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Aciar Annual Report 2017–18 ACIAR ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 SECTION TITLE GOES HERE 1 © Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 2018 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from ACIAR, GPO Box 1571, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia or [email protected] This report should be attributed as the ACIAR Annual Report 2017–18 ISBN 978-1-925746-52-5 (print) ISBN 978-1-925746-53-2 (PDF/online) For enquiries about this annual report and general information, please contact: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research GPO Box 1571 Canberra ACT 2601 Phone: +61 2 6217 0500 Email: [email protected] Website: www.aciar.gov.au Proofing: Edit Sense Design: WhiteFox Communications Print: Instant Colour Press Cover photo: Dr Anna Notarte and members of the AMSEFCO banana farmers plant banana seedlings on a trial plot of an ACIAR-supported project in the Philippines that is helping banana farmers adopt an integrated farm management systems. PHOTO: © 2017 Conor Ashleigh/ACIAR 2 ACIAR 2017–18 ANNUAL REPORT Letter of transmittal GPO Box 1571 Canberra ACT 2601 ACIAR House, 38 Thynne Street Fern Hill Park, Bruce ACT 2617 T (61 2) 6217 0500 F (61 2) 6217 0501 03 October 2018 E [email protected] ABN 34864955427 The Hon Marise Payne MP Minister for Foreign Affairs PO Box 6022 House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Minister ACIAR Annual Report 2017–18 It is my pleasure as the Chief Executive Officer to present to you theAnnual Report of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research for the year ended 30 June 2018. The report has been prepared in accordance with section 39 of our enabling legislation—Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982, as amended. Consistent with section 42 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), I have taken steps to ensure the annual financial statements have been prepared in accordance with relevant accounting standards and other requirements prescribed by the PGPA Rule 2014. The report includes ACIAR’s audited financial statements, certified by the Australian National Audit Office, as required by section 43 of the PGPA Act. Annual performance is reported in compliance with section 39 of the PGPA Act. In presenting the annual report, I acknowledge the important contribution to international agricultural research made by ACIAR staff and commissioned research organisations, to help achieve more productive and sustainable agricultural systems for the benefit of developing countries andAustralia. Yours sincerely, Professor Andrew Campbell Chief Executive Officer i Letter of transmittal i Part 1 Overview of ACIAR 1 About ACIAR 3 Chief Executive Officer’s review 8 Financial overview 16 Part 2 The year in review 19 Global Program 20 Multilateral partnerships 22 Contents Co-investment partnerships 28 Pacific Region 34 Pacific island countries 35 Papua New Guinea 37 East and South-East Asia Region 40 Cambodia 41 China 43 Indonesia 45 Lao PDR 48 Myanmar 50 Philippines 52 Timor-Leste 55 Vietnam 57 South Asia Region 60 Bangladesh 61 India 64 Nepal 66 Pakistan 68 Eastern and Southern Africa Region 70 Research Program Managers 76 Impact Assessment Program 82 Capacity Building 90 Outreach 93 ii ACIAR 2017–18 ANNUAL REPORT Part 3 Annual performance 97 Outcome and program structure 98 Annual Performance Statement 100 Financial performance 107 Part 4 Management and accountability 111 Corporate governance 112 Commission for International Agricultural Research 113 Policy Advisory Council 117 Chief Executive Officer 119 Executive management 120 External scrutiny 123 Financial accountability and compliance 124 Audit Committee 124 Management of human resources 127 Purchasing and tendering compliance 130 Other mandatory information 132 Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance 133 Part 5 Financial statements 2017–18 137 Part 6 Appendixes 177 Appendix 1. Basis of authority 178 Appendix 2. Current research projects 2017–18 179 Appendix 3. Publications 2017–18 196 Appendix 4. Staffing statistics 198 Appendix 5. Organisational structure at 30 June 2018 200 Appendix 6. List of requirements 202 Part 7 References 207 Abbreviations and acronyms 208 Index 210 Contact ACIAR 218 iii © 2018 Conor Ashleigh/ACIAR iv ACIAR 2017–18 ANNUAL REPORT PART 1 Overview of ACIAR About ACIAR 3 Chief Executive Officer’s review 8 Financial overview 16 SECTION TITLE GOES HERE 1 2017–18 AT A GLANCE 260 12 specialist leadership research for fellowships for development projects senior scientists 5:1 35 economic return countries where of each dollar ACIAR-supported invested in bilateral projects operate research projects since 1982 16 6000 36,629 new followers corporate and people received