
- Our Conference Scholar Reflections Kick-Off With… Western Australia
- 2018 International Science Award (years 10-12)
- Strengthening Impact Pathways through understanding the Adoption Process
- Gender Equality and Agricultural Development in the South Pacific
August 2018
- The 2018 Sir John Crawford Memorial Address
- 2018 Crawford Fund Annual Conference Keynote Listeners Report
- Opinion: Working harder against “truth decay” in science and agriculture
- Crawford Fund Medal 2018
- Clarisa Collis Wins Our 2018 Food Security Journalism Award
July 2018
- Announcing Our 2018 Annual Conference Scholars
- Student report from Timor-Leste: “It won’t be the last time that I come to this country”
- Acacia Plantations in Vietnam
- PACIFIC BIOSECURITY CHAMPIONS
- Drum Roll for AgriEducate Essay Competition Winners
- Study tour of sustainable forest management practices in Tasmania for forestry officers from Pacific Island Countries
June 2018
- Opinion: Towards Food Security
- Call for Expressions of Interest for a Volunteer Diagnostic Plant Pathologist, Lao PDR
- Crawford Fund Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry on Aid Effectiveness
- Do you know your bugs? Want to make a difference? Like to travel? We have overseas volunteering opportunities available
- Dr Leigh Vial and the Laos Dry-Seeder Program
- Applications now open for Agricultural Research Leadership and Management Master Class
- Changing our Strategy for a Changing Environment: The Crawford Fund Strategic Plan 2018-2023
- News: Changing our Strategy for a Changing Environment: The Crawford Fund Strategic Plan 2018-2023
May 2018
- NT Forum all about opportunities and partnerships
- Australian mentors spend a week in Vietnam with Acacia breeders
- Crawford Fund Fellowship awarded to…,
- 2018 Conference Scholarships Launched
- Drum roll – announcing our 2018 International Student Award Recipients
- Training in seed collecting and conservation for forest species in Indonesia and PNG,
April 2018
- Opinion: The need for agriculture, good research and supporting development in our region
- Novel diagnostic methods for identifying vectors and viruses in farmer’s fields
- Dr Leigh Vial returns to Laos to check on our seeders project
- We’re Hiring! Administrative Assistant, Canberra based
- NT Forum “Developing the Indo-Pacific Region and Developing the North: Opportunities and Partnerships,”
- Bhutanese researcher joins Agriculture Victoria to improve dairy cattle production
- Improving mango quality through post-harvest handling practices in Cambodia
- All Reflections from the 2017 International Student Award Recipients
- Support a Crawford Fund Scholar 2018
- New plant breeding methods for sustainable use of genetic resources and security of food production
March 2018
- The Crawford Fund: an example of Mentoring in International Agricultural Research
- Bhutanese researcher joins Agriculture Victoria Ellinbank on scholarship
- Crawford Fund Fellowship awarded to…
- Opinion: Moving towards a circular economy in Asia: Connecting the city with the farm
- Strengthening food and nutrition security through family poultry and crop integration in Tanzania
- Reducing Beef Calf Loss in South-East Asia
- Increasing Beef Production in North-Western Vietnam
- Investigating Vietnam’s undersupply of beef-products
- Master Tree Grower training held in Luwero, Uganda
- Building Awareness and Skills for Smarter Agriculture: Annual Report 2016-17
February 2018
- QLD Forum & Networking Reception a Success
- Mentoring Program Spreads to Vietnam
- Crawford Fund Visit to the Global Seed Vault in Norway for 10th Anniversary
- Opinion: Benefits to Australia from involvement in agricultural research for development, using WA as an example
- NT student awardee attends international small-scale fisheries symposium in Malaysia
- Female Farmers in Myanmar Complete Pesticide Safety Training
- Saving the sweet potato: Could little fire ants be the solution?
