Access to data and digital technologies

  1. China and GFAR – together opening new ways of sharing knowledge
    Since its early days, GFAR has placed a large emphasis on strengthening national and regional agricultural information systems. A result of this has been a partnership of over 10 years with the Agricultural Information Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) to…
  2. Summary of E-Discussion on Right of Farmers to Data, Information and Knowledge
    CIARD, with the support of the GFAR Secretariat and FAO, organized an E-discussion from 20 October until 10 November 2014 for global participation on the Rights of Farmers to Data, Information and Knowledge.   The outputs of the E-discussion and supplementary research will be used to…
  3. Open Access to Agricultural Knowledge for Inclusive Growth
    What happens when almost 75 people passionately interested in open access to knowledge (including data and information) and improving agricultural informatics in India gather together? Lots of scope for knowledge exchange and opening up of opportunities were only two of the outcomes of the "Open…
  4. GFAR participates in the 4th Research Data Alliance (RDA) plenary meeting in Amsterdam
    The Research Data Alliance (RDA) is an international initiative started in 2013 by a core group of agencies interested in all data-related aspects of research (the European Commission, the US National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Australian…
  5. Rights of Farmers for Data, Information and Knowledge - CIARD E-Discussion
    CIARD with support from GFAR Secretariat and FAO are organizing an E-Discussion between 20 October to 6 November 2014 for global participation on the CIARD E-discussion Forum on the rights of farmers to data, information and knowledge. The E-discussion will discuss: 1. What do we mean by…
  6. Access to Open Data in Agriculture to Explode Thanks to New Competition
    Through the CIARD RING, the global directory of datasets for agriculture maintained by the Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR), you can now participate in the Open AGRIgate challenge, recently launched at the Research Data Alliance 4th Plenary Meeting in Amsterdam.   The…
  7. Expatriates and Agricultural Development
    Shyla Anand, an intern with the GFAR Secretariat has completed a study on expatriates’ contributions to agricultural development in their home economies.   This study examined the ways in which expatriates have impacts on agricultural development, focusing on the financial, knowledge…
  8. Join the conversation on ICTs and Family Farming
    In July 2013, GFAR along with the CGIAR, FAO, and IFAD pledged to increase their joint efforts to boost the contribution of science, technology and innovation to enable family farmers to improve their livelihoods.   The Global Forum, as part of this pledge and activities they have…
  9. E-Discussion on “Forward Thinking for ICT use in Asian Agri-Food Chains”
    Date: 13th August – 5th September 2014   Asian agriculture and food chains (agri-food chains) are rapidly evolving to meet local, national, regional and international markets’ needs. These needs include providing easily accessible, affordable, safe, nutritious, healthy, quality food and…
  10. ICTs for improving Family Farming
    The use of ICTs is resulting in complex applications in agriculture to improve productivity, resource use, reduce time and drudgery such as for farm management, forecasting, marketing, logistics and quality assurance. ICTs are increasingly improving access to information, knowledge, skills and…
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