The story of a dream, a nightmare and a wish… Video: Social media can be more than “a means”. It can be “a purpose” too.   The dream by Enrica Porcari, GCARD2 Communications coordinator As we planned communication activities for … <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/gcard2-making-agriculture-co… reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&blog=89934…; width="1" height="1" />
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<p>The first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) in 2010 catalyzed a plan to transform agricultural research and development (R&D) around the world. The resulting GCARD Roadmap recommends a regularized process of monitoring institutional, human, and financial resources on behalf of all stakeholders. The Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators initiative (ASTI), is the only international initiative dedicated to fulfilling this need.
Partnerships are fundamental to conducting research. Douglas Sheil/CIFOR PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (12 November 2012)_Small-scale farmers in many tropical nations depend primarily on their crops for survival, but without additional income generated by nearby forests, they would often be unable … <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/agriculture-and-forestry-mai… reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&blog=89934…; width="1" height="1" />
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Networks and partnerships promoted by IICA attract attention in GCARD2
Addressing climate change and agricultural research through partnerships and scenario building