This report presents the results of a workshop organized by IICA-PRODAR in the framework of the Global Initiative on Post-Harvest (GIPh), sponsored by FAO and implemented in cooperation with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). The Workshop was conducted in Quito, Ecuador during the…
The ¿Strategic Framework for a Global Post-harvest Initiative - Linking Farmers to Markets¿ was developed following an International Workshop on Post Harvest Systems held in FAO Headquarters in Rome in 2003, jointly organised by FAO/AGS, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and the Post…
With GFAR support a Civil Society Organization (CSO) meeting was held in October 2004 in
Mexico during the GFAR 2004 Statutory Meeting . The main objectives of the meeting were: a) to
provide an opportunity for the civil society constituencie of GFAR to consult and…
This time last year, I reported to the committee that the journey we undertook from
Manila to Nairobi was sometimes rough and at other times smooth, sometimes pleasant
and at other times frustrating, but that with the aid of clear and detailed maps (Secretariat
Plan of Work) and a good compass (…
Objectives: To promote linkages between agricultural producers, end-users of agricultural products,
agricultural research institutions, and advanced agricultural education institutions as a means of
fostering the transfer and farm-level adoption of appropriate technological innovations.
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Building on from vigorous efforts last year to incorporate agriculture into the Copenhagen climate change negotiations, GFAR has again been a co-sponsor of the Agriculture and Rural Development Day 2010, held in parallel with the 16th Conference of the…
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…
