Considering that the period since October 1999 was very intense with the preparation of the
GFAR-2000 Conference and important discussions regarding organizational changes, the GFAR
Chairman decided to organize, prior to GFAR-2000, an informal working dinner. The formal 7th
meeting of the GFAR Steering Committee took place after GFAR-2000.
<p>The GFAR Steering Committee met for the 6th time in Washington on October 24, 1999 in a closed session only contrary to previous meetings. Indeed, it had been decided that the GFAR open session that usually precedes the closed session, should this time be part of the NARS Steering Committee meeting agenda in order to get an opportunity to regional fora to present their on-going activities as well as the contribution they were preparing for GFAR-2000.
The Global Forum on Agricultural Research Steering Committee (GFAR-SC) held its fifth
meeting in Beijing on the 23rd of May 1999. The meeting was chaired by Dr. R. S. Paroda. In the
morning, the meeting was open to a large range of observers with the objective to allow a broad
interaction with the GFAR community members. The afternoon was devoted to decision process
in a camera session.
The agenda of the open session was entirely devoted to a proactive discussion of the preparation
<p>The Global Forum Steering Committee held its fourth meeting in Washington on the 24th and 25th of October 1998. The meeting was chaired by Dr. R. S. Paroda and was open to observers on October 24th while a closed session took place on October 25th . The open session was intended to allow effective interaction between a range of GFAR members while the closed session was devoted to decisions on management and policy issues critical for the development of the GFAR.
The Global Forum Steering Committee held its third meeting in Brasilia on the 24th
of May 1998. The meeting was opened by Fernando Chaparro, Chairman.The session
was open to observers from 8:30 am to 1:00 p.m., and was followed by a closed
session from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The open session was intended to allow effective interaction between a range of
GFAR members while the closed session was devoted to decisions on management
issues of critical value for the development of the GFAR.
The Second Meeting of the Global Forum Steering Committee was held in Washington
on October 29, 1997 in conjunction with International Centers' Week of the Consultative
Group for International Agricultural Research. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Fernando
Chaparro Osorio, Chairman of the Global Forum Steering Committee and Director
General of Colciencias/Colombia. Participating Steering Committee members included:
Moise Houssou (FARA), Fernando Chaparro Osorio (LAC), William Dar (APAARI),
My intervention at a glance: 1) The Aguié experience in two words (2 minutes) 2) Selection of the most original features (4 minutes) 3) Selection of findings (4 minutes)
5) Some conclusions in connection with the Global Partnerships Programs (5 minutes). For a complete information, see my two papers especially written in view of this GFAR seminar.
This paper identifies the main characteristics of initiatives that may lead to the formulation of a
¿Global Programme¿, GP in short, and proposes a standard format to be filled by the GFAR
stakeholders who would like to be involved in the preparation of a GP under the aegis of GFAR.