Researchers in Agriculture for International Development (RAID) are looking for entries for their 2020 blog competition that address the topic “This is what ag R4D is for me.” Each year, Australian scientists work together with farmers, entrepreneurs, governments, NGOs, researchers, and universities in developing countries to find solutions for agricultural challenges, working towards more sustainable […]
Nikki Dumbrell, a PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR), recently spoke at the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia’s (PIEFA) Food, Fibre and Foliage Education Roadshow at the Adelaide Showgrounds. Nikki spoke about the opportunities the next generation of scientists have to fight poverty and malnutrition around the […]
This opinion piece is part of the Crawford Fund’s ‘NextGen’ program to encourage the next generation in their studies, careers and volunteering in agriculture for development. Jane Alver, ACIAR’s Associate Research Program Manager for Gender, has not had a conventional ‘ag researcher’ path to ag research, but she has some pearls of wisdom for those […]
As part of the Crawford Fund’s ‘NextGen’ program to encourage the next generation in their studies, careers and volunteering in agriculture for development, this ‘how to’ guide has been penned by Jack Hetherington, President of the RAID Network and Tamaya Peressini, RAID member and Graduate Research Officer at Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Hunger, […]