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GCARD 2010 - Day 3

The afternoon of day 3 is dedicated to parallel sessions on key strategic needs across systems.
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What needs to change for agricultural research and extension systems to be more effective agents of development?
Parallel sessions addressed systematic/strategic reform needs, action plan and framework components generated from the 2009 GCARD consultations. Discussion of key strategic needs across systems included: Better Benefiting the Poor through Private Sector Innovation and Actions Managing Risks to Farme...

Research themes for the CGIAR: A discussion
Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary of GFAR, opened Day 3 of the conference by calling upon the participants for decisive collection action: “We’ve set the theme over the last two days. I can see you are all fired up to do something; now is your chance.” Dr. Mahmoud Solh, Director General of ICARD...

Better Benefiting the Poor through Private Sector Innovation and Actions
Organized by the Farming First Coalition and chaired by Lindiwe Sibanda of FARNPAN and Joyce Cacho of Novus Int., the session covered a myriad of issues and perspectives, including: clarity in identifying and addressing the problem; careful choice of partners; explanation on how and when the poor wi...

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GCARD2010: Statement of young researchers at #GCARD2010 http://bit.ly/aNmUoN


GCARD2010: GLOBAL: Putting science to work for food security IRIN article #GCARD2010 http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=88660


GCARD2010: Voices for change: A #CGIAR video http://bit.ly/dD40yD


GCARD2010: RT @capriprogram: An Interview with Elinor Ostrom http://bit.ly/9ro8CP


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