- Biological control workshop in Indonesia highlights urgent need for collaboration
- Crawford Fund 2018 Food Security Journalism Award
- Master Class builds Indonesian Biosecurity
- Academic Writing in the Mountains of West Timor
- The health benefits of rice research
- Livestock research in Vanuatu gives better insights into cross-cultural issues
- QLD Forum “Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security – Involving the Next Generation,”
December 2017
- Horticulture Researchers in Southern Philippines Complete Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design Training
- Two workshops in Lao PDR herald milestone in capacity building program
- Understanding media coverage of fish for Pacific Island food security
- Agribusiness and Food Security Development in Timor-Leste
- Cross-cultural experience and research in North-West Cambodia,
- 2017 Crawford Fund Annual Conference Proceedings Released
November 2017
- Opinion: Nutrition-sensitive agriculture: adding value and adding health
- Crawford Fund at TropAg
- Common sense needs to drive plant breeding
- Genetic and agronomic zinc biofortification of sweetcorn, TropAg
- Women’s Bargaining Power in agricultural value chains, TropAg
- Preharvest and postharvest handling practices of flowers in Myanmar, TropAg
- News: Crawford Fund at TropAg, November 2017
- More Mentoring Planned
- Prospects of utilizing wild germplasm for future improvement of macadamia, TropAg
- Sea cucumber research advancing hatchery production using neurohormones to stimulate spawning, TropAg
- Improving coconut cloning technology, TropAg
- Micropropagation is the future of clonal propagation of avocado, TropAg
October 2017
- Building research management and leadership capacity
- Opinion: Trade can be a handmaiden to agricultural productivity growth
- WA 2017 Conference Scholar Reflections
- VIC 2017 Conference Scholar Reflections
- World Food Security: Impacts, Opportunities and Partnerships
- Pacific Week of Agriculture focus of journalist visit
- TAS 2017 Conference Scholar Reflections
- Conference scholars reflect on the 2017 experience
- Why Tissue Culture Matters – a volunteer’s experience
- QLD 2017 Conference Scholar Reflections
September 2017
- Agricultural Sustainability – an ever ‘Moving Target’
- RAID and the Crawford Fund at the Agronomy Conference, Ballarat
- SA 2017 Conference Scholar Reflections
- First-hand Fishery Experience for Western Australian PhD Researcher
- Advancing GOALs for Genebanks in Asia Pacific
- Rice research & production methods plays its part in fostering regional sustainability
- NT 2017 Conference Scholar Reflections
- ACT 2017 Conference Scholar Reflections
- NSW 2017 Conference Scholar Reflections
- Join us at the RAID Agronomy Conference Networking Event, Ballarat
August 2017
- Opinion: Why no public debate on aid policy?
- Keynote listeners report highlights from the 2017 Crawford Fund Annual Conference
- Lessons from conference scholars
- A New Narrative for Ending Hunger: Lindiwe Sibanda Presents 2017 Sir John Crawford Memorial Address
- ABC Reporter, Brett Worthington Wins Our 2017 Food Security Journalism Award
July 2017
- Opinion: Political will, policy change and scientific evidence: whither international agricultural R&D?
- ABC TV’s Landline Highlights Impact of Australian Agriculture Projects in Nepal, July
- Australian Students Take Their Studies Global Thanks to Crawford Fund State Committees
- Drum Roll: 2017 Annual Conference Scholars
- Soil fertility training in Uganda and for the first time, in Ethiopia, marked as a success
- Thank you to Denis Blight
- Behind the Scenes of a UNFAO Internship
June 2017
- Introducing our New Director of Training and Master Classes, Professor Shaun Coffey
- We need a comms assistant
- Seeders delivered, labelled and seeding …. Weather permitting
- Invitation to the 2017 Annual Conference
- Knowledge for a Food Secure World: Annual Report 2015-16
- The Crawford Fund appoints new CEO
May 2017
- Transforming Lives and Livelihoods – The Digital Revolution in Agriculture
- 2017 Conference Scholarships Launched
- NT Travel and Conference Scholarship
- Svalbard is Safe
- Get in quick for scholarship to IRRI
- Shark, ray in-country workshop for PNG fish scientists at CSIRO and JCU
- Growing Cereals in Saline Landscapes
- Enhanced productivity analysis presents African researchers with better tools to guide policy
