- The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and the Uttarakhand Bamboo and Fiber Development Board (UBFDB) are jointly organizing an International Training Workshop on Bamboo as a Modern Construction Material in India during 5 October-14 October 2009 (10 days). The event will be held in…
- Applications invited for a three-week course on ‘Application of Bio-technology and its regulation’ (04.08.09-21.08.09) to be conducted in India by TERI.Eligibility: Early / mid-career government / non-government professionals from 156 ITEC/SCAAP countries Course structure: The courses will combine…
- We at GFAR are delighted to report that Dr Raj Paroda, Chair, GFAR Programme Committee, Executive Secretary, APAARI, and Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS), has recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding work towards growth and development of…
- The Asia-Pacific Agricultural Research Information System (APARIS), in collaboration with GFAR and ACIAR, organized a two-day technical workshop on Development and De-Centralized Management of ARD Information Resources. Among the 20 participants of the workshop, 10 were…
- The Third Steering Committee Meeting of Inter-regional Cotton Network in the Central Asia and North Africa (INCANA) was held in Damascus, Syria during the period 19-20 June 2007. The meeting was organized by the General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR) and INCANA…
- The GFAR 2006 Triennial conference was inaugurated by His Excellency Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India. The President, who is also a well known scientist, presided over the opening ceremony. In his address to the delegates, he focused not only on the importance of science and…
- GFU-ICUC side event at the CGIAR Annual General Meeting On 5 December, the International Center for Underutilized Crops (ICUC) and the Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized Species (GFU) organised a lunchtime event to discuss the “Future of Underutilized plants research and development…
- Following the launch of YPARD during the GFAR 2006, YPARD was invited to particiapte in the 5th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Science and Technology for ACP Agricultural & Rural Development organized by CTA in Wageningen, The Netherlands in December 2006. At the end of the meeting…
- For years, IFAP has been insisting that agriculture research has to be farmer-focused. It must solve the problems farmers face both in production and in marketing. The 3rd Triennial Conference of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) that took place in New Delhi, India, 9-11 November…