The text presents engagement principles for working with GFAR. It proposes the use of the terms "members" and "partners" to define organizations within GFAR's network. The document outlines the principles of engagement, including membership and representation, funding, and benefits and commitments. It also discusses the principles and operationalization of Collective Actions, which are initiatives that involve GFAR members and partners working together towards shared goals.
The document outlines the strategic vision for GFAR, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research, which aims to contribute to the SDGs by making agrifood research and innovation systems more responsive and equitable. To achieve this, GFAR focuses on small-scale farmers, who account for 84% of all farms worldwide, by empowering them through collective actions. GFAR also aims to establish partnership principles as a global standard to ensure that agricultural research is done in partnership with the most important actors - small-scale farmers.
The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) coordinates hundreds of agencies and organisations internationally. Hildegard Lingnau, its executive secretary, told D+C/E+Z why researchers should focus more on family farms in the global south and why real innovation is about more than merely technological advancement.
GFAR is pleased to announce the appointment of our executive secretary, Dr Hildegard Lingnau, into CGIAR’s independent external high-level Advisory Panel.
The advisory panel’s mandate is to guide leadership and staff in strengthening their strategic engagement with countries and regional partners as CGIAR continues its transition to an integrated One CGIAR.
The world is at a critical juncture and it is increasingly important to build resilience for improved future global food systems. Youth are an invaluable stakeholder in this mission. … More SDSN empowers youth to accelerate solutions in agri-food systems
The global agrifood system is wasteful and damaging but there are steps we can take to tackle it
Supply chain disruptions, a pandemic, extreme weather and now a war in Ukraine have exposed faultlines in the global food system that we ignore at our peril. The crisis demands nothing less than a complete transformation of agrifood — one that involves diversifying the crops we grow, the way we grow them and how we transport them.