Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
@WeAreACPIR
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A multidisciplinary research centre drawing together those who aim to make a meaningful impact in the Pacific Islands region. 🌴 #ACPIR
Joined February 2021
📢 #ACIAR is seeking a Research Program Manager to lead a new program focused on policies, institutions and markets, building on our current agribusiness program. 📅 Applications close on Sunday, 23 March 2025. Find eligibility & how to apply at: https://t.co/1nOP979s9Q
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“Need for Pacific Leadership is Key” #24CFConf speakers Karen Mapusua, Mark Vurobaravu, Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni speak to @abcnews on need for co-design, collaboration and partnership in R&D for food security @WeAreACPIR @spc_cps @seeseei1 @lucycooper
https://t.co/kdAWCvmmuI
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📣 Join the @CrawfordFund for the 2024 Annual Conference - Australia's key food security event! @ACIARCEO Professor Wendy Umberger will chair the keynote session on Transformative International Agricultural R&D. Register now: https://t.co/OVAumycYhZ
#24CFConf
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📢 Passionate about transforming #FoodSystems? If you're an early career professional in the Global South, don’t miss this exciting new opportunity to join our Youth Leadership Program. ✅Apply by 15 January: https://t.co/z3EWCn1DeB
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🥗Interested in nutritious #schoolfood? @FAO & @WFP want YOU to become a school food advocate! Help to spread the word about children’s right to enjoy healthier and more sustainable food in schools. Find out more and apply👉 https://t.co/NYM7aTAZ54
#MySchoolFood
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#ACPIR researcher Dr Sarah Burkhart and the Pacific School Food Network share a case study in this new white paper launched at the #GlobalSchoolMealsSummit in Paris.
📢@R4SchoolHealth Director, Prof. Donald Bundy present the: Rethinking food systems & school meals Paper to show evidence on how school meal programs🥛🍽️are indeed shifting food systems to support better health & children's learning & influencing families' healthy eating habits🥦
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#ACPIR researchers Dr @GeorgiaKafer and Dr @BarnabyDixson with ni-Vanuatu research assistants Mr Rex Turi and Mrs Tomi Turi in #Vanuatu earlier this year. #publichealth #PacificIslands #maternalhealth
Just a bunch of nerds doing some public health research on fetal and maternal health in #Vanuatu 🤰❤️ #wansmolbag @WeAreACPIR @usceduau
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Are you a Pacific Islander interested in obtaining postgraduate qualifications in agriculture, forestry, or fisheries at @UniSouthPacific or @FNUFiji ? Apply now for the ACIAR-supported #PASSCR program. Learn more https://t.co/WKbthdKs3R
@WeArePASSCR #TeamFNU #TeamUSP
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🦀🐟 Aquatic foods are important for 🥣sustainable healthy diets in the #PacificIslands 🏝 Watch now: https://t.co/eUqVIBh1wX
#ACPIR researchers @DrSarahBurkhart, @LibbySwanepoel & colleagues co-authored the report with the @UNFAO & @WorldFishCenter #nutrition #aquaticfoods #fish
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#ACIAR CEO Wendy Umberger will address on-farm risks for resilient food and nutrition systems at the upcoming 2023 @CrawfordFund Annual Conference. Register for the #23cfconf now: https://t.co/51ok7k80yS
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#ACPIR director Prof Steven Underhill met with private nursery operators to support citrus propagation & local grafting in Tonga last week. @WeAreACPIR, @MORDI_Tonga & Nishi Trading are working together on a successful @ACIARAustralia project building local #citrus in #Tonga. 🍊
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Pacific Food Systems - The role of #fish and other aquatic foods for #nutrition and health. 🐟🦀 #ACPIR members Dr Sarah Burkhart and Dr Libby Swanepoel, and colleagues, have co-authored a publication with the @FAO and @WorldFishCenter
https://t.co/yHXfJYhNXV
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Proud to bring our fantastic research students along to the inaugural @usceduau #researchconference #proudPI #placentaresearch #pacificresearch @WeAreACPIR @ANZPRA1 @ashley_wil9437 @_MichaelPatter @MadisonEGarner
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Biosecurity protects food security, which is essential to a stable, resilient and prosperous Pacific. As part of Australia's efforts to detect and prevent biosecurity threats - @ACIARAustralia-supported beekeepers are helping Fiji establish a national surveillance program.
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This has been an eye-opening experience and learning opportunity for me #GrowthMindset
Dr Molimau-Samasoni from the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa 🇼🇸 speaks about how the Meryl Williams Fellowship has supported her #leadership in promoting better nutrition and reducing food waste in the Pacific. Read more in #Partners: https://t.co/xBeljaON0C
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Awesome hearing #Fiji #honeybee industry gurus from Fiji Beekeepers Association and @BAF_Fiji talking bee #biosecurity and #Varroa on The Science Show with the one and only @CarlSmithAUS 🌻🐝🍯🌏🇫🇯🇦🇺 @RadioNational @ABCscience @ACIARAustralia @SCUonline
Our last - for now! A fifth and final ep of the Science Show on @RadioNational, with another Pacific Scientific, and another lovely story from @shelbyrtraynor. Robyn’s back in the hot seat, but we’ll have more stories soon 🔭🐸💫🧬🐝🧫🌱 @ABCscience
https://t.co/AYiaxp6gya
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Vanuatu 🇻🇺 is integrating Indigenous knowledge systems into the development of regenerative agritourism opportunities. The foundation of this innovative approach to agritourism has evolved from research supported by #ACIAR Read more in #Partners
https://t.co/i5GhMoVahl
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ACPIR researcher Dr Cherise Addinsall's work with Regenerative Vanua is featured in this @ACIARAustralia blog | Indigenous knowledge pioneers regenerative agritourism in #Vanuatu. https://t.co/w3qkvCQqM4
#regenerative #agritourism #sustainability #tourism
aciar.gov.au
ACIAR is the Australian Government's specialist agricultural research-for-development agency.
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ACPIR nutrition researcher Dr @LibbySwanepoel is seeking insights from Australian primary school mums around their #foodchoices The study will explore the relationship between diet quality and the symptoms of stress, anxiety & depression amongst mothers with primary school kids.
Calling all #mum's with kid/s in primary school! We are interested in learning more about your #food choices and the link to symptoms of #stress, #anxiety & #depression. Click here 👇 https://t.co/zHGfOyknWE
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Implemented by #ACPIR, PARDI 2 helped farmers strengthen value chains and improve their productivity and profitability. The program assists farmers in exploring new market opportunities, including agritourism. 📷 Listen now https://t.co/P2vDEtA60v
#Fiji #agribusiness #tilapia
abc.net.au
The vast majority of workers in Fiji are involved in agriculture. But the economic contribution of most small-scale agriculture remains low.
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