on Facebook scientific 3 issues of 993 new followers Partners publications magazine on Twitter 94 473,000 John Allwright Fellows undertaking visitors to postgraduate study ACIAR website in Australia 2 ACIAR 2017–18 ANNUAL REPORT About ACIAR The Australian Centre for International ACIAR’s projects are designed to produce Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is the specific research outputs that translate to Australian Government’s specialist development outcomes such as improved agricultural research for development food security, better nutrition, improved agency, within the Australian aid program. health and increased prosperity. Economic returns to ACIAR bilateral project investments Since 1982, ACIAR has brokered and funded since 1982 have been conservatively valued at research partnerships in the Indo-Pacific 5:1 but estimates of returns on some projects region. ACIAR’s function is prescribed in the are as high as 60:1. Individual projects also Australian Centre for International Agricultural deliver social, environmental and capacity Research Act 1982 and is administered by benefits that are not included in these the Minister for Foreign Affairs. economic measures. Our purpose is to achieve more productive Success in our partnerships supports and sustainable agricultural systems for the Australia’s national interests in many ways. benefit of developing countries and Australia Enhanced prosperity and reduced poverty through supporting international agricultural in partner developing countries contributes research and training partnerships. directly to regional peace and security. Economic prosperity in partner developing We work with public and private research countries leads to stronger economies in the institutions to improve the productivity and region, offering new trade, investment and sustainability of agricultural systems and business opportunities for Australia. These the resilience of food systems in partner partnerships also have brought regional countries. We identify opportunities and and international respect for ACIAR and for partnerships to undertake international Australia, and represent an integral part of the agricultural research and capacity building Government’s economic diplomacy strategy but do not undertake research directly. The in the Indo-Pacific region. outcomes of ACIAR’s efforts contribute significantly to Australia’s aid program and Australia’s contribution to the international the achievement of its goals. agricultural research network, most notably the CGIAR, is managed by ACIAR. Dedicated The collaborative international programs to addressing poverty, hunger and nutrition, and partnerships underpinning ACIAR- and environmental degradation, the CGIAR supported research also serve to improve the is a global research leader and a key partner productivity and sustainability of agricultural for ACIAR and Australia. Benefits from the systems in Australia. Improved technologies CGIAR’s research programs also flow to and practices identified and developed Australia. through ACIAR research programs often address the shared challenges of all farmers ACIAR’s 10-year Strategy 2018–2027 guides in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia included. our future direction consistent with our enabling legislation, Australia’s aid policy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. OVERVIEW OF ACIAR 3 ACIAR ACIAR is headquartered in Canberra, 13 Australia, where a staff of 53 supports an agricultural research for development program across the Indo-Pacfic region. BEIJING ACIAR has 10 country offices SOUTH throughout the region, where an ISLAMABAD ASIA additional 23 staff provide in-country support to research programs and 19 10 EAST & partnerships. ACIAR supports more SOUTH-EAST than 200 projects in 35 countries. ASIA Staff figures current at 30 June 2018; 22 project figures current at 1 July 2018. 23 NEW DELHI 20 14 HANOI 21 VIENTIANE 12 MANILA 16 9 18 15 26 24 33 NAIROBI PACIFIC 27 2 30 25 EASTERN & 32 SOUTHERN 11 3 AFRICA 5 7 JAKARTA 17 Pacific South Asia 4 28 PORT MORESBY 1 Fiji 19 Afghanistan 29 34 2 Kiribati (in part) 20 Bangladesh 3 Papua New Guinea 21 India 1 8 4 Samoa 22 Nepal 35 5 Solomon Islands 23 Pakistan KEY SUVA 6 Tonga 24 Sri Lanka 6 7 Tuvalu 8 Vanuatu Eastern and Southern Africa 25 Burundi East and South-East Asia 26 Ethiopia 9 Cambodia 27 Kenya 10 China 28 Malawi 31 11 Indonesia 29 Mozambique CANBERRA 12 Lao PDR 30 Rwanda 13 Mongolia 31 South Africa 14 Myanmar 32 Tanzania 15 Philippines 33 Uganda 16 Thailand 34 Zambia 17 Timor-Leste 35 Zimbabwe 18 Vietnam ACIAR country office 4 ACIAR 2017–18 ANNUAL REPORT Vision 13 ACIAR looks to a world where poverty has been reduced and the livelihoods of many improved through BEIJING
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