Related Links in Australia

• Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)

  AusAID is responsible for the management of the official Australian Government overseas aid program. The website gives details of AusAID programs. Information resources include Hot Topics,  articles on important matters related to Australia’s international aid program. Topics include earthquakes and other natural catastrophes, mine clearance and debt relief for developing countries.

  Languages: English

• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

  This is a government organization under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It's aim  is assist Australian agricultural scientists to use their skills for the benefit of developing countries, and at the same time, work to resolve Australia's own agricultural problems. ACIAR facilitates collaborative research on high-priority problems in developing countries and Australia. This is achieved by linking Australian research institutions with overseas research groups. The website provides  information about the projects of ACIAR, including details on how to submit a new proposal to ACIAR for evaluation.

  Languages: English

• Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research for Australia (CSIRO)

  This informative website provides more than one hundred information sheets, most of them related to various aspects of agriculture or aquaculture. It is an excellent site for news about primary resources and industry, as well as agriculture.  The Agribusiness section is worth exploring: it contains a sections on Field crops, with news and information sheets, and also a  section on  Meat, dairy and aquaculture,  with the full text of recent issues of the CSIRO Newsletter Animal Health News (in HTML and PDF format).

  Languages: English