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
The following proposed activities will be undertaken as facilitating activities developed by
GFAR in the field of Information and Communication Management (ICM). They will be
developed in close relationships with FAO, hosting GFAR, and in particular with the Waicent outreach programme, with which previous cooperations have been built.
1) Pre-consultation discussions. 2) E-Conferences. 3) Regional and inter-regional Workshops. 4) Post-Workshop Activities. 5) Launching of regional strategies. 6) Backstopping activities for RAIS
The DURAS CGS is established to encourage innovation, allow scaling-up of successful
innovations and/or best practices developed in the South, and to further develop and explore
The Project DURAS (Promotion du Développement Durable dans les systèmes de Recherche
Agricole du Sud) is a three-year project funded by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It aims
to contribute to strengthening the involvement and enhancing the scientific potential of southern
stakeholders in agricultural research for sustainable development (ARSD), particularly in Africa,
DURAS, key issues. A Grant of ¿ 4M. (US$ 4.5M.¿ 4M. (US$ 4.5M.). A Project established for 4 Years. A specific geographical coverage: SSA, WANA and 3 countries of APAARI (Viet-Nam, Laos and Cambodia). Two main Goals: To launch competitive grants on ARSD topics, managed by RF/SRF to develop North-South partnerships.To support the basic metabolism of the
GFAR Secretariat
During the period from May 2002 to August 2003, Ms. Fatima Ribeiro (a Brazilian researcher from IAPAR) carried out activities as DMC facilitator, hosted by CIRAD. Her workplan, approved by the interim steering committee on May 2002., is synthesized as below: