The Concept Note was developed b􀁜 a Task Force composed of members and partners of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR): the Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT (ABC), Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), and M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), following the local level consultations in 4 districts in India, and a Partners’ Workshop in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, held May 2023.
The TF appreciates the valuable inputs and facilitation of GFAR’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Hildegard Lingnau, Senior Advisor, Mr. Alessandro Meschinelli, and its Resource and Mobilization Officer Mr. Tommaso Teti. The co-design process and the development of the concept note are activities supported under a Letter of Agreement between the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the GFAR, through AFA as the Service Provider with the financial support of the European Union (EU).
The concept note can be adapted by any organisation interested in initiating and implementing research and development programmes in partnership with custodian farmers and their organisation on forgotten foods, using farmer-centered and farmer-led research approaches. Interested entities are expected to design specific implementation models in alignment with the overall purpose, value, and ambition as stated in the Concept Note.