Items in the category "Agricultural Research Centres"

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...

Underutilized Plant Species Research and Development Activities ¿ Review of issues and options

Image - EGFAR [Document] ICUC and GFU are both active internationally in promoting and backstopping efforts to realize the potential of underutilized species species. While both are making an extremely valuable contribution, they recognize that there are areas of overlap and opportunities for building further on their...

Meta-Evaluation of EPMRs

Image - EGFAR [Document] Meta-review of 11 External Program and Management Reviews (EPMRs) to reconfirm and highlight the role and value of the EPMR process in the CGIAR System identifying issues of system-level significance.

ISNAR¿s information resources

Image - EGFAR [Document] ISNAR's mission is to help bring about innovation in agricultural research institutions in developing countries to increase the contribution of research to agricultural development for the poor. All ISNAR¿s information resources attempt to fulfill this mission.

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...

APARIS gateway function: an executive summary

Image - EGFAR [Document] The APARIS gateway component is envisioned to provide access to high quality, intellectually evaluated Internet resources for agricultural research and development in the Asia Pacific region.

Strengthening information activities in APAARI: facilitating the flow of knowledge among stakeholders

Image - EGFAR [Document] These notes emerged from a consultation that took place between APAARI, FAO/WAICENT, CABI and the GFAR Secretariat to specify the next steps to support in the process of strengthening information management capacity in APAARI, and to explore the possibility of evolving in the direction of...

APARIS Status Note

Image - EGFAR [Document] The first part of this paper presented the outcomes of the initial phase of APARIS (Asia-Pacific Agricultural Research Information System) that have been achieved and developed during January 2001-July 2002. The second part provided an overview of further processes for the organization of the ICT...

The Camel Applied Research & Development Network (CARDN) Phase II

Image - EGFAR [Document] CARDN was started in 1991 but operations began only after signing the contract with the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) as the executing agency in 1996. IFAD has supported the project with US$ 1.5 m. ACSAD has secured co-finance from the Islamic Development Bank (US...

Consultation meeting to develop a common approach to agricultural research cooperation in the Mediterranean Basin Rome, February 27, 2001

Image - EGFAR [Document] The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) is an undertaking by all the stakeholders of agricultural research for development aimed at promoting cost-effective partnerships and strategic alliances among the key players involved in this area of research. One of the premises of GFAR is the...

Towards a Global Agricultural Research System: A NARS Perspective

Image - EGFAR [Document] As we near the threhhold of the 21st century the world is faced with an increasingly complex challenge of feeding its growing population, while assuring an equitable and sustainable development. Scientific and technological progress is generating the knowledge and the tools to make this possible....

Highlights of Discussion. GFAR ¿ Duras Roundtable Discussion On Competitive Grants. 03 December 2005 Palais des Congrès, Marrakech (Morocco)

Image - EGFAR [Document] A now commonly used mechanism for funding agricultural research is the Competitive Grants Scheme (CGS). This tool, which has become increasingly popular since the early 1990s, has been used to develop, ensure and sustain scientific capacity and to allocate resources to the most important scientific...

Activities of CACAARI [Central Asia and Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions], October, 2004-December, 2005

Image - EGFAR [Document] CACAARI objectives: ¿ to promote the exchange of scientific and technical know-how and information; ¿ to encourage the establishment of appropriate research and training programs in accordance with identified regional, bilateral or national priorities; ¿ to strengthen research organizational and...

ARIS [Advanced Research Institutions] background paper. Statements and reports from stakeholder groups

Image - EGFAR [Document] The term ARIs, Advanced Research Institutions, was used by the original GFAR design team to define research institutions from industrialized countries as one stakeholder group. Presently, in the GFAR Charter, three seats are allocated to the ARIs in the GFAR Steering Committee: one for North...

Progress Report from CSOs: Farmer Organizations

Image - EGFAR [Document] 1. A meeting of the IFAP Science and Technology Committee was held at the end of May 2002 in Cairo, Egypt during the 37th World Farmers Congress. This meeting was also co-chaired by Ms Sara McHattie of GFAR Secretariat then. The discussions of the meeting mainly centred on the general sharing of...

Summary activity report. Farmers' Organizations Representative (IFAP) to GFAR- SC

Image - EGFAR [Document] 1. A meeting of the IFAP Science and Technology Committee was held at the end of May 2002 in Cairo, Egypt during the 37th World Farmers Congress. This meeting was also co-chaired by Ms Sara McHattie of GFAR Secretariat then. The discussions of the meeting mainly centred on the general sharing of...