The tripartite call for proposals Africa/Brazil/France “Fight against desertification in Africa” has been launched and about ten research projects will be supported in 2013. The targeted geographic regions are the African arid and semi-arid regions, especially the areas covered by the Great Green Wall (GGW). All the projects funded will be jointly implemented by scientists from Africa, Brazil and France.
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L’appel tripartite réalisé par l’Afrique, le Brésil et la France sur le thème "Combattre la désertification en Afrique", a été lancé et concerne 10 projets de recherche qui seront mis en œuvre en 2013. Les régions ciblées sont les zones arides et semi-arides de l’Afrique, spécialement les aires couvertes la Grande Muraille Verte (GGW). Tous les projets financés seront conjointement mis en œuvre par les chercheurs africains, brésiliens et français.
CGIAR has existed for more than four decades. Over this period, our understanding of the importance of policy and institutions for the performance of food systems has grown, as has the attention devoted to these issues in the work programs of the 15 centers. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has taken the lead in much of this work since its establishment in 1975, but each of the other 14 centers has also invested in policy-oriented research relevant to their core mandates.
<p>2012 has been a highly productive year. The Global Forum has reinforced its status as the unique multi-stakeholder body addressing agricultural research, extension, education and enterprise and their role in national development (here termed agricultural research-for-development, AR4D). Demands for GFAR's involvement in increasing the relevance and impact of these systems are growing fast and from many quarters. This report describes activities and results achieved through the Forum in 2012, across the priority areas determined in GCARD1.