Fortalecimiento de las instituciones de la Sociedad civil (Organizaciones profesionales agricolas & ONGs) y de su implicación en la investigación agricola para el desarrollo. Ficha de presentación del proyecto

Este proyecto es el resultado de una concertación entre el Foro de la investigación agrícola
(GFAR, Foro Global de Investigación Agropecuaria) y los actores de la sociedad civil:
Organizaciones profesionales Agrícolas y Organizaciones no Gubernamentales. Su objetivo
es el de reforzar el papel de estas instancias en la formulación de las políticas de investigación
al servicio del desarrollo rural de los países del Sur. En esta perspectiva, esta iniciativa
propone distintas actividades que permitirán, en un primer momento, de reforzar las

Renforcement des institutions de la Societe Civile (Organisations professionelles agricoles & ONGs ) et de leur implication dans la recherche agricole pour le developpement. Fiche de presentation du projet

Ce projet est le résultat d¿une concertation entre le Forum mondial de la recherche agricole (GFAR, Global Forum on Agricultural Research) et les acteurs de la société civile: Organisations professionnelles agricoles et Organisations non gouvernementales. Il vise à renforcer le rôle de ces instances dans la formulation des politiques de recherche au service du développement rural des pays du Sud.

Concept note for a GFAR secretariat led initiative in ACP Countries (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific). Strengthening the participation of Farmers¿ Organisations and of NGOs in
the global Agenda of Agricultural Research for Development

This paper presents the initiative that is being developed with NGOs and Farmer's Organisations (FOs) to strengthen their constituencies and to ensure their effective participation in regional and global Agricultural Research for Development (ARD).

Fortalecimiento de la participación de las organizaciones de agricultores
(OA) y de las ONG en la investigación agrícola global para el desarrollo
(IAD)

En los últimos decenios ha crecido notablemente el número de personas que se agrupan para formar
organizaciones, asociaciones, fundaciones e instituciones similares con el fin de prestar asistencia
en lo referente a la entrega de servicios sociales, promover el desarrollo económico de base, impedir
la contaminación ambiental, proteger los derechos civiles y perseguir otros objetivos que
normalmente solían abordar los gobiernos. Este ¿fenómeno¿ de la proliferación de organizaciones

Renforcement de la participation des organisations paysannes et des
organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) aux efforts mondiaux de
recherche agricole pour le développement (RAD)

Au cours des quelques dernières dizaines d'années, de plus en plus de gens se sont groupés pour
constituer des organisations, des associations, des fondations et des institutions semblables pour aider
à la prestation des services sociaux, promouvoir un développement économique venant de la base,
prévenir la dégradation de l'environnement, protéger les droits civils et poursuivre d'autres objectifs
qui relevaient traditionnellement des prérogatives des pouvoirs publics. Le "phénomène" que constitue

Report from European Civil society organisations attending EFARD 2002

On 15-17 May 2002 the second conference of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD) was held in Rome under the banner of ¿Strengthening the European Contribution to Agricultural Research for Development¿. The conference was organised by the EFARD Steering Committee, composed of persons from public-sector institutions of agricultural research, education and administration. There does not appear to have been any systematic effort to encourage involvement of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and farmer organisations (FOs).

The CGIAR and Civil Society: forging collaborative partnerships with NGOs and Farmers organizations as a key strategy to advance sustainable agriculture in the developing world

The main objectives of the CGIAR agricultural research and development agenda are to reduce poverty and ensure an adequate nutrition and quality of life for rural society in the developing world.This mission involves meeting basic food needs of the rural poor but also expanding output to meet the food needs of a growing urban population, in a manner that is economically viable and which does not degrade the natural resource base.

Towards building Asian CSO consensus on agricultural research, extension & farmer linkages: a discussion on issues & piorities. Summary report

The social and environmental impacts of the Green Revolution since the
1970s, the on-field testing of genetically-modified crops in the 1990s, the
continued neglect of small farmers in national priorities, and persistent rural
poverty and vulnerability of the rural poor ¿ are among the critical issues that
have led a growing number of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia to
question the directions, priorities and strategies of agricultural research and
extension in the region. While recognizing the potential impacts of scientific

DURAS Project Funded by MAE (France)
¿Promoting sustainable development in Agricultural Research Systems¿

The main goal of this four (4) years project with a funding of ¿ 4,000,000 is to strengthen the involvement of the southern stakeholders (NARS, including the civil society organisations, and their Regional and sub-regional Fora) in a global agenda dealing with agricultural research for sustainable development (ARSD). To achieve this goal the project will follow the GFAR principles of (a) bottom approach led by a multistakeholder dialogue, (b) subsidiarity and, (c) decentralisation.

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