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  1. Agricultural Research Institute
  2. Who’s Doing What, Where and With Whom for Climate and Agriculture?
    In late June, GFAR Secretariat launched a survey, commissioned by the EU as part of the development of the DeSIRA (Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture) initiative. The survey aimed to produce a rapid picture of the types and scales of research capabilities and activities…
  3. GFAR Vice-Chair challenges youth in agriculture to measure sustainability
    GFAR Vice-Chair Raffaele Maiorano organized the 60th Anniversary meeting of ANGA (Giovani di Confagricoltura - the Italian national association of young farmers) at the Confagricoltura headquarters, Rome, on 8 June.  The meeting included a range of high profile speakers including UN SDG and climate…
  4. Giovani di Confagricoltura
  5. GFAR Secretariat welcomes 16 young researchers passionate about food innovation
    This month, GFAR Secretariat had the pleasure of welcoming, at FAO Headquarters in Rome, a delegation of 16 researchers about to embark on a world tour examining the future of food and food-related technologies. The students are participating in the “Food Innovation Global Mission”, a pioneering…
  6. ICSD 2018 : 6th International Conference on Sustainable Development
    The International Conference on Sustainable Development is organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University. The 6th ICSD 2018 is inspired from the critical challenge of human, environmental, and economic sustainability concerning the present and…
  7. Follow FAO's Agroecology Symposium this week!
    Building on the 1st International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held in Rome in 2014, and the subsequent regional seminars organized in 2015 and 2016, FAO will host the 2nd International Symposium on Agroecology: Scaling Up agroecology to achieve the Sustainable…
  8. FAO 2nd International Symposium on Agroecology
    There is a broad consensus that agroecology can be instrumental in achieving a wide range of policy, environmental and food security targets, from sustainability related goals to the reduction of rural poverty. Building on the 1st International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and…
  9. Launch of FAO’s Farmer Field Schools programme and global platform
    Wednesday, 14 February 9:30-12:00Iraq Room (A235) The Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach, currently implemented in over 90 countries, enhances food security and sustainable agricultural development. Through this approach, small-scale farmers have been learning how to better manage crop, fish,…
  10. EU and Gates Foundation pledge €500 million for innovations in agriculture
    The European Union together with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledgedmore than €500 million over the next three years for research and innovation in agriculture. The EU, which is the largest donor for development aid, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is the larger…
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