Dr. Adel El-Beltagy, the Chair of GFAR, has represented the Global Forum at several international meetings over the last six months.From 3 to 7 December 2007 Dr. El-Beltagy was at the CGIAR Annual General Meeting (AGM07) in Bejing, China; from 26 to 28 February 2008 he…
Under the patronage of H.E Mr. Amin Abaza, Minster of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt, the Expert Consultation Meeting for the Establishment of Agricultural Biotechnology Network was held in Cairo, Egypt, during the period 15-16 December 2007. The meeting was…
IDDC is an autonomous nongovernmental organization founded in 1987 by individuals and institutions interested in sustainable development of the dry areas by fostering research collaboration and networking. Its major modus operandi for networking is to convene international scientific conferences…
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…
In the framework of the workshop on Information Systems for Agricultural Research for Development, the Fifth AARINENA ICT-RAIS Steering Committee meeting was held in Cairo, Egypt on the 29th of May 2007. Representatives of the AARINENA RAIS-ICT Steering Committee from AARINENA 5 sub-regions and…
To assist information managers in developing an information strategy for their organizations and in establishing new structures and procedures for effective information management, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with AARINENA and Egypt National…
An innovation systems approach for ARD focused on poor, small holder producers central to future GFAR actions 2 April 2007 Rome, Italy - Representatives of GFAR Stakeholders which include farmer organizations, non-government and civil society, regional research forums, research organizations of the…
The Retreat will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, to develop the business plan. In order to ensure that the GFAR Business Plan enjoys the buy-in and confidence of stakeholders, we have invited representatives from all GFAR stakeholder groups to the Retreat.
2 April 2007 Rome, Italy - Representatives of GFAR Stakeholders which include farmer organizations, non-government and civil society, regional research forums, research organizations of the North and South and international development agencies met for 3 days from 30th to 1st April 2007 at the…
Dr Adel el-Beltagy, the chair designate of GFAR, will take over the mantle of leading GFAR over the next three years from June 1st 2006 when he will preside over his first GFAR Management Team Meeting.
Dr El-Beltagy obtained a PhD from the University of Wales, UK specializing in stress…