One of the best examples of the inter-connectedness of the three themes for this year’s Gobal Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2) is the Global Foresight Hub, re-introduced on Wednesday by Joost Vervoort of the CGIAR Research Program on &#8230; <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/no-partnership-no-foresight-… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=89934…; width="1" height="1" />

More than 600 global participants highlight the need for foresight, investment and partnerships to meet future agricultural targets. Punta del Este, Uruguay: On the closing day of the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2), leading experts in &#8230; <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/global-conference-sets-prior… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=89934…; width="1" height="1" />

Ganaderos uruguayos demuestran el uso de las TIC Un chip que identifica individualmente cada animal permite el acceso a los mercados de carne más exigentes del mundo Un microchip en la oreja derecha permite la trazabilidad.

The Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD 2012) brought together all groups of stakeholders: from researchers to donors such as the FAO, EC or IFAD, to farmers organizations or the private sector.

As GCARD2 draws to a close, ICRISAT&#8217;s Deputy Director General, David Hoisington, answers three questions: 1. The CGIAR has made a huge transition recently. What do you think of the new system and will it be better suited to addressing the &#8230; <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/gcard2-getting-a-better-unde… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=89934…; width="1" height="1" />

It all started off as a challenge for a young group of social media enthusiasts that wanted to give a voice to young professionals in agricultural research for development (ARD) at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development &#8230; <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/social-reporting-geeks-signi… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src=&q