Items in the category "Agricultural research"

GCARD2. Breakout session P1.1 National Food Security – Speaker Brief - MAIZE and its importance for global food security and sustainable intensification

Image - EGFAR [Document] The MAIZE Research Program (CRP) is a CGIAR global alliance bringing together CIMMYT, IITA and more than 300 institutions (NARES, advanced research institutions, NGOs, CBOs etc.). It aims at ensuring that public-funded international agricultural research helps to sustainably intensify maize-based...

GCARD2. Breakout session P1.1 National Food Security – CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish - Speaker Brief Paper

Image - EGFAR [Document] The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish and the role of development partners: The overall rationale, assumptions and approach adopted by the program will be described, and the specific role that we expect development partners to play in achieving its objectives.

GCARD2. Breakout session P2.2 Land Water and Landscapes – Speaker Brief - Sustainable intensification, improving and sharing the benefits and risks of vital ecosystems services

Image - EGFAR [Document] The Water, Land and Ecosystems Program addresses the dangers facing development in a world of finite resources. Its goals are: sustainable intensification; to improve the sharing of benefits and risks on which our future depends; to support the political discourse that underpins a long-term,...

GCARD2. The state of foresight in food and agriculture and the roads toward improvement - Chapter F1 - Report

Image - EGFAR [Document] The GCARD2 process on foresight is intended to advance the Roadmap actions required, paving the way for developing more effective approaches in line with the partnership principles, smallholder farmer and impact-centred focus of the GCARD. The key question the foresight session intends to address...

GCARD2. Foresight Guiding Research and Innovation at Global Level. Section F2.2 of the report on The state of foresight in food and agriculture and the roads toward improvement

Image - EGFAR [Document] The GCARD2 F2 session on “Foresight Guiding Research and Innovation” has two sessions running in parallel. Session F2.1 is dedicated to the regional and sub-regional levels. Session F2.2 is focusing on foresight at the global level. This document provides information that is relevant...

The GCARD Road Map: Transforming Agricultural Research for Development Systems for Global Impact

Image - EGFAR [Document] The contributions and dynamic interaction of thousands of stakeholders from all sectors have created the GCARD Roadmap, providing a clear path forward for all involved. The Roadmap highlights the urgent changes required in AR4D systems globally, to address worldwide goals of reducing hunger and...

The Global Foresight Hub: Strengthening the Role of GFAR in Promoting Forward Thinking in AR4D

Image - EGFAR [Document] GFAR advocates for improved foresight, supported by forward-looking, anticipatory research and analyses that integrates the diverse views of farmers and other stakeholders on specific opportunities and problems facing them.

The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and choices for global sustainability

Image - EGFAR [Document] The Foresight project Global Food and Farming Futures final report and executive summary provide an overview of the evidence and discuss the challenges and choices for policy makers and others whose interests relate to all aspects of the global food system. Visit the BIS Reports and Publications...