We are happy to share the first newsletter of the Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA).

 

In this issue, read the interview with Dr. Ismahane, Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture and outgoing Chair of AIRCA and learn more about the key achievements of AIRCA so far.

“An important agenda for the Global Forum on Agricultural Research is to bring the perspectives of rural communities into agricultural foresight and priority setting and to explore how agricultural innovation of all forms can better address the root causes of rural poverty and its consequent effects in urban poverty and crises.” (Dialogues on the Future for South & North Mediterranean rural communities).

 

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YPARD monthly newsletter for July is now online!

GFAR has long been concerned with Farmers’ Rights and played a pivotal role in the adoption of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

 

In 2012, the Global Forum began concerted activities supporting Farmers’ Rights implementation into practice, responding directly to national governments and smallholder farmer requests and needs. The main objective was to find ways by which Farmers’ Rights can be better addressed in national policies and in practice.

From 23-26 June, 2015 at a workshop organized by Bioversity International GFAR joined a group of experts discussing draft guidelines to support facilitated access of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.