In the Andes region there has been an increased interest in high-value products (HVPs), which may represent an interesting opportunity for small farmers, the development community and policy-makers throughout the region, for promoting diversified livelihoods rather than insisting on pushing small farmers into semi-industrial, monoproduct economic systems.

Draft background and terms of reference for the EGFAR Taskforce

Generic brochure on the new EGFAR website

Agricultural research needs assessment is a continuous process in view of the fast changing socio-economic and policy scenarios and emergence of many other stakeholders, not involved earlier. Whereas many agricultural problems are country specific, there are some problems which are common to all the countries in the region (e.g. river water salinity, climate change etc.)