The Conclusions and Recommendations call for building up new partnerships and
programmes for the six priority themes addressed during the meeting. They are the result of
the discussions in the various working groups and relate to the expected outputs. Each theme
is introduced by one or more contextual concluding paragraphs. The recommendations are
presented in bullet form, and indicate to whom they are primarily addressed. These proposals
invite the addressees to take action, and therefore represent a framework for Initiatives to be

One of GFAR¿s missions is to: ¿Facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge
among Agriculture Research Development stakeholders¿.
The GFAR Document Repository has been established to be a key component of this
mission. It represents a new GFAR tool for action, an information service that will reach
communities of users interested in knowing more about ARD (Agricultural Research
Development) by allowing access to all available GFAR Secretariat documents.
This document describes the activities undertaken to launch the GFAR Document

The specific objectives of the meeting were to share with CORAF/WECARD the process of regional integration that has begun among the major CG centers operating in the region, and give CORAF/WECARD an opportunity to provide feedback and make input into future developments so that CORAF/WECARD can take joint ownership of the process.

Objectif du document
L¿assemblé générale du CORAF qui a eu lieu à Accra, (Ghana) en
1998, a décidé d¿élaborer pour la région Ouest et Centre
africaine un plan stratégique pour la coopération sous-régionale
de la recherche agricole. Ceci est pour faire face aux défis
majeurs de l'agriculture de la sous-région. Ce plan couvrira une
période de 15 ans (1999-2014).
Ce document, issu des différentes concertations menées au niveau
national, zonal et sous-régional, a pour objectif:

Objective of the document: To meet the major challenges
facing agriculture, research and development in West and
Central Africa, the WECARD/CORAF General Assembly held in
Accra in 1998 passed a resolution on the development of a
strategic document for agricultural research co-operation for
the sub-region. This plan covers a period of 15 years (1999 to
2014).
This document, produced from the various national, zonal and
sub-regional consultations, is intended to:
. identify priorities for regional co-operation in

The purpose of this aide-mémoire is to summarize the next steps in the ongoing collaboration between GFAR and CORAF/WECARD that were identified in the meeting between Adama Traore, Chairman of CORAF/WECARD, and Fernando Chaparro, Executive Secretary of GFAR, that took place in the context of the Second General Assembly of CORAF/WECARD in Libreville (July 16-19, 2001).

Le Président a rappelé la volonté du CORAF/WECARD de poursuivre sa mutation inspirée et dictée par une analyse réfléchie de son environnement.
A cet effet :
- Le Plan stratégique doit rester le support pour renforcer ses interactions et pour discuter avec ses partenaires ;
- En matière de transparence de la gestion, les audits externes seront généralisés pour encore plus de transparence dans la gestion des moyens que les donateurs mettent à sa disposition ;