GFAR Update

Newsletter date: 05/07/2013

Welcome to the GFAR Update!

GFAR Update is a briefing service from the GFAR Secretariat. Our aim is to keep you regularly informed and aware of new initiatives and actions around the world, so that these can have greater reach and impact for those we serve - the world’s poor.

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Recent Highlights

	New directions for GFAR Important changes agreed in structure and operation of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research read more

How agricultural innovation grants can benefit smallholder producers Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) has for many years championed the direct empowerment of farmers in research processes, catalyzing and supporting farmer and CSO-led programmes ...read more

	The Future of Agriculture As part of the “Days of the Future” Congress in Ossiach, Austria, a group of prominent scientists and practitioners in agriculture, agribusiness, technology, information and ...read more

Celebrating the International Day of Biodiversity Building Collective Action on the Sustainable Use of Agro-biodiversity read more

	CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems embodies a new approach to integrated and ‘holistic’ agricultural research read more

GIAHS International Forum and Joint Meeting of the Steering and Scientific Committees The three-day Forum served as a platform for governments, international organizations, environmental experts to share their views about agricultural heritage read more

	Filling the GAP Gender experts from across the CGIAR met in Montpellier in the week of 17 June, to explore how to bring a stronger gender focus across international research work in the CGIAR and its new ...read more

The latest edition of New Agriculturist (2013-4) is now online The latest edition of New Agriculturist (2013-4) is now online at www.new-ag.info. Over the year ahead, GFAR is continuing to sponsor a series of articles in ...read more

	The near future of agriculture: opportunities for the Youth - YPARD China The YPARD China chapter organized a conference on the theme “The Near Future Of Agriculture: Opportunities For Youth” on 3 June 2013 read more

The 4th Global Forum of Leaders in Agricultural Science and Technology (GLAST-2013) The GLAST-2013 provided a platform for discussion and debate on new ideas around the key challenges in agricultural research for development read more

	APAARI newsletter GFAR has provided support to a number of actions of the Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), in particular in supporting the involvement of farmers, ...read more