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  1. Summary activity report. Farmers' Organizations Representative (IFAP) to GFAR- SC
    1. A meeting of the IFAP Science and Technology Committee was held at the end of May 2002 in Cairo, Egypt during the 37th World Farmers Congress. This meeting was also co-chaired by Ms Sara McHattie of GFAR Secretariat then. The discussions of the meeting mainly centred on the general sharing of…
  2. Breakthrough in genetic improvement of tropical finfish through partnership between ICLARM, ASI and developing country NARS
    ICLARM (an IARC) in partnership with the Institute of Aquaculture Research, Norway (an ASI), Central Luzon State University and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippines (NARS) undertook genetic improvement of Nile tilapia and demonstrated for the first time that performance of…
  3. Date Palm Network
    Date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, is a major agricultural crop in the Near East and African Regions, and its economical role in the countries of these regions is well recognized. The world date palm production (about 4.6 million tons in 1997) is concentrated mostly in the Near East and Africa. About…
  4. Moving forward within the ICM4ARD Framework. Workshop Proceedings
    The 2nd Inter-Regional Consultation was held at CLAES, ARC, Cairo, Egypt from the 10th to the 11th of May 2005, to enable RAIS stakeholders of Regional Fora to achieve the following objectives: a) To present and discuss their respective regional Plan of Work and Budget (POW&B) for 2005 in the…
  5. Expert Consultation Meeting on GIS Applications in Agricultural Development in WANA Region in Amman-Jordan, 7-8 June 2011
    Expert Consultation Meeting on GIS Applications in Agricultural Development in WANA Region in Amman-Jordan, 7-8 June 2011 At the 2007 ICM4ARD Workshop for West Asia and North Africa (WANA), organized by AARINENA, application of Geographical Information System (GIS) and effective use of spatial…
  6. Chair-elect announced for the Global Forum on Agricultural Research
    20 November 2009 We are very pleased to announce that the new Chair of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) will be Dr Monty Jones, Executive Director of the Forum on Agricultural Research for Africa (FARA). The multi-stakeholder Steering Committee of the Global Forum on…
  7. The 3rd African Congress for Scientific Research & Technology
    3rd African Congress for Scientific Research & TechnologyUnder the theme of "Scientific Research and Technology to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)" Our African continent is the richest continent yet the poorest of them all. The need for the promotion of Scientific Research and…
  8. Global Climate Change Conference in Alexandria discusses dryland regional response to environmental changes
    The Ninth International Conference on Development of Drylands (ICDD), with the theme "Sustainable Development in the Dry Lands - Meeting the Challenge of Global Climate Change" was co-sponsored by GFAR. This event hosted more than 450 participants from over 40 countries, as they convened in…
  9. ICT Nodal Units Workshop, Muscat, Oman, 8-10 January 2008
    AARINENA with support from FAO and GFAR organized the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Nodal Units Workshop, which was held during the period 8-10 January 2008 in Muscat, Oman, and hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. A total of 22 participants…
  10. GFAR Statutory Meetings, Bejing, China, 28/11 - 1/12 2008
    3rd GFAR Program Committee Meeting  The 3rd GFAR Program Committee (hereafter, PC) met on 28-29 November 2007 in Beijing, China. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy, Chairman, GFAR in his welcome address to the members of the Committee traced how the GFAR retreat at Alexandria, Egypt had resulted in the GFAR…
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