Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

ACIAR
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth Government
Headquarters	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Employees	80
Minister responsible	Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs;
Agency executive	Professor Wendy Umberger, Chief Executive Officer;
Parent Agency	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Website	www.aciar.gov.au
Footnotes
	Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio

The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is an Australian Government statutory agency that forms part of the overseas aid program in the Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio, reporting to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. ACIAR was established under the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Act 1982 (the ACIAR Act), as amended, to identify agricultural problems in developing problems and brokers Australian agricultural scientists to find solutions.