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🎙️ 'The geopolitical situation is so tense we should treat #foodsecurity and #agriculture like critical infrastructure.'

Our ACT Committee hosted @CIMMYT’s @bramaccimmyt yesterday. He also spoke with @ABCaustralia’s NSW Country Hour.

🎧 33:54–43:42: https://t.co/AI5nWN8UMe

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🥭 2026 #NextGenAg4D Henzell Awardee Ella Wightman heard from mango farmers in Batangas about pesticide use and export rejections 🇵🇭

She presented on soil health monitoring at the launch of a @UQ_News-led, @ACIARAustralia co-funded project to improve mango pest management.

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How do we turn #26CFConf insights into action?

Our 2026 Conference Summary and Action Agenda highlights sustained investment in international agricultural research, stronger regional partnerships and meaningful roles for emerging voices.

Read more: https://t.co/JyVV1vtaMI

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🩺🇧🇹 24 Bhutanese veterinary professionals took part in a five-day @VBBAustralia VetTrain program in Thimphu, building skills in diagnostic ultrasound and clinical pathology through hands-on training, with Crawford Fund support to strengthen local veterinary capability.

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What happens to plant roots in compacted soil? 🌱

2025 Student Awardee Niamh Ritman used CT scanning at @UniofNottingham to study how Themeda triandra roots respond to compaction. She’s now applying these skills at @latrobe.

More info 👉 https://t.co/EApeS4uqzS

#NextGenAg4D

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🎥 Introducing our new series, “In conversation with…”

First up, Emeritus Professor Lindsay Falvey reflects on the experiences that shaped his career in international agriculture and what became a “marvellous, wonderful ride, a vocation.”

▶️ Watch now: https://t.co/66L10bqma1

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Join us in Canberra for an in-person seminar with @bramaccimmyt: Food (and) Security – Lessons for a Warming World.

Explore food security, resilience and agriculture as strategic infrastructure.

🗓️ 15 Oct, 2–4pm AEDT

Register by 13 Oct: https://t.co/j3f1LbF06m

@CIMMYT #CIMMYT

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@CharlesSturtUni @Gulbali_Inst 💡 Learn more about our #NextGenAg4D program: https://t.co/SFXe6NtgBN

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2026 Crawford Fund for Food Security Student Awardee Natalie Mullins from @CharlesSturtUni @Gulbali_Inst is testing how organic amendments can improve soil health and rice-farming resilience in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta with Can Tho University. 🌾 🇻🇳

#NextGenAg4D

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📰 Our September newsletter is out!

Inside: rising food demand and slowing productivity growth, our new “In conversation with…” series, #26CFConf Scholar Reflections, #NextGenAg4D updates and more.

📖 https://t.co/7uCZu78J3m

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🌿🫚 2026 #NextGenAg4D Student Awardee Ellen O’Brien @UTAS_ is in 🇮🇩 Indonesia exploring how under-canopy crops like turmeric and lemongrass can diversify community forestry, add value and increase farm income.

Learn more: https://t.co/DIEX2JIdgn

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🌱🎓 40 scholars joined us at #26CFConf, building connections, learning from mentors and exploring pathways into international agricultural research.

Our Scholar Program community has now grown to around 525 scholars since 2010!

#NextGenAg4D 👉 https://t.co/FduzyiC6AU

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📈 Food demand is rising.
📉 Productivity growth is slowing.

Our CEO @ShaunCoffey looks at why research investment today will shape food availability, prices and resilience in the decades ahead.

👉 https://t.co/Y0fbPXyOhq

#AgR4D @IFPRI @CGIAR @ACIARAustralia

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More #26CFConf Scholar reflections are live!

Scholars share their takeaways on mentoring, networks, career pathways and the broader challenges of food security.

🍇 SA: https://t.co/eD6qxoZqAz
🌿 TAS: https://t.co/bBYQWtp2pT
☀️ QLD: https://t.co/FURBUvLD85

#NextGenAg4D

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🌾 Join us at SARDI’s Plant Research Centre, Waite Campus, on 13 October for Food Security in a Challenging World, featuring 2026 Crawford Fund Medallist Derek Byerlee AO and the Sir John Crawford Memorial Address.

🎟️ Free registration closes 5 October 👉 https://t.co/4RVJaRoRfy

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👏🌾 Thank you to Professor Tim Reeves FTSE for a decade of service to the Crawford Fund for Food Security Board.

As Tim steps down after 10 years, we celebrate and thank him for the time, wisdom and energy he has given to the Fund!

🔗 https://t.co/yddaTo6OJx

#AgR4D

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Our first 2026 Scholar Reflections are live!

#26CFConf scholars from the ACT, NSW and Top End share takeaways on mentoring, networks and pathways into #Ag4Dev.

💬 ACT: https://t.co/iTeS6gkHaZ
💬 NSW: https://t.co/vrVEwbegkC
💬 Top End: https://t.co/ridxOE2hkA

#NextGenAg4D

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Welcome to our new Board members, Dr John Allen and Hon Sussan Ley 👏

They bring expertise spanning animal health, biosecurity, national policy, regulatory reform and regional engagement to the Crawford Fund for Food Security.

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/N41CL39XJr

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📣 Help us test our new Advocacy Learning Guide!

Join a free online pilot session this September to explore practical tools for advocating for food security and international agricultural research, while helping us strengthen the Guide 👉 https://t.co/VFwjaA5030

@ShaunCoffey

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🌏🌱 What can more than 20 years of Australian NRM experience offer the Pacific?

Supported by our Tasmanian Committee, Grace Muriuki and Belinda Nielsen are exploring lessons from Australian NRM systems and how they may apply in different Pacific contexts.