As part of the wider agenda on enhancing aid effectiveness facilitated through GFAR in the context of the GCARD Roadmap, we are convening a Stakeholder Workshop on Tracking Investments in Agricultural Research for Development, at the offices of GIZ in Berlin on 20 January 2012 after the Global…
Strengthening resilience in agriculture and rural development is the overall theme of the 2011 AGA, targetting primarily the 34 Platform members of bilateral and multilateral donors, international financing institutions, intergovernmental organisations and development agencies. Invited are as well…
Small group discussion, Group 1, Rapporteur: Ms. Marquardt (IAMO Germany)
During the first GFAR Conference held in Dresden, Germany, in May 2000, the responsibility to
explore ways and means to develop and strengthen research partnerships for ¿Under-utilized and
Orphan Commodities¿ (UOC) was assigned to a specific Working Group. This Working Group
strongly recommended an…
On 15-17 May 2002 the second conference of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD) was held in Rome under the banner of ¿Strengthening the European Contribution to Agricultural Research for Development¿. The conference was organised by the EFARD Steering Committee,…
The purpose of this paper is to outline the proposed Plan of Action for the Private Sector
constituency for the time period between the May 1999 Beijing meeting of the GFAR
Steering Committee and the May GFAR 2000 meeting in Dresden, Germany. This is
being proposed as a draft for discussion. Input…
After the MTM-99 held in Beijing, China, AARINENA began its activities to contribute to GFAR 2000 meeting to be held in Dresden, Germany, based on the following items:
I. Innovative Research Partnership
II. Successful Case Studies
III. Information and Communication Technology Development (ICT) in…
The Global Forum identified commodity chains, both major crops and under-utilised species, as one of its priorities to facilitate research cooperation and promote partnerships. The proposed approach is based on the concept of a Global Programme.
Building its approach on lessons learnt from PROMUSA…
The meeting was opened by Dr. R.S. Paroda, Chairman of the NARS Steering Committee (NARS-SC). In his introductory speech, after having welcomed the 25 participants who attended the meeting, he emphasized the major achievements since the last meeting:
• Appreciation of FAO, ISNAR and The Netherlands…