As part of GFAR's efforts to formulate a Global Shared Vision , this paper was
assigned the function of analysing significant global changes and trends in agriculture in
and their implications for a Global Research Agenda. While previous efforts in global
research aimed mainly at increasing overall food production, GFAR¿s ToR recognised
the need to focus them on production increases leading to the eradication of poverty, the
improvement of food security and the conservation of natural resources.
Previous versions of the Draft were discussed with GFAR¿s Secretariat and
Management Group. The final discussion will take place in Dresden, as a last step in the
process of improving the final version. This draft covers a wide range of issues, which
have been organised around five main themes: Global Trends Affecting Agriculture;
Impacts of Global Trends on Agriculture; Reflections on Trends and Impacts; Towards
a Knowledge Agriculture; and Towards a Global Research Agenda.