GFAR themes 2013
China wants to modernise its farm sector by 2035 as part of a plan to boost rural incomes and living standards, according to a government policy statement that comes amid growing concern about a widening wealth gap and slowing economy.
The statement called for significant progress in rural rejuvenation by 2020, agricultural modernisation by 2035 and a “strong agriculture sector and full realization of farmers’ wealth” by 2050.
“Without the modernisation of agriculture there is no national modernization,” said the government’s first policy statement of the year.
GFAR themes 2013
To celebrate the often unsung work of farming communities, GFAR has commissioned a series of short videos telling the farmers’ stories in their own words. In this first video in the series, farmers in Malawi relate first-hand their challenges and successes as guardians of crop seed and the breeders of new varieties. The videos tell a vital story of why the living conservation and use of these irreplaceable resources are crucial, not just to the communities concerned, but to all our futures.
2018 is getting off to a great start for the Partners in GFAR, who have come together to launch two new Collective Actions in agri-food innovation! Begun in December 2017, a comprehensive reform of the Regional Research Fora — the networks of national public research and advisory bodies — will help them take on board the principles of multi-stakeholder action required in strengthening and transforming agricultural research and innovation.
Dr. Iman El-Kaffass of GFAR Secretariat explains the GFAR Collective Action on Transformational Learning and Student Leadership Development.