Items in the category "Research"

The GCARD Road Map: Transforming Agricultural Research for Development Systems for Global Impact

Image - EGFAR [Document] The contributions and dynamic interaction of thousands of stakeholders from all sectors have created the GCARD Roadmap, providing a clear path forward for all involved. The Roadmap highlights the urgent changes required in AR4D systems globally, to address worldwide goals of reducing hunger and...

Report of the Meeting of the AARINENA ad hoc Committee for the development of a Global Partnership Programme on the theme of Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets. 22-23 February 2006. Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

Image - EGFAR [Document] The meeting held in Abu-Dhabi on 22-23 February was designed to move the above process forward by convening an ad hoc working group composed of the promoters of the three project ideas mentioned above and selected resource persons from the region. The objectives of the meeting were the following: (...

Advantages and Added Value of the Regional Approach to Research for the International Agricultural Research System

Image - EGFAR [Document] This paper is about the Plank 4 of the new CGIAR Strategy that calls for the adoption, in collaboration with national and regional partners, of a regional approach to research planning, priority-setting and implementation. Given the poverty and impact focus of international public goods research,...

FARA [Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa]. Progress report from Regional Fora

Image - EGFAR [Document] This progress report is submitted to the GFAR Secretariat for its NARS steering committee meeting held at Nairobi, Kenya on 25 October 2003.

Evolution of Cereals and Legumes Asia Network to meet regional challenges in Asia

Image - EGFAR [Document] Objectives ¿ Strengthen linkages and enhance exchange of germplasm, breeding material, information and technology. ¿ Facilitate collaborative research to address high-priority production constraints, with emphasis on poverty and equity issues. ¿ Assist in improving the research and extension...

The AIT extension on ICT capacity building for the region

Image - EGFAR [Document] Vision: AIT will strive to become a leading and a unique regional multicultural institution of higher learning, offering state of the art education, research and training in technology, societal development and management. AIT will achieve this vision by working together with its international...

POLICYNET: Network for policy research related to EA/NRM

Image - EGFAR [Document] An important factor for the success of the scaling up of AE/NRM innovations and the process of local innovation is the design of appropriate policies which will encourage and support these local initiatives. These policies may address, for example, the legal framework (e.g. legislation on common...

FARA [Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa]. Progress report from Regional Fora

Image - EGFAR [Document] A report has been submitted to FARA after reviewing 1) FARA Secretariats current status, 2) organization development issues such as the historic and current institutional force field of FARA, strategic plan and SSA CP, FARA governance manual and ownership and commitment of and within the SROs. The...

Keynote address on policy management and institutional development

Image - EGFAR [Document] Government policy and institutions are of critical importance in efforts to assure food security for all in a manner compatible with sustainable management of natural resources. Similarly, technological change is an essential component of such efforts. To be successful, action by governments must...

New mechanisms for reinforcing partnerships in agroecology/natural resources management research and development

Image - EGFAR [Document] Concept paper for the Global Forum on Agricultural Research in Dresden by the Rambouillet Steering Group1 12 May 2000