More than 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger and two billion suffer from nutrient deficiency.
GFAR themes 2013
CACAARI Secretariat informs that e-discussions on “The role of Agricultural Innovation Systems in Central Asia and Caucasus countries and China towards more sustainable food security and nutrition” will be open until the 5th of June, 2015.
These online discussions have been launched and initiated by Central Asi
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has been honoured in the prestigious 2015 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Project Prizes.
As part of the International Year of Family Farming, GFAR contributed to the meeting “International Encounters - “Family Farming and Research” held in Montpellier 1-3 June 2014. We are pleased to share the proceedings of this meeting which was a key event in 2014 where the role of research regarding family farming was investigated.
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We can end extreme poverty, but how to cover the costs of development? There are solutions! The World Bank Group brought together development organizations, governments, the private sector and civil society to discuss what it will take to finance development in a post-2015 world. The discussion showcased the latest thinking on domestic resource mobilization, private sector leverage, and development financing mechanisms, solutions and initiatives that go beyond filling financing gaps. Learn more here.
<p>Jointly facilitated from the outset by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and The African Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Enabling Environment Action Group is one of the three action groups that supports the Global Alliance on Climate Smart Agriculture. The EEAG provides a platform for collaboration and information-sharing among a range of organisations and networks.