Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
$135.5M
$135,493,000 across 1 programs, 2026-27
Source: Portfolio Budget Statements 2026-27, 2026-27 PBS Program Expenses Line Items - Updated 2026-06-18 (w. Corrigenda). Retrieved 29 September 2026.
Administered
$119.3M
Money it hands out on the government's behalf — grants, benefits, subsidies.
Departmental
$16.2M
What it costs to run: staff, property, suppliers.
Contracts published
299
$104.7M in total
Programs
Each line is a program in the budget papers, with what it is given. The category is FOCUp's, mapped from the published program name; a blank means no rule matched it plainly, which is recorded rather than guessed.
| Program | Category | Administered | Departmental | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Program 1.1: International Agricultural Research and Development Outcome 1: To achieve more productive and sustainable agricultural systems for the benefit of developing countries and Australia through international agricultural research and training partnerships 2026-27 Foreign Affairs and Trade_PBS_ACIAR · retrieved 29 September 2026 | Agriculture & Fisheries | $119.3M | $16.2M | $135.5M100.0% |
Largest contracts
The 25 largest of 299. A contract notice is the value of an agreement over its whole term, not money spent in a year, so these are never added to the budget figures.
| Supplier | For | Term | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Cushman & Wakefield (POE) | Lease - 38 Sydney Ave, ForrestCN4189200 | 31 July 2025 to 30 July 2037 | $12.4M |
Charles Sturt University | FishTech Plus: Growing capacity of Mekong subregion countries to implement technical fisheries solutions into river development programsCN4264832 | 14 August 2026 to 29 June 2030 | $9.0M |
University of Queensland | Extension options up to 3 years in total.CN4227408 | 15 March 2026 to 14 March 2031 | $7.5M |
University of Queensland | Transforming mango production through IPM and smarter pesticide use in Southeast Asia and AustraliaCN4254494 | 31 May 2026 to 30 December 2030 | $5.5M |
Curtin University | Improving the enabling environment to effectively scale Good Agriculture and Aquaculture Practice (GAAP) in the PhilippinesCN4287490 | 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2031 | $5.0M |
International Food Policy Research Institute | PNG-Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Policy ProgramCN4213222 | 31 December 2025 to 29 June 2028 | $5.0M |
World Agroforestry | AAPCRA - African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)CN4201892 | 10 November 2025 to 29 April 2028 | $3.8M |
University of Canberra | Developing an inclusive co-design process for strengthening food security in Western Province, Papua New GuineaCN4215140 | 20 January 2026 to 29 September 2030 | $3.5M |
University of Wollongong | Improving fish handling in Solomon Islands, with extension to other Pacific island countries [Fish Innovation 2]CN4215137 | 14 January 2026 to 30 October 2030 | $3.5M |
Australian National University | Climate adaptive livelihoods in Sindh: Locally led pathways for inclusive transformation (CALS)CN4281399 | 30 September 2026 to 27 February 2031 | $3.2M |
Griffith University | Sustainable expansion of forestry and wood processing in Laos and AustraliaCN4189214 | 27 August 2025 to 26 August 2030 | $3.2M |
The University of the South Pacific | Pacific Agricultural Scholarship and Support program (PASS)CN4236275 | 30 November 2025 to 30 November 2030 | $3.0M |
Applied Horticultural Research | Digital monitoring of VietGAP compliance for high-value domestic markets and potential export in smallholder fruit value chains from the northwest of VietnamCN4183924 | 21 August 2025 to 30 December 2028 | $2.3M |
Monash university | Harnessing the Potential of Digital Agri-market Services for Inclusive and Competitive Markets in Lao PDRCN4224608 | 15 February 2026 to 30 December 2030 | $2.0M |
University of Adelaide | Safe, fresh, year-round vegetables in Lao PDR through research and development support of smallholder productivity and engagement in collaborative supply chainsCN4184629 | 27 August 2025 to 30 December 2030 | $1.7M |
Monash University | Harnessing the Potential of Digital Agri market Services for Inclusive and Competitive Markets in CambodiaCN4286977 | 31 December 2026 to 30 December 2030 | $1.6M |
Cushman & Wakefield Pty Ltd | Property Management Services - Canberra (POE)CN4183956 | 31 May 2025 to 29 June 2029 | $1.0M |
CBRCYBER Pty Ltd | Barton Office Information Communication Technology systems servicesCN4170421 | 19 June 2025 to 10 September 2025 | $918.7K |
DATA#3 Limited | VSA6 - Microsoft Licensing SoftwareCN4253972 | 30 June 2026 to 29 June 2031 | $873.3K |
Bluebird Consultants Pty Ltd | TOCs and TOU MEL and AAPCRA MEL System RFQCN4249212 | 17 May 2026 to 29 December 2030 | $690.5K |
University of Queensland | Understanding markets, value chains and production constraints for medicinal plants in VietnamCN4195834 | 31 October 2025 to 29 June 2027 | $538.5K |
Charles Sturt University | Expanding climate resilient farming systems in Vietnam's Mekong River Delta (MRD) regionCN4204996 | 26 November 2025 to 30 December 2026 | $500.0K |
The World Vegetable Centre | ACIAR - WoldVeg Partnership ArrangementCN4255092 | 25 June 2026 to 30 May 2027 | $500.0K |
The University of Queensland | Institutional Innovations for Cattle Market-Chain Development in Lao PDRCN4266601 | 30 June 2026 to 29 June 2028 | $500.0K |
International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (CLARM) | Promoting Climate=Smart Aquaculture in Egypt and NigeriaCN4257146 | 30 June 2026 to 29 June 2028 | $500.0K |