Covering the period from 2007 to 2009 and fourth in the series, the current GFAR Business Plan (BP) is prepared through an inclusive participatory consultative process that culminated in a retreat held in Alexandria, Egypt from 30 March to 1 April 2007, with a balanced representation from the above mentioned GFAR stakeholders.
The participatory retreat hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina represents a key milestone in the development process of GFAR Business plan for 2007-
The regional meeting of CAC RAIS is an excellent platform for exchange of information, analysis of the current status of agricultural information systems in the region and development of joint strategies for strengthening partnership in this important area.
The report describes the activities undertaken in the CAC region to strengthen Information and Communications Management (ICM) and further develop the regional agricultural information system.
As compared to 1985, about 30-fold decline in use of STI, including agricultural information, is observed in the CAC region, as a result of a dramatic reduction of R&D funding in the all post-Soviet area. This situation, if not changed for the better, will have a negative impact on the future development of these countries.
Datasets of Research Institutions and focal points in the Central Asia and Caucasus
Meta-review of 11 External Program and Management Reviews (EPMRs) to reconfirm and highlight the role and value of the EPMR process in the CGIAR System identifying issues of system-level significance.
ICUC and GFU are both active internationally in promoting and backstopping efforts to realize the potential of underutilized species species. While both are making an extremely valuable contribution, they