by Confederation of Family Producer Organizations of the Expanded Mercosur (COPROFAM) [Original language at the end] COPROFAM presents the results of their work with family farmers in collaboration with FORAGRO in the Collective Action on Inclusive Digital Agriculture After several months of activity, which began in the second half of 2021, the Confederation of Family … More First-hand experiences of family farmers in Lat
This think piece by Sayed Azam-Ali, OBE, is written as a reflection on the third installment in the GFAR Talks webinar series on the topic: “Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable“. GFAR Talks is a showcase for debate on challenging and provocative topics related to agrifood system transformation, climate change … More Healthy diets, healthy planet? – not likely
This GFAR Talk considers how forgotten foods and the knowledge associated with them can be a vehicle for transformation of the global Agrifood System and empower farmers to be the agents of change. Our two speakers, Ms Irish Baguilat from Asian Farmers Association and Ms Christine Gould, CEO of Thought for Food, will describe how we can transfer traditional knowledge, innovations in food and farming, and novel technologies across generations from the custodians of forgotten crops and foods to growers, processors and consumers. The topic will contribute directly to the theme of the World Food Forum `healthy diets, healthy planet’ and highlight opportunities for the wider adoption of a diverse range of climate-resilient and nutritious crops and novel farming systems that have lower impacts on natural and managed ecosystems.
This document summarizes the approach to a new Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system for GFAR.
MEL is not only a means for our organizational accountability and learning, but for mutual accountability and collective learning among stakeholders, which is one of the four outcomes of the GFAR Theory of Change: Outcome 4 - Mutual accountability and collective learning between stakeholders in agri-food R&I systems are enhanced, contributing to their effectiveness, and to the transparency and trust between partners.
In the context of the GFAR Collective Action on Inclusive Digital Transformation of Agriculture, FORAGRO and COPROFAM documented twenty-five cases of Inclusive Digital Agriculture practices in the region. These examples highlight the conditions necessary for incorporating digital technologies in
agricultural production, thus benefitting small-scale producers.
This document outlines the GFAR theory of change. The outcomes GFAR hopes to achieve are: interconnected agri-food R&I systems, inclusive governance of R&I programs, empowered small-scale producers and MSMEs, mutual accountability and collective learning between stakeholders. The effect is a strengthened and transformed agri-food research and innovation, leading to enhanced capacity to deliver sustainable solutions. The impact is more inclusive, transparent, accountable, efficient, and resilient agri-food systems towards achieving sustainable development goals.
This document outlines nine selected criteria for assessing the quality of research partnerships. These criteria include: ensuring equity in cooperation and shared ownership from the beginning, transparent communication and exchange of knowledge, effective negotiation and sharing of responsibilities, promoting mutual learning, enhancing collective research capacities, sharing benefits and merits in an equitable manner, disseminating results broadly in forms that encourage and allow application, and seeking sustainability of the processes and outcomes.