Items in the category "Agricultural research"

Minutes of the Consultative meeting on competitive funding for agricultural research for Africa, 24-26 June 2002, DG DEV, Brussels

Image - EGFAR [Document] The two main objectives for the meeting were: ¿ To design a clear, transparent, practical and harmonised management system of competitive grants in the SROs, based on existing mechanisms at national, regional and/or global levels. In particular: To develop criteria and guidelines for the...

First SPAAR/FARA plenary session, Conakry, April 12-14 2000. Main recommendations and decisions

Image - EGFAR [Document] The first joint SPAAR/FARA Plenary was held from April 12-14, 2000 in Conakry, at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Guinea. The Plenary took place at the end of the African Agricultural Week, which drew a little over one hundred participants representing the various components of...

The Rome declaration. Strengthening the European contribution to agricultural research for development

Image - EGFAR [Document] The European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD) was established in April 1999 in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The main objective is to better organize the European agricultural research community dedicated to development in order to more effectively respond to the needs and...

Starting point for the reflection of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD). European Research Area (ERA) and Agricultural Research for Development (ARD)

Image - EGFAR [Document] The concept of ¿European Research Area¿ witnesses the willingness of Europe to progressively integrate their national research areas into a European one, itself being part of a global research area. In the specific field of agricultural research for development, the process initiated some years ago...

GFAR contribution to the EFARD proposal for the elaboration of the 6th framework programme of the European Union. Draft under review

Image - EGFAR [Document] The Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) is a joint undertaking by all stakeholders of ARD to mobilize the scientific community in order to address the three major challenges of rural poverty alleviation, achieving food security and assuring a sustainable management of the environment. In...

Proposals for European action programmes: a contribution towards global research programme initiatives

Image - EGFAR [Document] The purpose of the 2nd EFARD General Meeting is to develop concrete outcomes for each of the Global Research Programme Initiatives, i.e. development of complementary actions based on the 19 EFARD Action Programme Proposals for the EU-NFP-instruments, the GFAR-Global Partnership Programmes and CGIAR...

Towards a European strategy for agricultural research for development: a working document prepared by EIARD

Image - EGFAR [Document] The main aims of EIARD are: - to promote co-ordination and partnerships in Europe. - to promote co-ordination and partnerships between Europe and developing countries. - to improve the impact of agricultural research

European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development, EIARD

Image - EGFAR [Document] The European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD) and the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD) are jointly preparing partnerships with Regional and Subregional Fora and entities in the context of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)....

First announcement and call for contributions. International Conference on Agricultural Research for Development. European responses to changing global needs, 27¿29 April 2005, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland

Image - EGFAR [Document] The main objectives of the EFARD 2005 Conference are: to promote the agenda of agricultural research for development among institutions in Europe and developing countries as well as countries in transition; to provide a platform for information exchange and development of joint activities to...

Global agricultural research for development: how can Europe respond? Plan of action

Image - EGFAR [Document] The results of the first meeting of the European Forum provide the basis for further action. The meeting has been instrumental for this. The proposals address all the stakeholders. All participants in the Forum are invited to take appropriate initiatives for implementation and to contribute to this...

Global agricultural research for development: how can Europe respond? The structure of the European Forum

Image - EGFAR [Document] Conclusions: The Forum underlined the current structure. Key feature is legitimacy of representation and involvement of all stakeholders through National Fora on ARD in the member countries. In the preparatory process the National Fora nominated a national representative. Collectively they...