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Annual report 2014 YPARD

Releasing YPARD’s 2014 annual report

GFAR is glad to present YPARD’s 2014 annual report. Grasp more about all the YPARD activities, on local, national, regional and global...
Training the trainers: Participatory prospective analysis for forest tenure anal

Training the trainers: Participatory prospective analysis for forest tenure analysis in Uganda

With a population of close to 35m people, a total area of 241,038 square kilometres, and a forest cover of 4.9 million hectares, which...
Facilitating Access to Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Facilitating Access to Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

From 23-26 June, 2015 at a workshop organized by Bioversity International GFAR joined a group of experts discussing draft guidelines to support...
FAO launches digital platform on family farming

FAO launches digital platform on family farming

Family and smallholder farmers have an important global role in eradicating hunger and poverty, This is why as part of 2014 International...
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The FAO Guide for National Seed Policy Formulation is Now Available

The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of FAO, at its Fourteenth Regular Session, presented the "Draft Guide for...
The importance of Community Seed Banks for Smallholder Farmers

The importance of Community Seed Banks to implement Farmers' Rights

Farmers' Rights in relation to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture include the right of smallholder farmers to save, use,...
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Latest GFAR Update Now Available!

We are happy to share the newest GFAR update. Check out how to submit an Expression of Interest for Hosting the GCARD3 Global Event, which project...
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CGIAR’s new strategy and research programs: Answering to poverty, health and climate change

CGIAR’s new Strategy 2016-2030   Jim Kim, President of the World Bank Group, said last week that the three intractable...
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Project receives ‘excellent’ review from EC

One of the main objectives of GFAR’s activities around “opening access to knowledge” has been supporting the ability of...
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Invitation to Submit an Expression of Interest for Hosting the GCARD3 Global Event

The Organizing Committee for the Global Conference for Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD) is inviting Expressions of Interest from...
GFRAS Creative Competition: Youth in Rural Advisory Services and Agricultural Ex

GFRAS Creative Competition: Youth in Rural Advisory Services and Agricultural Extension

Background and Aims   Youth in Rural Advisory Services are crucial to develop and sustain effective, efficient, inclusive, and...
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CGIAR Roundup: May-June 2015

An important part of GFAR’s purpose is to foster more effective partnership between national, regional and international agricultural...
The role of Agricultural Innovation Systems in Central Asia and Caucasus countri

The role of Agricultural Innovation Systems in Central Asia and Caucasus countries and China towards more sustainable food security and nutrition

It has been five weeks since the CACAARI Secretariat launched the online consultations on “The role of Agricultural Innovation Systems in...
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Farmers on the Frontline: Six Recommendations for Addressing Agriculture in the UNFCCC Negotiations

"Agriculture is a sector that is highly vulnerable to climate change. This is why the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)...
Agricultural R&D in West Asia and North Africa

Agricultural R&D in West Asia and North Africa

Did you know that the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) is the most food-import-dependent region of the world? As highlighted in the AARINENA...
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YPARD Newsletter June 2015

GFAR is pleased to share the June 2015 Newsletter from Young Professionals in Agriculture Development (YPARD). The newletter provides...
Not So FAQs? Letting farmers have their say

Not-So-Frequently Asked Questions? - Farmers have their say

Last year, GFAR partnered with and supported Food Tank - The Food Think Tank in its efforts to engage wider involvement in...
Healthy Food for a healthy World: Leveraging Agriculture and Food Security to Im

Healthy Food for a Healthy World- Working towards nutrients security

By Stephanie Brittain canwefeedtheworld   More than 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger and two billion suffer from nutrient...
FSN forum e-discussion

The e-discussion on the ¨Role of Agricultural Innovation Systems in Central Asia and Caucasus countries and China towards more sustainable food security and nutrition" will be extended until the 5th of June

CACAARI Secretariat informs that e-discussions on “The role of Agricultural Innovation Systems in Central Asia and Caucasus countries and...
CTA programme wins top UN prize for its youth and ICT work

CTA programme wins top UN prize for its youth and ICT work

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has been honoured in the prestigious 2015 World Summit on the Information Society...
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International Encounters Family Farming & Research - Proceedings available

As part of the International Year of Family Farming, GFAR contributed to the meeting “International Encounters -  “Family...
Our New Strategy: Redefining how CGIAR does business to 2030

CGIAR’s New Strategy: Redefining how CGIAR does business to 2030

As part of the development of CGIAR’s new Strategy and Results Framework (SRF), the CGIAR Consortium and GFAR...
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WSIS 2015 - Participate remotely - E-agriculture Action Line Session

The 2015 Forum of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 25 to 29 May. WSIS Forum...
Launch of Food Safety Portal

Launch of Food Safety Portal

Poverty and chronic malnutrition severely constrain economic growth in Central America. In Guatemala 54.3% of the population lives in...
Even a few organic fields on a farm may improve biodiversity, the study found

Organic farming 'benefits biodiversity'

By Helen Briggs BBC Environment correspondent   Organic farms act as a refuge for wild plants, offsetting the loss of...