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The Australian International Food Security Centre. Ms Mellissa Wood Director, AIFSC. Accelerating research delivery and adoption of innovations for food security. Bridging research and development Delivering through partnerships Strategic focus. AIFSC f ocus countries. Burundi Ethiopia - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Australian International Food Security Centre
Ms Mellissa WoodDirector, AIFSC
Accelerating research delivery and adoption of innovations for food security
• Bridging research and development
• Delivering through partnerships
• Strategic focus
AIFSC focus countries • Burundi• Ethiopia• Kenya• Malawi• Mozambique• Rwanda• Uganda• Tanzania• Zambia• Zimbabwe
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Sufficient, accessible and nutritious food
MDGs, CAADP, in-country priorities, Australian Aid Frameworks
Focus of interventions
Impact
Policy frameworks
Outcomes Increased food production
Increased income Improved access to knowledge
Increased institutional and
individual capacity
Improved nutrition and diversity in
diets
“Food security” = availability, access and utilisationBroad platform
Sustainable and productive
farming systems
Markets, value chains and
social systems
Food nutrition and safety
Communica-tions and
knowledge management
Education, training and
capacity building
Program themes
(research) (capacity building)
Increased access to more nutritious and safe food and reduced post harvest loss
Greater access to agricultural
innovations
Outputs of interventions
for smallholder female and male farmers and other poor households
Innovations in information
and knowledge delivery and
facilitated partnerships
Critical mass trained to address
food security issues, enduring
institutional partnerships
Better market
access and returns, and
stronger value chains
Better informed and
supported policy
development
Accelerating research delivery and adoption of innovations for food security
Thank you