THE federal government has awarded John Dillon Fellowships to nine talented agricultural research managers from the Indian Ocean Asia Pacific region.
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The 2014 Fellows come from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Lao PDR, Vietnam, China and Pakistan.
Their six-week leadership development program includes visits to research institutions in NSW, Queensland and Tasmania, and industries and research collaborators in Western Australia and South Australia before visiting Canberra.
Three of the fellows will travel to Charles Sturt University at Wagga Wagga on March 13 and 14, while three other specialists in fisheries will visit fisheries researchers at Narrandera.
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) offer up to $25,000 for each John Dillon Fellow.
They recognise the late Professor John Dillon, one of Australia's leading agricultural economists and an advocate of international agricultural research and collaboration.
The 2014 John Dillon Fellows are key collaborators in ACIAR research programs on coffee and aquaculture in PNG, fisheries and forestry in Indonesia, fresh water fisheries in Lao PDR, vegetables in the Philippines, grasslands and livestock production in China, the dairy industry in Pakistan, and livestock and human health in Vietnam.
"The Coalition government has focused our foreign policy on 'economic diplomacy' which will support, among other aims, to alleviate poverty through sustainable economic growth," said Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
"Strong agricultural sectors lead to strong economies in our region."
