L¿objectif : Contribuer à renforcer l'engagement et le potentiel scientifique
des acteurs de la Recherche Agricole pour le Développement Durable des
pays du Sud. Initiative de Type 2 du sommet mondial pour le développement durable de
Johannesburg. Les pays couverts par le projet: Les Pays ZSP á Proche Orient, Afrique
du Nord, Afrique subsaharienne et Océan indien, Péninsule d¿Indochine. Durée du projet: 3 ans. Financement: Euro 4 million; MAE-France

2005 has been a very busy year for DMC, despite the fact that DMC continues t be in a
transitional phase of its short existence. Major activities such as case studies or even the
organization of the Third World Congress on Conservation Agriculture may actually be

This report describes the activities, achievements, limitations and current perspectives of the
DMC (Direct sowing, Mulch-based systems and Conservation agriculture) Global Partnership
Program over its entire operational life span, i.e. from early 2002 up to now. While part of
this information had already been presented in previous progress reports, it is the first time

The GP [Global Programme] - DMC Action Plan: Learning activities from local initiatives; Synthesis activities across case studies; Feedback/advocacy activities; Information sharing activities (Website)

The GPhI is a global Initiative with the objective to work towards the efficient, equitable and sustainable development of post-harvest components in the supply chain to promote

Following the development of the ¿Strategic Framework for a Global Post-harvest
Initiative-Linking Farmers to Markets¿ in October 2003, this initiative entered a ¿going
back to the regions phase¿ in which concrete activities would be carried out at the lowest
most effective level in accordance with GFAR¿s principle of subsidiarity. The strategy
adopted was to build the initiative on strong regional and sub-regional networks, new and
existing programs and projects, and partnerships created across disciplinary and

¿ What is it?
¿ How was it formulated?
¿ Where are we now?
¿ What are the next steps?

Purpose: improve the livelihoods of
producers and consumers by
enhancing agri-food systems for a
range of local, national, regional
and international markets, through
sustainable and equitable postharvest
interventions

The origins of the concept behind the Information and Communications for
Agricultural Research and Development lie with a group of individuals working with
International, Regional and National ARD Institutions who believed that the application of Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) to access, share and exchange
information and knowledge would benefit Agricultural Research and Development (ARD).

Outline: ICM4ARD: Development of the GPP Proposal; Bonn Consultation; Inter-Regional Meeting at Cairo; 2005 Activities; 2006 Planned Activities