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