GFAR aims to improve the global flow of agricultural research information and information and communications management for agricultural research for development through four inter-related actions: 1) Awareness, sensitization and advocacy to National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) leaders and policy makes for increased and improved investment, both financial and human capacities, in information and communications management; 2) Capacity development in NARS information managers; 3) Greater coherence and integration of agricultural information systems; 4) Improved governance of information flows to ensure equitable access to information related to agriculture globally