April 2017
- Marketing Training for Farmers & Retailers in Cambodia
- Evaluating Agricultural Innovations
- Our Seeders Successfully Received
- Improved Irrigation Management Training
- RD Watt Lecture on ‘Smart Food
- Training in Population, Development & the Environment
- 2016 GOAL Master Class held in India
- Visitor from the International Livestock Research Institute
March 2017
- Visit on International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
- Crawford Fund 2017 Food Security Journalism Award
- Extension for Student Award Applications
- Livestock Identification Study Tour
- Blueprints for Tropical Dairy Farming
- 65th Anniversary Awardee—Diplomatic Relations Between Laos & Australia
- Welcome to the Board
- Leigh Vial Reports on Lao Seeders
- Landcare Training in Zambia a Success
- Welcome to New Crawford Fund Patron
- Rice—Tradition, Technology, Productivity
- Our DFAT White Paper Submission
February 2017
- Food Security and Peace
- Qld Forum & Networking Reception a Success
- Training Program on Functioning of Agricultural Soils
- Postharvest Pest Management in Tanzania
- Announcing New Crawford Fund Chair
- Qld-in-Crawford Awards Launch
- Inspiring Passion for Science in Laos
January 2017
- A Blog on Farming and Climate Change
- Predictions in Agricultural Research
- Crawford-in-SA Student Awards
- Master Tree Growers in Zimbabwe
- Capacity Building for Biosecurity in Lao PDR
- Crawford-in-Tas Student Awards
- Recruitment for CEO
December 2016
- Vic Conference Scholar’s Reflections
- Tas Conference Scholar’s Reflections
- Crawford-in-Qld Awardee Reports on Papaya Training
- Enhancing Rabies Control in Bhutan
- Doing Well by Doing Good through Impact
- MC on Research Leadership—An Overview
- SA Conference Scholar’s Reflections
- Leadership in Cambodian Rice Production
- WSU Conference Video
- Crawford-in-NSW Student Awards
- WA Conference Scholar’s Reflections
- Plant Health Volunteer in Laos
- Qld Conference Scholar’s Reflections
- Entomologist Volunteers in Laos
- Volunteers for Food Security in Laos
November 2016
- Management Planning for the Myeik Archipelago
- Grow your way out of poverty with vegetables
- Crawford-in-WA Student Awards
- Update from a former CF scholar
- Diagnosing Plant Diseases from Laos
- ACT Conference Scholar’s Reflections
- Raising Awareness of Crop Wild Relatives
- Research Leadership MC in Penang
- 2nd Australia/OCEANIAFOODS Training course on Food Composition Data
October 2016
- Crawford Fund Training Award—Dr Yorn Try of Cambodia
- Sundowner Networking Event
- NSW Conference Scholar’s Reflections
- Digital Maps of Soils Help Food Security
- World Food Prize and World Food Day
- Natural and Cultural Values in PNG Logging Code
- Training in the Manufacture of Innovative Wood Products
September 2016
- 2016 Annual Conference Success
- The Commonwealth and Global Food Security
- Big Shifts in Food and Agriculture R&D
- Derek Tribe Visit Underway
- Further Update on Lao Seeder Fundraising Program
- RAID’s Take-Home Messages
August 2016
- Crawford Fund Patrons Welcomed
- Training on Cattle Nutrition, Husbandry and Biosecurity
- Sean Murphy—Our 2016 Journalism Awardee
- Update on Lao Rice Farmer Fundraising Program
- RAID and the Crawford Fund Partnership
- Biofortification—A Nutritional Solution for the World
- Training in Soil Borne Pathogens of Wheat
- Bioinformatics and whitefly species identification
- Public and Private Sector Roles in Food Waste
July 2016
- Filipino researchers visit for tropical fruit and nursery training
- Announcing our 2016 Conference Scholars
June 2016
- Sir John Crawford Memorial Address
- 2015 Sir John Crawford Address & 60 Minutes
- Testing and Developing Jackfruit Products
- Business Confident PNG Women in Agriculture
May 2016
- Rice Seeders for Lao Farmers
- New network to boost agricultural trade in Africa
- CF Fellowship shines spotlight on farm mechanisation in Myanmar
- Queensland Award Winners Announced
- International Delegates Support Soil Master Class
- Training Award to Manage Weedy Rice in SE Asia
- Path to International Agricultural Development
- Irrigation Management Training in Northern India
April 2016
- CF Journalism Awardees return from Timor-Leste
- Capacity Building in Nematology in Laos
- Learning about Farm Mechanisation in Ethiopia
- Big Wins from Partnerships
