In several countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific, diverse organisations have joined forces to promote local innovation in agriculture and natural resource management (NRM). They have drawn up their individual PROLINNOVA Country/Regional Programmes (CPs/RPs) as well as joint international activities for mutual learning and policy dialogue. This Global Partnership Programme (GPP) is a Community of Practice that is built from the bottom up, in the spirit of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR).
En 2008, la population africaine essentiellement rurale a franchi la barre des 976 millions. L'agriculture est la principale source de subsistance pour la majorité de cette population. Le nombre de personnes extrêmement sous-alimentées entre 1990 et 1992 en Afrique subsaharienne (ASS) était estimé à 173 millions. Ce chiffre confirme la contre performance de ce secteur clé particulièrement en ASS. De 1997-1999, ce chiffre a augmenté de 250 millions. En 2000, l'Afrique a dépensé 18,7 milliards de dollars américains pour l'importation de produits alimentaires.
In 2008, Africa¿s population, which is mostly rural, topped the 976 million mark. For the majority of
these inhabitants, agriculture is the main source of livelihood. The underperformance of this important
sector especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is borne by the facts that between 1990 and 1992, the
number of chronically undernourished people in SSA was 173 million. By 1997-1999, this number
increased to 250 million. In 2000, Africa spent USD 18.7 billion on food import. The desire to eliminate
Africa¿s Engagement with the GCARD Process; The GCARD Consultation Process in Africa; Priority ARD areas for Africa¿s engagement with international partners.
Regional Forum: FARA.
Based on the regional review conducted in Africa by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), an e-consultation was held which is presented in this report. The purpose is to gather broader perspectives on how research can increase its development impact in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Based on regional review and new ideas or knowledge from the field