Items in the category "extension activities"
[Document] The Africa-Brazil and LAC-Brazil Agricultural Innovation Marketplaces (~Mktplace~) have been arising as effective mechanisms for South-South Cooperation supporting smallholders. These are partnerships comprised of public and private not for profit, national and international partners who mobilize...
[Document] This session will: 1)Take stock of North – South and South – South collaboration in agricultural research for development based on recent dialogues and conferences on the topic 2) Identify the main constraints that have limited both North-South and South – South collaboration in...
[Document] In spite of the latent important mutual benefits flowing from their stronger coordination and alignment, CAADP and the CGIAR have remained largely disconnected. In order to overcome this shortcoming three principal actors in CAADP and the CGIAR, namely: (i) the relevant CAADP institutions (Africa...
[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...
[Document] In 2012, GFAR and partners launched a new mechanism “Gender in Agriculture Partnership (GAP)” 2 while continuing to provide support to the Young Professionals Platform for Agricultural Research and Development (YPARD). In Africa for example, there are several programs e.g. the ANAFE-...
[Document] The purpose of session F3.2 is to address the capacity development dimension related to the absence of several key sectors of the society in foresight works. Developing foresight capacity is at the same time an issue of individual capacity development and institutional capacity development. At...
[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...
[Document] The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD) through The European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development (AGRINATURA), joined forces in the implementation of the Platform for African-European Partnership on...
[Document] This presentation is under the aegis of the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD). It presents the example of the concrete achievements implemented by two institutions, IRD and CIRAD, which contribute significantly to partnership research...
[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...
[Document] This session will focus on how to strengthen institutional capacities as well as multi-disciplinary and multi-organizational networking, including through improved policies, management practices, structures and incentives, so that institutions become more adaptive and responsive, as well as more...
[Document] Three priority areas of action for making data and information accessible will be discussed. The first priority area is to improve investment through introduction of sound policies and coordinated global, regional and national approaches. The second priority is to develop organizational...
[Document] The paper will discuss the role of advisory services within agricultural innovation systems; the importance of enhanced capacities for better performance at individual, organisational, and enabling environment level; the constraints and roles of actors at national, regional, and global level; and...
[Document] Like the famous NPK fertilizer formula1 for plant growth, agricultural organizations and institutions require regular doses of the three information, knowledge and communication elements. In the right combinations, and with suitable tools and devices to formulate, spread and apply them, these ¿...
[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...
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[Document] Whereas all groups involved in agricultural research claim to focus on poverty and food security for the poor, this rhetoric has not been followed through to the strategic principles operational in programmes. The poor remain subjects of discussion, monitoring and evaluation, and have not been...
[Document] In ICW-99 the CGIAR initiated an exercise aimed at developing a new vision and strategic view of the CGIAR, with the time horizon of 2010. This process is being carried out under the leadership of TAC. At the request of TAC, the NARS Secretariat is playing a role in facilitating the participation...
[Document] We fully endorse the fact that TAC ( Technical Advisory Committee ) has chosen the subject of CGIAR-NARS collaborative relationships as one of the priority strategic issues for it to address over the next couple of years. We are fully aware of the fact that there are many good examples of CGIAR-...
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[Document] 1. A meeting of the IFAP Science and Technology Committee was held at the end of May 2002 in Cairo, Egypt during the 37th World Farmers Congress. This meeting was also co-chaired by Ms Sara McHattie of GFAR Secretariat then. The discussions of the meeting mainly centred on the general sharing of...
[Document] 1. A meeting of the IFAP Science and Technology Committee was held at the end of May 2002 in Cairo, Egypt during the 37th World Farmers Congress. This meeting was also co-chaired by Ms Sara McHattie of GFAR Secretariat then. The discussions of the meeting mainly centred on the general sharing of...
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