Items in the category "Development aid"

ASTI Global Assessment of Agricultural R&D Spending

Image - EGFAR [Document] The first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) in 2010 catalyzed a plan to transform agricultural research and development (R&D) around the world. The resulting GCARD Roadmap recommends a regularized process of monitoring institutional, human, and financial...

ASTI Global Assessment of Agricultural R&D Spending

Image - EGFAR [Document] The first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) in 2010 catalyzed a plan to transform agricultural research and development (R&D) around the world. The resulting GCARD Roadmap recommends a regularized process of monitoring institutional, human, and financial...

GCARD2. Breakout session P3.1: Innovation for Better Livelihoods – Briefing paper

Image - EGFAR [Document] The farmers, fishers and herders who live on less than US$1.25 per day live complex, highly adaptive lives where individual technical solutions in and of themselves have limited impact. Recognizing this complexity and the importance of working with stakeholders to understand and design solutions...

GCARD2. Breakout session C1.1 Public Investments – Speaker Brief - CGIAR Fund investment trends

Image - EGFAR [Document] As a key aspect of the CGIAR reform, the CGIAR’s multi-donor trust fund was formed to pool and harmonize donor funding to support research priorities. By focusing on impact and results, the Fund aims to attract larger contributions from more diverse sources and improve the quality of...

GCARD2. Breakout session C1.1 Public Investments – Speaker’s Brief. Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI)

Image - EGFAR [Document] ASTI collects primary data for low- and middle-income countries through national institutional surveys and in recent years has collected detailed quantitative data on a large number of South Asian and sub-Saharan African countries. In efforts to fill some of the geographical gaps for other...

GCARD2. Breakout session C1.2 Public-Private-Civil Mechanisms for New Investments Session Briefing Paper

Image - EGFAR [Document] This GCARD Session will help to improve knowledge about public-private-civil partnerships in agricultural research. Discussion will focus on what models and mechanisms exist, learn from experiences and define some critical elements of a successful partnership. The session outcomes will articulate...

GCARD2. Breakout session C1.1 Public Investments – Speaker Brief - The L’Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI) - Managing for Development Results.

Image - EGFAR [Document] Through the AFSI sub-group on Managing for Development Results (MfDR), a sub-set of AFSI participants is investigating the impact of funds spent in four partner countries: Bangladesh, Ghana, Rwanda, and Senegal. Led by Germany and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), this group...

GCARD2. Breakout session C1.1 Public Investments. Speaker Brief. OECD/DAC Mutual Review on Development Effectiveness, and Creditor Reporting System

Image - EGFAR [Document] Methodologies for mutual accountability and Mutual Reviews of Development Effectiveness in Africa (MRDE) developed by the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the OECD, in consultation with African partners, international research and civil society institutions, have been tested and developed over...

GCARD2. Breakout Session C1.1. Public Investments - Session Brief

Image - EGFAR [Document] Compiling accurate, up-to-date information on AR4D investments and their impacts is extremely challenging, time consuming and is contingent on available human and financial resources. The ASTI initiative is geared not only to assess investments but also to address how to identify indicators for...

GCARD2. Breakout session P1.2 Household Nutrition Security: Speaker Brief - South Asia Food And Nutrition Security Initiative (SAFANSI) - Secure Nutrition Knowledge Platform

Image - EGFAR [Document] Over the past three years, the World Bank has made a concerted effort to scale-up work in nutrition and is strongly committed to increasing the multisectorality of its investments by supporting nutrition through other relevant sectors, such as agriculture, social protection and education. The Bank'...

Mobilizing financial resources for agricultural research in developing countries: Trends and mechanisms

Image - EGFAR [Document] This paper presents a comparative analysis of current agricultural research funding sources in developing countries and discusses several agricultural research funding mechanisms in an effort to promote dialogue and future analysis on key funding issues related to agricultural research for...

GFAR Donor Support Group Meeting, Beijing, 1st December 2007. Investing In GFAR

Image - EGFAR [Document] Investing in GFAR. Background document for the Donor Support Group on 28/11/2007 during the GFAR Statutory Meetings, Bejing, China, 28/11/2007-01/12/2007.

Agenda for GFAR Donor Support Group Meeting Beijing, 1st December 2007

Image - EGFAR [Document] Donor Support Group Agenda. Background document for the Donor Support Group on 28/11/2007 during the GFAR Statutory Meetings, Bejing, China, 28/11/2007-01/12/2007.

Competitive Grant Scheme For Agricultural Research & Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Scheme for SROs and their Organs Manual of Procedures

Image - EGFAR [Document] Most of the African countries are still classified as poor by the United nations. Generally 70% of the population is said to be living in poverty, although this differs from country to country. Given a population growth rate for all Africa of more than 3% the current average economic growth rates...

The New Forum for Agricultural Research In Africa (FARA) Adding Value to African Agricultural Research: FARA Workplan and Budget 2001-2003

Image - EGFAR [Document] The creation of the new Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) represents an important step in the implementation of a shared Vision for African Agricultural Research. This vision evolved through a series of consultations among national agricultural research leaders, officials of sub-...