The First Global Conference on Women in Agriculture (GCWA), organized in New Delhi on March 13-15 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), was supported through the Gender in Agriculture Partnership (…
By 2050, the global population will surpass 9 billion people. At the same time, the world’s agricultural systems will be increasingly challenged by water scarcity, climate change and volatility, raising the risk of production shortfalls.
Economist Conferences are launching an inaugural Feeding…
The concept of ¿European Research Area¿ witnesses the willingness of Europe to progressively integrate their national research areas into a European one, itself being part of a global research area. In the specific field of agricultural research for development, the process initiated some years ago…
The main objectives of the EFARD 2005 Conference are:
to promote the agenda of agricultural research for development among
institutions in Europe and developing countries as well as countries in
transition;
to provide a platform for information exchange and development of joint activities
to…
Competing claims on energy: Access and benefit sharing Energy poses multiple challenges for developing countries. Energy supply is not keeping up with growing demand. Universal access to adequate energy services is slow to be realised. The production and use of fuels as well as the generation of…
