1. ACIAR’s 2014-2018 strategic plan
• Launched earlier this week.
• Responds to the Independent review
completed in 2013
• Approved by new Government, confirms
ACIAR’s independence
• We will maintain our core mandate of
producing excellent research, and work
through others to achieve up-scaling and
broader development.
2. Where will ACIAR focus
• Asia and the Pacific
• Avoid proliferation of small projects in nontraditional countries
• Other areas in support of foreign policy
objectives
• Explore opportunities with emerging
economies, (China, Brazil, India)
• Food Security Centre will remain focused on
Africa (South and East)
3. 30% multilateral (CG centres)
70% Bilateral country programs
2013-2014 Budget 118M
Table 1: ACIAR’s relative investments in bilateral research
across the five target regions of the aid program
• Region
% (2014)
Target % (2018)
• Pacific (incl. PNG)
14
20
• East Asia
41
45
• South and West Asia
17
15
• Sub-Saharan Africa
21
15
• Middle East and North Africa 7
5
• Totals
100
100
5. We will focus on impact pathways, particularly the role
of women and, through partnerships with next and end
users
• We will continue to ensure that the
improvement of adoption rates is an ethos for
our research and will facilitate this in various
ways; for example, by adopting a more
multidisciplinary approach to projects,
involving businesses and non-government
organisations in the design of projects and the
implementation of project outcomes, and
partnering with CGIAR Centres
6. Organisational Structure
Nick Austin
CEO
Peter Horne
General Manager
Country Programs
Bilateral Program
Strategy and Budget
All Country and
Regional Offices
• Vietnam
• Laos
• Phillippines
• Indonesia
• China
• PNG
• South Asia Delhi
• Africa - Nairobi
Melissa Wood
General Manager
Global Programs
AIFSRC
CG Centres
G20
ASEAN
FAO
Research Program
Managers
Agribusiness – Rodd Dyer
Ag Policy – Ejaz Qureshi
Ag Systems Caroline Lermerle
Horticulture – Les Baxter
Pacific Crops – Richard Markham
Crop Sys Economics – John Dixon
Crop Improv – Eric Huttner
Forestry – Tony Bartlett
Land and Water – Evan Christen
Soil Mgt Crop Nutrition – Vacant
Animal Health – Mike Nunn
Livestock Production – Vacant
Fisheries – Chris Barlow
Impact Assess. – Andrew Alford
Dave Shearer
Corporate
Comms
Finance
Legal
IT
HR
Govt. liaison
7. Vietnam Program
• $5M per year
• Regional focus
– North West Highlands
– South central coast
– Mekong Delta
• Program Areas
– Forestry, Fisheries, Livestock, Agribusiness, Soil
Management and Crop Nutrition, Agricultural
Policy
8. North West Region
• LPS : Beef cattle production in highland areas of Son La and
Dien Bien (led by the National Institute of Animal
Husbandry and involving Thai Nguyen University)
• AGB: Temperate vegetable production in Lao Cai, and
linking producer groups to retailers in Hanoi (Led by the
Vietnamese Women’s Union)
• AGB: Vegetable production in Moc Chau, Son La and links to
Hanoi retailers (led by NOMAFSI)
• AGB: Temperate fruit in the North West mountains (future
project to commence July 2014) (led by the Fruit and
Vegetable Research Institute)
• FST: Agroforestry systems in Son La, Dien Bien and Yen Bai
(led by ICRAF with participation from NOMAFSI, Tay Bac
University and Vietnam Academy of Forest Sciences)
9. South Central Coast
• SMCN; Soil and Water management on lowland dry coastal
region. (ASISOV, Hue University, IAS, Nong Lam)
• LPS; Beef cattle production in Binh Dinh and Dak Lak. (Hue
University, NIAS, Tay Nguyen University)
10. Mekong Delta
• SMCN : CLUES: Climate Change Adaptation in Rice Cropping
Systems in the Mekong Delta (Can Tho University, CLRRI,
SIWRP, IAS)
• SMCN/FIS : Climate Change Adaptation in Rice-Shrimp System
(RIA2, CLRRI, Can Tho University)
11. Other
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Agricultural Policy projects with IPSARD
Fisheries Projects
Forestry projects
Regional Livestock biosecurity
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Cassava Study SRA
China Markets SRA
Regional Beef Trade SRA
Tropical fruit in the Mekong Delta SRA
12. Priority setting - Consultations
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North West – 2008 (large 50+ people)
South Central Coast – 2008 (large 50+ people)
Fisheries – 2010
Forestry – 2013
• Future based on more targeted one on one
and small group consultations with a range of
stakeholders, with endorsement from senior
Govt. officials
13. Likely near term projects
• Funding likely to remain the same.
• Continue to work in the North West, on
sloping lands; possibility to include Lao
• Significant agribusiness program now being
established, and likely lots of linkages,
information to be followed through; critical
mass on market information, need for further
studies
14. Likely near term projects
• Larger multi partner projects;
• Seeking investment from GOV.
• Stronger connections with other research ,
either done through CRP’s, National
Government
• Regional; particularly trade
15. Partnerships
• Strong established partnership with many
research institutes
• However struggle for continuity, capacity
(incentives for researchers); how to reward
local scientists
• Little engagement with large multilateral
programs supported by WGB, ADB, IFAD
• See a growing potential to partner with
NGO’s, both international and local
• Partnerships with Provincial authorities
16. Research needs
• Capacity building
• Improving quality and price; knowledge and
links to markets
• Food safety; Quality management systems;
understanding incentive to participate
• Soil degradation – sustainability
• Market information
• Post-harvest management and processing
• Pest and disease management