- New Delhi: Nothing distinguishes this parcel of west Delhi soil from any of the other 600-odd acres of cultivable land within the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI). It sits under a test crop of cotton in a corner of IARI’s MB3 sector, narrow roads on two borders and a tube well…
- 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…
