- Source: CGIAR As a result of a major breakthrough, beans – once feared to be a casualty of climate change – are now set to withstand extreme temperatures, protecting a staple food of the poor in developing countries. Amidst fears that global warming could zap a…
- The three led by example by signing up on the online platform during a HeForShe gala dinner in Nairobi, Kenya on 10 February, the first regional event of its kind in Africa. The event was attended by Ambassador Sahle Work-Zwede, the Director General, United Nations Office in Nairobi; …
- Last week in Johannesburg, South Africa, the FARA@15 Celebration provided the opportunity to announce the first step of a consultation on the new CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF), as well as the forthcoming launch of the GCARD 3 process. “GCARD3 will be a two-year…
- Juanita Chaves Posada, working on behalf of GFAR, is on a mission. She is passionate about informing smallholder farmers in developing countries about their rights. She is passionate about finding ways to translate those rights into practice. The rights she is championing flow from what…
- While youth comprise about 70 percent of the population in Malawi, most of them contend with poverty and HIV/AIDS and lack access to the necessary opportunities to empower and change their lives. Realizing the potential in Malawi's young people, the Kawjo Foundation has charged the youth…
- The farmers’ rights meeting co-organized by the Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (CEPA), the Development Fund of Norway (DF) and the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) was held in Lilongwe, Malawi on 7 August 2014. The aim of the meeting was to identify gaps and…
- The conference provided a valuable opportunity to take stock of current understanding and actions around building a common agenda of resilience for food and nutrition security. Around 800 participants attended from 75 countries, though very few farmers and private sector stakeholders were…
- At its second meeting in Addis Ababa (16 September 2013) the Steering Committee of the CRP Dryland Systems took the decision to elevate the issues of gender and youth so that they are directly addressed as an Intermediate Development Outcome for the program. The decision was actively promoted…
- The latest edition of New Agriculturist is now online with two sections, supported by GFAR. To be notified when each new edition of New Agriculturist becomes available on-line sign up directly to the email here. New Agriculturist The latest edition of New…
- Source:YPARD YPARD is proud to share its YPARD 2012 report. This was a year of growth for YPARD where it made its mark in agricultural research for development. The strong showing by YPARD at the GCARD2 demonstrated to the international community that youth can have a strong…