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.

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, Canada and Brazil were asked to focus more on food security.

Highlights from the Expert consultation in Beijing on Building the CIARD Framework for Data and Information Sharing

The recent international expert consultation organized in June 20-23 2011 in Beijing by the CIARD partners advanced the development of a framework for data and information sharing and exchange for Agricultural Research for Development (ARD).