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Knowledge for Development Newsletter - January / February 2015

Knowledge for Development Newsletter - January / February 2015

GFAR and CTA have a well-established partnership that has seen joint collaboration on a number of fronts including CIARD, capacity development in...
YPARD Monthly Newsletter - January 2015

YPARD Monthly Newsletter - January 2015

Keep updated on YPARD on-line and off-line activities worldwide, funding and job opportunities, updates on partner news and the latest news in...
Call for papers ETFRN News 57: Effective forest and farm producer organisations

Call for papers ETFRN News 57: Effective forest and farm producer organisations

The forthcoming ETFRN News will interest all those engaged in managing or supporting forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs), by showcasing...
Prolinnova India Report 2014

Prolinnova India Report 2014

Written by Prolinnova India   Prolinnova India completed three years of its existence as member of the global network. We learnt...
YPARD in 2014 - Infographic

YPARD in 2014 - Infographic

Do you know which countries count the most YPARD members? Check YPARD’s infographic to get a sight of how YPARD Community has evolved in...
Collaboration for innovation: Rural Advisory Services in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus

Collaboration for innovation: Rural Advisory Services in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus

The Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (CACAARI) is one of six regional fora that promote...
IFAD Member States renew commitment

IFAD Member States renew commitment to the billions of rural people in developing countries

The 173 Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today reaffirmed their shared commitment to the Fund’s...
Valuable contributions made to shaping CGIAR’s Strategy and Results Framework

Valuable contributions made to shaping CGIAR’s Strategy and Results Framework

Thank you! In November 2014 a consultation on the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework (SRF) was launched as part of a more...
Forward thinking to sustain Western India’s growth in agriculture

Forward thinking to sustain Western India’s growth in agriculture

North Gujarat is arid. It has seven districts which include the Kutch (Rann) Desert. About 15 years ago, Banaskantha, a district in the region...
“Future Smart” Farmers: the urgency of democratizing foresight

“Future Smart” Farmers: the urgency of democratizing foresight

“How we share the future will not only be determined by how we share our rulebooks, and how we share the planet, but also how we share...
First Working Meeting Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture

First Working Meeting Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture

The First Working Meeting of the Members of the Global Alliance for CSA will be held on 17-18 December 2014 at FAO headquarters. The objective...
Hackathon for agricultural open data

Hackathon for agricultural open data

Adapting to the trend of open data, promoting agricultural data sharing and application - those are a few of the problems that six teams aimed to...
Open Access to Knowledge for South and South East of China

Open Access to Knowledge for South and South East of China

Over the past 3 years, the Agricultural Information Institute (AII) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in collaboration and...
China and GFAR – together opening new ways of sharing knowledge

China and GFAR – together opening new ways of sharing knowledge

Since its early days, GFAR has placed a large emphasis on strengthening national and regional agricultural information systems. A result of this...
Taking stock of national agricultural R&D

Taking stock of national agricultural R&D capacity in Africa South of the Sahara

Taking stock of national agricultural R and D capacity in Africa South of the Sahara -ASTI Synthesis Report   Nienke Beintema is the...
Don't Forget Family Farmers in the Battle Against Climate Change at COP 20

Don't Forget Family Farmers in the Battle Against Climate Change at COP 20

As nations gather in Lima in December for the 20th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP20), delegates need...
Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security

Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security

This year, global agri-business Olam International partners with Agropolis Fondation in launching the inaugural Olam Prize for Innovation in Food...
2015 Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize

2015 Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 15 JANUARY 2015, 12:00 French time   Agropolis Fondation created the Louis MALASSIS International Scientific...
Healthy soil: the foundation for healthy people and landscapes

Healthy soil: the foundation for healthy people and landscapes

The Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA) is a stakeholder in the Global Forum on Agricultural...
CGIAR at COP20 in Lima

CGIAR at COP20 in Lima

The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties and the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to...
Moving in the right direction: join the debate on the CGIAR agenda

Moving in the right direction: join the debate on the CGIAR agenda

Last week in Johannesburg, South Africa, the FARA@15 Celebration provided the opportunity to announce the first step of a consultation on the new...
Join us for the GCARD3

Join us for GCARD 3

GCARD 3 is an inclusive, participatory process and an opportunity to shape the future of agriculture.   The overall outcome will the...
FAO e-mail conference on Rural Advisory Services for Family Farms

FAO e-mail conference on Rural Advisory Services for Family Farms

Tailoring rural advisory services to family farms: FAO hosting an e-mail conference from 1 to 18 December 2014   The UN General...
Share yout inputs on international research priorities

Share your inputs on international research priorities - Strategy and Results Framework

Tell us what you think   GCARD 2015 is the third of three Global Conferences on Agricultural Research for Development. Organized by...
What should be priorities for International Agricultural

What should be priorities for International Agricultural Research for Development?

Source: CGIAR Let your voice be heard! The world is developing a new set of global goals and targets – Sustainable Development Goals...