"We agree to strengthen agricultural research and innovation and support results based agricultural research for development through our national agricultural research systems, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). We welcome the “Montpellier road-map” coming from the first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development of 2010 (GCARD)" G20 Ministerial Declaration, 2011  
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The topic for the next edition is "Water in Agriculture" and GFAR is seeking stories and projects from around the world on the theme, whether at local, national, regional or...

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The Global conference on Women in Agriculture (GCWA), first international conference to comprehensively address the gender gap in agriculture

The First Global Conference on Women in Agriculture (GCWA), organized in New Delhi on March 13-15 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Asia-Pacific Association...


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Summary Report: Stakeholder Workshop on Tracking Investments in Agricultural Research for Development

As part of the wider agenda on enhancing aid effectiveness facilitated through GFAR in the context of the GCARD Roadmap,...


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Inventory on Foresight

Through the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), an inventory by means of electronic media is now being launched. This inventory aims to identify and record forward-thinking activities that have been developed, in a systematic and documented way, on issues related to agriculture, rural development and farming systems for the next 10-20 years.


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Growing Impact: Agricultural Innovations Serving Rural Women

Three stories commissioned by GFAR from the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), a fellowship program to fast-track the careers of African women scientist delivering pro-poor agricultural research and development. The video with French subtitles is available...


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G20 Experts to Meet on Food Security Solutions

Agricultural experts from the G20 countries will meet next week to find ways to match the latest research and technology to the growing demand for more food. It’s estimated the world’s population will grow to nine billion by 2050. The meeting in Montpellier, France, stems from last November’s G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea. During that conference, France, Japan...


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Based on the latest scientific evidence, the London Planet Under Pressure conference provides a...
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Extension Approaches-The Innovations-Household Pit Storage...

Written by:Temesgen Kassa and Zelalem Belayneh   In Ethiopia, as in many parts of the...
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FAO helps Tanzania monitor carbon stocks

FAO is helping scientists and policymakers in Tanzania to evaluate how much carbon is stored in forests and forests soils, which will enable them to...
15/05/2012 Source: FAO newsfeed
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Food waste, climate change top agenda at FAO Near East Conference

Measures to improve regional food security by cutting food losses and waste and by mitigating and adapting to climate change will be considered by...
13/05/2012 Source: FAO newsfeed
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Tapping the Potential of Regional Agricultural Trade: Why Regional Cooperation and Integration are Important for CAADP and Food Security

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