The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) is an undertaking by all the
stakeholders of agricultural research for development aimed at promoting cost-effective partnerships
and strategic alliances among the key players involved in this area of research. One of the premises
of GFAR is the conviction that knowledge generation and utilization is increasingly based on
transnational research systems and networks in the globalized world of today. The mission of the

Organized in Collaboration with:
National Center for Agricultural Research
And Technology Transfer (NCARTT), International Center for Agricultural Research in
Dry Areas (ICARDA), International Service for National Agricultural
Research (ISNAR), Food And Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations (FAO)

Organized in Collaboration with:
Lebanon Agricultural Research Institution.
International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) ; International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) ; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The main decisions and recommendations made
by the 7th General Conference of AARINENA are
as follows:
A) AARINENA programme of work for 2000/2001
B) RECOMMENDATIONS
Ministry of Agriculture, Lebanon

One of the modalities that are being explored in the context of the Global Forum in promoting
the development of research partnerships is that of seeking to facilitate Region-to-Region
interaction through their respective Regional Fora. One of the pilot projects that is being
carried out is between the European Forum on Agricultural Research (EFARD) and
AARINENA in West Asia and North Africa (WANA). This process is being carried out
through successive interactions that are taking place between these two regional fora in

The Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) was established in 1985 as an instrument of change for strengthening national and regional agricultural research capacities in order to reverse the downward trends in agricultural productivity and the deterioration of the natural resources. AARINENA¿s Mission is to contribute to the enhancement of agricultural and rural development in member countries through fostering agricultural research and technology development and by strengthening collaboration among them and with the outside world.

The Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa
(AARINENA) was established in 1985 as an instrument of change for strengthening national and
regional agricultural research capacities in order to reverse the downward trends in agricultural
productivity and the deterioration of the natural resources. AARINENA¿s Mission is to contribute to
the enhancement of agricultural and rural development in member countries through fostering

After the MTM-99 held in Beijing, China, AARINENA began its activities to contribute to GFAR 2000 meeting to be held in Dresden, Germany, based on the following items:
I. Innovative Research Partnership
II. Successful Case Studies
III. Information and Communication Technology Development (ICT) in WANA Region.

As we near the threhhold of the 21st century the world is faced with an increasingly complex challenge of feeding its growing population, while assuring an equitable and sustainable development. Scientific and technological progress is generating the knowledge and the tools to make this possible.