Following the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness and the Government's response (2011) a Strategic Framework for International Agricultural Research was developed.

The strategic framework provides guidance on Australia's future role in global food security through international agricultural research, and how Australia’s role may be scaled up, as suggested in an effective aid program for Australia, making a real difference.

At the heart of the framework is the important role of agricultural research in delivering effective results, as a driver of agricultural productivity, as a means of reducing poverty and as an important facet of meeting the challenges that lie ahead in achieving global food security.

The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) leads Australia’s agricultural research engagement in the aid program. ACIAR projects have generated $31.9 billion in benefits, of which $29.4 billion flow to developing countries. This impact covers 130 projects assessed independently for their economic impacts.

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