GFAR: latest news, events, jobs... RSS feed of latest news, events, jobs from the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) http://www.egfar.org en Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:56:58 +0100 EGFAR-webmaster@fao.org http://www.egfar.org/egfarW/digitalAssets/198_logo.gif EGFAR website http://www.egfar.org Global Forum on Agricultural Research Information Access Marketplace at IAALD XIIIth World Congress in Montpellier 2010-04-26 - 2010-04-26 , FRA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2987&amp;languageId=12 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:39:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2987&amp;languageId=12 "Dedication: Norman E. Borlaug. The Humanitarian Plant Scientist Who Changed the World", Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 28 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2939&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:27:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2939&amp;languageId=12 Pre-registration for GCARD 2010 is now open! Please now immediately spread the message through your networks, contacting all concerned before the coming holiday season, to allow us to have a good idea of numbers and representation of stakeholders from responses received by 10th January. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2938&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:02:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2938&amp;languageId=12 Chair-elect announced for the Global Forum on Agricultural Research http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2930&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:35:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2930&amp;languageId=12 International Consultation on Agricultural Research for Development and Innovation: Addressing emerging challenges and exploiting opportunities through Information and Communication Technologies 2009-12-07 - 2009-12-11 , IND http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2936&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:14:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2936&amp;languageId=12 New Summary Briefings on Economic and Social Issues from FAO http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2922&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:02:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2922&amp;languageId=12 How Borlaug's dwarfs came to stand tall in India's agronomy An article by Samanth Subramanian on liveMint.com of The Wall Street Journal.<br />Original article: <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1254136227251*/">http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/27235149/greenrevolution.htm.html?h=A1</a> http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2919&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:06:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2919&amp;languageId=12 Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 - September 12, 2009) It is very sad for the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Constituency that Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 - September 12, 2009) is no more with us. Dr. Borlaug was the world’s foremost agricultural scientist and a renowned humanitarian. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2917&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:07:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2917&amp;languageId=12 Want to know all about GCARD 2010? Take a look at our brochure! http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2914&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:23:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2914&amp;languageId=12 Contribute to shaping the future of agriculture http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2894&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:50:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2894&amp;languageId=12 Get ready for the GCARD 2010 regional e-Consultations Organized by GFAR, the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) is more than just a Conference - it's a multi-year process of learning and continuous updating of the global agricultural research for development (AR4D) system. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2847&amp;languageId=12 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:07:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2847&amp;languageId=12 Investment in AR4D A recent paper takes an in-depth look at funding trends in agricultural research for development http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2703&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:10:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2703&amp;languageId=12 ICTs and Agricultural Research: Some observations from recent meetings The Workshop on ICTs Transforming Agricultural Science, Research and Technology Generation organized by GFAR during the Science Forum 2009 concluded that by investing in ICTs, more participatory, collaborative, creative and "impactful" agricultural science and innovation is possible. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2686&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:15:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2686&amp;languageId=12 Registration for receiving GCARD 2010 updates is now open http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2648&amp;languageId=12 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:32:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2648&amp;languageId=12 The Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) 2010-03-28 - 2010-03-31 , FRA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2646&amp;languageId=12 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:20:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2646&amp;languageId=12 The L'Aquila Statement on Global Food Security The L'Aquila Statement on Global Food Security The "L'Aquila" Joint Statement on Global Food Security - "L'Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI)" released today, 10 July 2009, highlights deep concern among the world?s largest economies about global food security. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2705&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:57:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2705&amp;languageId=12 Short report from the ICT Workshop at the Science forum 2009 The Workshop on ICTs Transforming Agricultural Science, Research and Technology Generation organized by GFAR during the Science forum 2009 concluded that by investing in ICTs more participatory, collaborative, creative and “ímpactful” agricultural science and innovation is possible. ICTs can enable inclusion - not only scientists but all in the “chain”, from producers, processors, marketers and consumers - in agricultural innovation. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2641&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:09:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2641&amp;languageId=12 The Science Forum 2009: connecting advanced science with development After months of hard work and preparation for the first-ever Science Forum 2009, we can now say it was all worth-while. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2620&amp;languageId=12 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:30:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2620&amp;languageId=12 ICT Workshop at Science Forum 2009 Pushes the Envelope The envelope of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is on it’s way to being pushed yet a little further via the ICT Workshop, coordinated by Ajit Maru, Agricultural Research Officer, GFAR, at the Science Forum 2009 from 16 to 17 June in Wageningen, the Netherlands. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2610&amp;languageId=12 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:48:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2610&amp;languageId=12 Science Forum 2009 Workshop: ICTs transforming agricultural science, research and technology generation 2009-06-16 - 2009-06-17 , NLD http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2601&amp;languageId=12 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:02:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2601&amp;languageId=12 Enhancing Development Impact from Research: GCARD 2010 Organized by GFAR, the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) is more than just a Conference - it's a multi-year process of learning and continuous updating of the global agricultural research for development (AR4D) system. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2609&amp;languageId=12 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:37:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2609&amp;languageId=12 The winners for the Science Forum 2009 Poster Competition have been chosen! GFAR is pleased to announce the results of the Science Forum 2009 Poster Competition &ldquo;ICTs: Enabling Agricultural Science to Be a Social Endeavour&rdquo;. There were 29 entries accepted in the competitive section. Four entries were not accepted as they did not meet the conditions of the competition. