Actores clave de la investigación agropecuaria de todo el mundo están aunando
esfuerzos para llevar a cabo una iniciativa dinámica y nueva¿el Foro Global de
Investigación Agropecuaria, (GFAR). Valiéndose de asociaciones rentables y de
alianzas estratégicas, el Foro global se propone promover un sistema global para la
investigación agropecuaria, a fin de reducir la pobreza, alcanzar la seguridad alimentaria
y conservar y manejar la diversidad biológica y los recursos naturales.

Les acteurs clés de la recherche agricole du monde entier ont décidé d'unir leurs forces
dans une nouvelle initiative dynamique - le Forum mondial de la recherche agricole. A
l'aide de partenariats performants et d'alliances stratégiques, le GFAR vise à promouvoir
un Système mondial de recherche agricole dont l'objectif est de réduire la pauvreté,
d'assurer la sécurité alimentaire et de conserver et de gérer la biodiversité et les
ressources naturelles.

Brochure summarizes the mission, goals and guiding principles of GFAR; and explains its structure and organization.

As part of GFAR's efforts to formulate a Global Shared Vision , this paper was
assigned the function of analysing significant global changes and trends in agriculture in
and their implications for a Global Research Agenda. While previous efforts in global
research aimed mainly at increasing overall food production, GFAR¿s ToR recognised
the need to focus them on production increases leading to the eradication of poverty, the
improvement of food security and the conservation of natural resources.

The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) has to do with networking. It
has to do with linking stakeholders of agricultural research for development (ARD) around
the discussion and implementation of a common global strategic agenda that may orient their
efforts in this field, and that may integrate them into learning networks and knowledge
systems that may facilitate the generation and flow of relevant knowledge, and its
application to development. Three factors are making instant connectivity, networking, and

The Objectives of Week 1 were to identify: 1) the changes in poverty: its causes, nature and dynamics, 2) new constraints on productivity in agriculture, forests, and fisheries, and 3) the new threats to sustainability of agro-ecosystems and their natural resource context. Our goal is to have a prioritized list of challenges within the CGIAR mandate and comparative advantage. These need not be ones that the CGIAR is currently addressing.

The Asia Pacific region is agriculturally the most vibrant globally. At the same time it sustains more
than fifty percent of the world population as well as the maximum of poverty. The Green and White
Revolutions have also been witnessed in this region which have provided the means to cope with the
rapidly increasing population and ensure household food security.
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Fortunately, all these accomplishments could be possible due to the cutting edge of science. The

Livestock is essential to poverty reduction and to prevent rural poor vulnerability in Africa. Moreover, thanks to the increasing demand in animal products and the emerging urban markets, livestock sector development is probably now the best opportunity to fight poverty in rural areas in the region. The proposed collaborative program could play an important role in the process of strategy formulation and implementation. The program arises from strong country demand and is built on lessons learnt from recent country and donor experience in the sector.