We, the participants of the V FORAGRO Meeting, in our capacity as such, consider that in order to achieve food security, face the challenges of agriculture and rural development in the current context, reduce rural poverty, increase food production and quality, improve the equity in the distribution of production profits, prevent negative impacts on the environment and preserve and make good use of the natural resources in the Americas, it is necessary to promote agriculture with knowledge and to adopt the perspective of innovation, which requires undertaking innovations in the technologica

Paper presented at the World Conference on Agricultural information and IT (IAALD-AFITA-WCCA 2008), in the preliminary workshop on "Adoption of ICT Enabled Information Systems for Agricultural Development and Rural Viability". Abstract: This document, based on information gathered by GFAR through its activities in improving the flow of information in agricultural research systems globally, brings to fore issues related to adoption of ICT for Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) from a global perspective.

Paper presented at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT (IAALD-AFITA-WCCA 2008). Abstract: As one of its main activities, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) promotes, advocates and enables sharing of information and knowledge related, in general, to agricultural development and, in particular, to agricultural research for development.

Draft outline for a high level meeting on research funding in Alexandria in 2009

Background document for the GFAR Steering Committee meeting in Montevideo (August 2008): the Declaration of the High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy (Rome, June 2008)

Report on the roles of GFAR and the CGIAR as elaborated in the CGIAR Change Management Process

Report on GFAR activities January-July 2008