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Women Farmers Lead Innovation

The World Farmers Organisation (WFO) and Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) co-sponsored a parallel event at the United Nations Commission on Status of Women (CSW) in New York. “Empowering Rural Women Through Agricultural Innovation” highlighted the farmer panelists’ first-hand experiences from their family farm proving how innovation leads to women farmers success...

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Protracted Crises in West Asia and North Africa: rebuilding resilience

In 2010, FAO highlighted the dramatic impact of protracted crises on food security and nutrition in 22 countries. West Asia and Africa have the majority of countries suffering from such crises, most heavily affecting the poor in rural areas and in particular vulnerable...

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Have your say on the future shape of CGIAR research

Please find below the message from Frank Rijsberman, CGIAR CEO, regarding planning of the next phase of the CGIAR’s strategy and programmes.
 
These are important documents  that seek to set the frame for the future shape and outcomes of future international agricultural research. It is very important that all partners in...

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CGIAR Consortium Workshop: towards a CGIAR Strategy on Capacity Development

During the last week of October, 2013, capacity development focal points from the CGIAR Centers and Research Programmes (CRPs), the Consortium office and key partner organizations, met in Nairobi to begin to define guiding principles and elements of a CGIAR Capacity Development Strategy.

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Development of Eurasian Food Security Network

Mark Holderness, GFAR Executive Secretary, was invited as a Moderator for the Network development meeting of the Eurasian Centre for Food Security (ECFS) in Moscow, Russian Federation

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The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative Launch

The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative is a voluntary association brought together around a shared purpose: to support global efforts to make agricultural and nutritionally relevant data available, accessible, and usable...

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Highlighted publications

GFAR Medium Term Plan 2013-2016 - cover
GFAR MTP 2013-16

Download the GFAR Medium Term Plan 2013-2016
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The GCARD Road Map

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31/03/2014

Electronic conference "Transformations, potential and challenges of...

Knowledge on transformations occurred or ongoing in the sector of agricultural and rural advisory...
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25/03/2014

CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Agricultural Production Systems - Gender...

This Gender Strategy has been prepared to comply with the CGIAR Consortium Office's formal...
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17/03/2014

Capacity-building material for local and agricultural indigenous communities

The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), the Collaborative Programme of Participatory...
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31/10/2013

The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative Launch

The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative is a voluntary association...

From the regions

06/08/2012 Source: AARINENA news feed
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Report on Expert Consultation on Strengthening Linkages between Research and extension to Promote Food and Nutrition Security, 2013

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations- Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO RAP)...
28/03/2014 Source: APAARI news feed
31/03/2014 Source: FARA secretariar blog feed
21/01/2014 Source: EFARD news feed
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10th CAADP Partnership Platform

18-21 March 2014. Durban South Africa. African leaders adopted 2014 as the year of agriculture at their 33rd...
28/03/2014 Source: PAEPARD blog

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From GFAR worldwide

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Reports from the meeting held at the Research Data for Alliance 3rd Plenary in Dublin

On the 26th of March 2014 in Dublin at the Research Data for Alliance Plenary, l co-chaired with Devika Madalli two...
31/03/2014 Source: Agricultural Information Management Standards website newsfeed
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Higher food prices are good for the poor ... in the long run

Note: A modified version of this story originally appeared on Dani Rodrik’s weblog on March 28, 2014.
31/03/2014 Source: New at IFPRI
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International survey about journal management and Open Access

The Cologne University of Applied Science in cooperation with Humboldt University zu Berlin has prepared a...
31/03/2014 Source: Agricultural Information Management Standards website newsfeed
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