The Global Forum on Agricultural Research Steering Committee (GFAR-SC) held its fifth meeting in Beijing on the 23rd of May 1999. The meeting was chaired by Dr. R. S. Paroda. In the morning, the meeting was open to a large range of observers with the objective to allow a broad interaction with the…

<p>The Global Forum Steering Committee held its fourth meeting in Washington on the 24th and 25th of October 1998. The meeting was chaired by Dr. R. S. Paroda and was open to observers on October 24th while a closed session took place on October 25th . The open session was intended to allow…

This is a forum where much will be said about the challenges of agriculture and productivity and about how globalisation will affect agriculture, with emphasis on crop and livestock commodities. This note gives an insight into the other challenge facing the CGIAR: how to manage natural resources…

"The participants at the Global Forum for Agricultural Research that met in Dresden, Germany, in May 2000, representing the national agricultural research systems, regional and sub-regional organizations, universities, advanced research institutions, non-governmental organizations, the private…

This concept paper, prepared for presentation and discussion at the GFAR Conference in Dresden, Germany, May 21-23, 2000, aims to highlight key issues that affect the conservation and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), review the activities that have taken place to…

¿We, as participants gathered here at the Global Forum for Agricultural Research in Dresden, Germany, on May 21 2000, being drawn from the national agricultural research systems, regional and sub- regional organizations, universities, advanced research institutions, nongovernmental organizations,…

The main objectives of the workshop were as follows: (i) to develop operational principles and approaches for innovative public-private research partnerships; and (ii) to review partnership proposals on rice genomics and on impact research addressing the benefits and risks of genetically modified (…

Discussions were held during the last two GFAR Steering Committee Meetings on preparations for the GFAR 2003 General Conference. The latter plus the experience gained from preparing for the First GFAR General Conference held in Dresden, Germany, in May 2000 serve as a background for the elaboration…

Content: 1) Strengthening Research and Policy Capacity in GRFA. Three concrete proposals are being presented in this first topic:a) Awareness Building Workshops. b) Lists of Regionally Important Genera for Food Security. c) Research and Policy Capacity Building. 2) Strengthening Informal Seed…

The GFAR stakeholders gathered in Dresden, Germany, 21 ¿ 23 May 2000 where they developed a Global Shared Vision which strongly reaffirms the three main objectives of global agricultural research, namely: food security; poverty alleviation; and sustainable natural resources management.