Dr Robyn Alders, an Australian veterinarian and AAUN researcher, was recently profiled by Stephen Howes on the Development Policy Centre blog. In the last two decades, Robyn has worked extensively throughout southern Africa to vaccinate village poultry—and empower women through working closely with local communities. Robyn has made significant progress to combatting Newcastle disease in chickens in rural communities in
Read moreThe outcomes of the 2015 Partnership & Research Development Fund (PRDF) have been announced. The Partnership & Research Development Fund (PRDF) offers grants of an average of $10,000 AUD to foster partnership within the network and support planning workshops and research collaborations that address distinct mutual challenges. It provides one year of catalytic seed funding which may cover the costs
Read moreOn 25 November 2015, the Agricultural Research Symposium took place in Nairobi, Kenya. The symposium was co-hosted by AAUN, the Australia Awards, the University of Nairobi and the University of Sydney. The Symposium formed part of the Australia Awards Africa Short Course “Increasing the Development Impact of Agricultural Research” (IDIAR). Drying of indigenous vegetables for improved food and nutrition security was one of several innovative projects
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