- Ajit Maru is Senior Officer for GFAR’s theme on Agricultural Knowledge for All. He is an Indian National. Prior to joining GFAR, Ajit has served the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute for Information and Communications Technology (DA-…
- It’s been almost a year since Madan Poudel, former YPARD Web4Knowledge intern took part in TOCs 2014. Thanks to two CGIAR sponsored slots for YPARD members and GFAR’s travel support, Madan had the opportunity to attend this workshop of ‘technical geeks’, which provided him with “a…
- One of the main objectives of GFAR’s activities around “opening access to knowledge” has been supporting the ability of organizations to work together to improve the sharing, managing and using of agricultural data. This has been a key element of the CIARD movement of which GFAR is a co-founder…
- Under the Strategic Framework, FAO has made resilience a corporate priority. Its approach focuses on supporting people, institutions and state systems to absorb, adapt and transform when confronted with shocks and threats affecting their food security and agriculture-based livelihoods. In…
- The global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at IFAD convenes every second February in connection with the Governing Council, IFAD's main decision-making body. The first global meeting of the Forum took place in 2013. The second one will be held on 12-13 February. A unique initiative…
- The 38th session of IFAD's Governing Council, which convenes on 16-17 February, will shine a spotlight on rural transformation as a key to sustainable development. The meeting comes at a critical juncture, as the process of defining a post-2015 global agenda provides opportunities to refocus…