CANBERRA — The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research is an Australian government agency tasked with brokering and funding agricultural research partnerships between Australian scientists and their counterparts in developing countries.
For 35 years, ACIAR has been an important part of Australia’s aid program. But despite its longevity, it is not widely known, even within government circles.
Andrew Campbell has been chief executive officer of ACIAR for a little over a year. In that time, he has been able to see the impact of ACIAR’s work — and is now working on a strategy to highlight the value his agency brings to Australia’s foreign policy, the lives of people in developing countries and the creation of a food-secure world.