Organisation
Future Directions International
Acronym:
FDI
Future Directions International (FDI) was an independent, not-for-profit research institute. It was established in 2000, by Major General (Retd.) the Honourable Michael Jeffery (former Governor General of Australia), together with a small group of leading Australians, to conduct comprehensive research of important medium to long-term issues facing Australia.
FDI ceased operations in November 2021.
Report
Hungry neighbours? Indonesia’s food strategy and water security future
Indonesia currently has a low level of food insecurity. Food supplies are theoretically adequate to feed the population, however inefficiencies in distribution systems across the archipelago restrict access to food products at prices affordable for the nation’s poor.
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Feeding the cities: is urban agriculture the future of food security?
Urban agriculture has considerable potential to improve food security in the developing world. Key issues, such as urban sprawl, contamination threats and legality, must be addressed for urban farming to have a sustainable future.
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India-China Relations: how can they be improved? Part one: a view from Beijing
In recent years, India-China relations have maintained a good momentum in their development, with co-operation the key factor. The two sides have sought to continue raising the level of mutual political trust and promote the in-depth development of bilateral co-operation.
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India-Pakistan relations: how can they be improved?
In the last 65 years, India and Pakistan have been unable to resolve their differences and develop a normal good neighbourly relationship, which could have benefitted people on both sides of the border. There have been several attempts to initiate a sustainable peace process, but most were either stillborn or abandoned in their infancy.
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Exploring the opportunities for Australian energy companies in East Africa’s gas discoveries
Decades of exploration in East Africa, have produced few large discoveries of oil and gas. Past exploration has also been hampered by political uncertainty and regional conflict. Things look set to change, however. Attention is now focusing on East Africa’s offshore natural gas discoveries and this process escalated in 2012.