A call for posters with the theme “Agricultural Research for Development: Evidence of Contributions to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals” was realized.

More than 40 abstracts were submitted and selected based on the following criteria: (1) Evidence of tangible contribution to MDGs; (2) Activities coherently and clearly described; (3) Lessons learnt well spelled out; and (4) Follow-up activities credible and feasible. The poster session included 15 competitive posters and 7 non-competitive ones. A panel of three judges was appointed, and they selected the best three posters based on: (1) Involvement of multiple stakeholders; (2) Purpose clearly defines; (3) Coherent and detailed activities; (4) Innovativeness; (5) Impact and spill-over effect presented; (6) Lessons learnt clearly expressed; (7) Follow-up activities credible and feasible; (8) General appearance harmonious and balanced; (9) Good balance between text and pictures; and (10) No grammatical and typographical errors.

After deliberations, the posters winners were:

Authors: PG Bezkorowajnyj, VL Prasad, K Gurava Reddy, VK Mahesh and D Romney
Title: Institutional Innovation in Small Farmer Dairying: A Case Study of Napier Fodder Scale-Up, India

Authors: P. Parthasarathy Rao, Gurava Reddy, BVS Reddy, C. Ravinder Reddy, and CLL Gowda
Title: Enhancing livelihoods of small-scale sorghum producers in India: Innovation through a coalition approach

Authors: Chianu J N, OhiokpehaiO, Vanlauwe B, Adesina A, and Sanginga N
Title: A model for promoting a versatile crop that has remained minor: the case of soybean in Kenya

PDF vesions of the winning posters are available on the GFAR 2006 website on the Poster Competition Page