- The Five P’s of International Coffee Marketing
- Global use and economic benefits of improved wheat—Australia still benefits
- 2015 Derek Tribe Award Winner Announced
- Tasmania Travel Award Report
- Hearing from Past Crawford Scholars
March 2016
- New MC on Research Leadership & Management
- Conference Scholarships Launched
- Vale Ian MacKinnon AM, March 2016
- 2016 Crawford Fund Training Visit Awarded
- Disease Management Training in Durian
- A lady beetle vs a red pumpkin beetle
- Train-the-Trainer Video Documentary
- ACIAR John Dillon Fellows get a Crawford Experience
- Crawford Fund 2016 Annual Conference
- Update on work in Laos, by Lester Burgess
- International Women’s Day videos
- From Crawford Conference to Solomon Islands
February 2016
- Agribusiness vital to Asia
- Young Crawford in Queensland Awards—on show and open for 2016
- Student Ambassador Program a success
- Farmers and consumers need to be ‘pulse smart’
- Watermelon farm field trip
- Crawford Fund 2016 Food Security Journalism Award
- Volunteers blog on Fusarium wilt of watermelon
- “I am a powerful woman now I can earn extra income”
- Training in rodent management
- Savannakhet field trip
- Bolavan plateau field trip
- Diagnostics of seed borne pathogens of rice
- Australia Day Honours for Crawford Fund Connections
- Agriculture Economists Focus on Food Security
January 2016
- In Memory of Donald Mentz
- Plant pathology work in Laos highlighted on Instagram
- Sustainable furniture design training
December 2015
- Indonesian Livelihoods and Natural Resources
- Training in digital mapping of tropical peatlands
- Landcare Training for Climate Change in Fiji
- Improving smallholder linkages through direct marketing
- Farmer training in Indonesia
- Taking plant biosecurity skills to Africa
- IFPRI’s Shenggen Fan argues for climate-smart agriculture policies
- Crawford Fund Presentation to CSIRO
- WA Event on Opportunities in International Agriculture Research
- Social research methods to improve work with farmers
November 2015
- Business planning for small-scale feed mills in PNG
- Training underway in India on the safe reuse of wastewater for irrigation
- Training in Mango Research alongside the International Mango Symposium
- Women in Agricultural Development in Vietnam
- Genebank Operations and Advanced Learning (GOAL) Master Class
- Sir John Crawford and 40 years of the IFPRI
- Cocoveneer Training for Young South Pacific Islanders
- Call for International Training
October 2015
- Australia-Africa Plant Biosecurity Partnership Media Releases
- Building Capacity for Integrated Catchment Management—A Master Class
- 2015 Global Hunger Index Report Released
- Soil for Food Security
- Biodiversity Conservation Highlighted
- All Things Wheat
September 2015
- Crawford Fund Sundowner around “The Business of Food Security”
- Master Class in Applied Fisheries
- Mining downturn a window of opportunity for food security?
August 2015
- “Business of Food Security” Summary
- Africa Plant Biosecurity Network Underway
- August Highlights Newsletter Available Online Now
- Dr Meryl Williams—Our 2015 Crawford Fund Medal Awardee
- Ms Sarina Locke—Our 2015 Journalism Awardee
- Dairy Farming in West Java
- Sweetpotato Virus Diagnostics Workshop
July 2015
- “Seeds of Time” movie event
- Upcoming WA networking event: Opportunities in international agriculture research
- Announcing our 2015 Conference Scholars
- Focussing our training
- Welcome to our new communications team member
June 2015
- 2015 Crawford Fund Fellowship
- Opportunity in Plant Protection
- Perplexing Citrus Pathogens
- Training for Goat Growth
- Mining Regions in Focus
- Comms & Admin Assistant, Home or Canberra Based
- Pest Prevention in South East Asian Flour Mills
- Networking with Nepalese
May 2015
- Celebrating Dick Austen’s Contribution
- The Business of Food Security in lower Mekong,
- Capacity-building for the future in Tasmania
- Training and collaboration leads to publication
- Sharing Fifteen Years Experience
- Pest Threats and Invasions
- Grazing legumes from indigenous flora
- Scholarships for Wheat Breeding Technology Workshop
- Training Myanmar’s Future Trainers
- Support Young People to our Conference and Scholar Day – It may change their lives!
- Queensland Award Recipients Announced
- Future of food growing
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