Family and smallholder farmers have an important global role in eradicating hunger and poverty, This is why as part of 2014 International Year of Family Farming, GFAR contributed to the meeting “International Encounters - “Family Farming and Research” held in Montpellier 1-3 June 2014.
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GFAR is pleased to share the final, endorsed statement coming out of the SDC Face-to-Face Workshop on Rural Advisory Services that was held 2-7 March 2015 in Hanoi Vietnam. GFAR, through Harry Palmier, Senior Partnerships Officer and member of the GFRAS Steering Committee, contributed to the…
Co-founded and supported by the Global Forum (GFAR), to specifically strengthen and reform the advisory service and extension sector, the GFRAS platform is now delivering a range of activities to strengthen advisory service providers, and advocating for more effective advisory services as a…
The Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (CACAARI) is one of six regional fora that promote agricultural research for development as part of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). CACAARI is an important link in the GFAR chain, bringing…
Poor linkages between researchers, advisory services systems, farmers, especially women farmers, private sector stakeholders and policy makers are a common issue in the countries in the Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) region. The unsystematic level of interaction undermines the ability of…