The “4 per 1000: soils for food security and the climate” Initiative (hereinafter the “Initiative”) was launched on 1st. December 2015 at COP21. The aim of the Initiative is to improve levels of organic matter and foster carbon sequestration in soils through the implementation of land management (agriculture, forestry, soil restoration, etc…) methods appropriate to local environmental, social and economic conditions. The initiative will develop both an action plan and an international research program, and will promote international (i.e.

Capacity Development is a high priority among the Partners in GFAR. The Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) announces the publication of the TAP Common Framework on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems, following on its finalization at the TAP Partner Assembly on 20 January 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda.  The Common Framework was published thanks to a collaboration with CABI, and TAP Partners’ contributions were welcomed at various stages of framework development.

The GODAN Summit (15-16 September 2016, New York) is the first global conference organized by GODAN, convening all interested in the opening, the use, and the impact of agriculture and nutrition data.

At the GODAN Summit open data researchers and practitioners will have the opportunity to discuss their latest findings at the “Open Data Research Symposium”.

GODAN is calling for research contributions on all aspects of open data activity in the sector, covering but not limited to:

Access Agriculture is an international NGO which showcases agricultural training videos in local languages.

Over 60 million people affected by El Niño, many more highly vulnerable to La Niña's likely knock-on effect