Items in the category "Stakeholder negotiation and mediation"

Foresight at GCARD2: when stakeholders get together

GCARD2 - Foresight sessions [News] Stakeholder participation is central for reforming agricultural research for development. It is central for improved foresight, too.   What does it mean in practice? See below what happened during the GCARD2 foresight sessions:   60% of the Chairs and...

GCARD2. Breakout session C1.3 North-South and South-South Collaborative Actions – Speaker Brief

Image - EGFAR [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...

GFAR Poster - Inter-regional Collaboration

Image - EGFAR [Document] GFAR poster created for the GFAR 2006 Triennial Conference. Theme: Inter-regional Collaboration

Terms of reference for FAO-GFAR regional workshops on post-harvest

Image - EGFAR [Document] The proposed International Technical Consultation which will be funded by FAO in conjunction with funds solicited from donor organizations, the private sector and post-harvest organizations, is scheduled to take place over a five-day period at FAO Headquarters in Rome, during the month of April...

Rural innovation and support to SMEs Facilitation Unit

Image - EGFAR [Document] This proposal addresses the issues outlined during the regional priority exercise that GFAR has supported in the last year. All the regional and sub Regional Fora have identified the importance of creating programs to support innovative projects of agroindostrial development. Also there is a full...

A global post-harvest initiative: linking farmers to markets. A strategic framework

Image - EGFAR [Document] The Strategic Framework provides an innovative market-orientated approach to post-harvest development. Its objectives are to promote sustainable growth, poverty alleviation and food security in developing countries. Developed in 2003 by FAO, GFAR and PhAction, the Framework was endorsed by a...

FAO/GFAR global initiative for innovation in post-production. Summary report of a Regional Workshop on Innovation and Post-production in Latin America and the Caribbean

Image - EGFAR [Document] This report presents the results of a workshop organized by IICA-PRODAR in the framework of the Global Initiative on Post-Harvest (GIPh), sponsored by FAO and implemented in cooperation with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). The Workshop was conducted in Quito, Ecuador during the...

FAO/GFAR Asia Pacific Regional Consultation on Post-harvest. Summary Report

Image - EGFAR [Document] This report describes the outcome of a Regional Workshop on the proposed Global Initiative on Post-Harvest (GIPh), funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and executed in cooperation with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). The Workshop was...

Regional Workshop on Post-Harvest in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Summary report

Image - EGFAR [Document] The need for an appraisal of the current status of the post-harvest sector from both institutional and stakeholder perspectives in developing countries is of paramount importance in identifying the problems, potentials and constraints of that sector. This was the rationale for the conduct of five...

Updates on facilitating activities of the Secretariat: Global Post-harvest Initiative: linking farmers to markets

Image - EGFAR [Document] FAO, GFAR and PhAction co-organized a Workshop held by FAO at its Headquarters in Rome, during the period 7-9 October 2003. This Workshop brought together a multi-disciplinary group of post-harvest stakeholders from around the globe, in order to further the development of this integrated initiative...

Identifying a common ground for the launch of a discussion on the development of global initiatives on Post-harvest

Image - EGFAR [Document] The objective of this discussion paper is to develop a common platform for discussion on issues relevant to all possible actors that are involved in R&D activities of the post-production system. Strengthen the collaboration among such institutions is the first step towards the development of...

Presentation and Budget

Image - EGFAR [Document] 2003 will be a crucial year for agricultural negotiations. August will see the WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun during which member states will not only spell out their agricultural commitments, but also make trade-offs between sectors, since nothing can be finalised until agreement has been...

How Can the Poor Benefit from Growing Markets for High Value Products? Workshop documentation

Image - EGFAR [Document] This report documents the workshop on High Value Agricultural Products for the Benefit of the Poor, which took place on October 3-5, 2005 at CIAT in Colombia. This report is not a final synthesised report, but tries to capture the workshop output in a non-interpreted way. THIS DOCUMENTATION IS...

High Value Products for Smallholder Markets in West Asia and North Africa ¿ trends, opportunities and research priorities.

Image - EGFAR [Document] High value crops refer to non-traditional food crops such as vegetables, fruits, flowers, houseplants and foliage, condiments and spices2. High value livestock and fishery products include products such as milk, beef, poultry, pork, eggs, and fish that are non-traditional sources of protein for...

International workshop on How can the poor benefit from the growing markets For high value agricultural products? Synthesis Report

Image - EGFAR [Document] Growing domestic and international markets for high value agricultural products can represent lucrative opportunities for competitive producers. At the same time, prices of staple commodities are steadily declining and these markets are being squeezed, especially for farmers whose production...

High Value Products and Smallholders Economies: Concepts, Issues and Research Needs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Image - EGFAR [Document] Prepared for the GFAR International workshop ¿How can the poor benefit from the growing markets for high value agricultural products?¿ Cali, Colombia. October 2005

High Value Agricultural Products for Smallholder Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, Opportunities and Research Priorities

Image - EGFAR [Document] High value crops refer to non-traditional food crops such as vegetables, fruits, flowers, houseplants and foliage, condiments and spices2. High value livestock and fishery products include products such as milk, beef, poultry, pork, eggs, and fish that are non-traditional sources of protein for...