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2594&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 14 May 2009 18:48:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2594&amp;languageId=12 Call for GCARD Regional Review Consultants The Global Forum is seeking Consultants to undertake Regional Reviews, towards the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development to be held in Montpellier in 2010. Deadline for applications: Friday 22 May 2009. DETAILS: Deadline for applications: 2009-05-22. Position based in: - The GFAR Secretariat is based in Rome, but the positions are not based in Rome, ITA. Position offered by: Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/job?contentId=2581&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 08 May 2009 16:30:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/job?contentId=2581&amp;languageId=12 The G-8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting: The critical role of agricultural research in development http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2564&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:22:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2564&amp;languageId=12 Inside Africa's First Global Horticulture Congress GFAR takes an in-depth look at this exciting event with Dr Norman Looney, Board Chair of the Global Horticulture Initiative, a multi-stakeholder platform for innovation and knowledge sharing in horticulture developed on GFAR&rsquo;s partnership principles, and President of the International Society for Horticultural Science, co-organizers of the Congress <br /><br /> http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2548&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:07:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2548&amp;languageId=12 GFAR e-news launched http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2469&amp;languageId=12 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:21:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2469&amp;languageId=12 Science Forum 2009 2009-06-16 - 2009-06-17 , NLD http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2414&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:30:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2414&amp;languageId=12 Call for Proposals for the Poster Exhibition at Science Forum 2009 GFAR and its partners will be organizing a poster competition as part of the Science Forum 2009 in Wageningen, 16-17 June 2009. Theme: ICTs: Enabling Agricultural Science to be a Social Endeavor. Deadline for submission extended to April 6 2009. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2410&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:04:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2410&amp;languageId=12 Blog "social report" of the GFAR/CGIAR workshop on "KM, Education and Learning" held in Maputo on 5-6 december 2008 Some interesting posts in the blog of the ICT-KM Program of the CGIAR provide a 'social report' of the meeting on Agricultural Knowledge Sharing, Education & Learning co-organized by GFAR. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2357&amp;languageId=12 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:01:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2357&amp;languageId=12 GFAR Statutory Meetings, 26-28 November 2008 2008-11-26 - 2008-11-28 , MOZ http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2175&amp;languageId=12 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:41:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2175&amp;languageId=12 Workshop and Sessions on "Adoption of ICT Enabled Information Systems for Agricultural Development and Rural Viability" (at IAALD-AFITA-WCCA 2008) 2008-08-24 - 2008-08-27 , JPN http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2533&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:42:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2533&amp;languageId=12 New document: Advocacy for ICM by GFAR and the Regional Forums This document represents a collaborative effort by the GFAR Secretariat and the Regional Forums to agree on a common policy for advocacy on ICM. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2081&amp;languageId=12 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:35:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2081&amp;languageId=12 GFAR Statutory Meetings, July-August 2008, Montevideo 2008-07-31 - 2008-08-01 , URY http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2064&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:33:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2064&amp;languageId=12 DURAS Project Closing Seminar 2008-06-11 - 2008-06-13 , ITA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2037&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:28:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=2037&amp;languageId=12 A Statement to the FAO High-Level Conference from the Global Forum on Agricultural Research, on behalf of all those concerned with agricultural research for development On behalf of the global community for research for development, we call on all people of the world to take stock of the central importance of agriculture to their lives in the way they use and consume natural resources... http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2036&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 30 May 2008 18:11:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=2036&amp;languageId=12 Call for Nominations for the Executive Board of the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme The Steering Committee of the Generation Challenge Programme has invited the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and other relevant bodies to nominate qualified candidates... http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1960&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:17:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1960&amp;languageId=12 Dr. Mark Holderness appointed as GFAR Executive Secretary Dr. Mark Holderness has been appointed as new Executive Secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). He is currently Director of Membership and Partnerships for CAB International. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1868&amp;languageId=12 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1868&amp;languageId=12 New publication: "Proposed Architecture and Workflow for Managing and Sharing Distributed Information on Organizations Using a Central Registry File" GFAR and FAO presented a paper at the Special Session on Agricultural Metadata & Semantics of the MTSR'07 Conference, Greece, October 11-12, 2007. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1871&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:52:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1871&amp;languageId=12 GFAR Statutory Meetings, Autumn 2007, Beijing, China 2007-11-28 - 2007-12-01 , CHN http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=1711&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:12:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=1711&amp;languageId=12 Inter-Regional Consultation on ICM4ARD 2007-09-26 - 2007-09-26 , ITA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=1736&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:54:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=1736&amp;languageId=12 EGFAR Taskforce Meeting during the e-Agriculture Week 2007-09-26 - 2007-09-26 , ITA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=1735&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:11:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=1735&amp;languageId=12 Communiqué after the GFAR Retreat in Alexandria, March 30th - April 1st 2007 Representatives of GFAR Stakeholders met from 30th to 1st April 2007 in Alexandria, Egypt, to formulate the central theme, direction and priorities through a business plan for GFAR for the next 3 years. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1603&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:13:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1603&amp;languageId=12 GFAR Retreat March-April 2007 2007-03-29 - 2007-04-01 , EGY http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=1570&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:45:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=1570&amp;languageId=12 Minutes of the last GFAR Statutory Meetings The minutes of the last GFAR Statutory Meetings, held in Washington D.C., USA, on November 30th - December 2nd 2006, are available. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1479&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:38:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1479&amp;languageId=12 New Executive Secretary ad interim for GFAR The Global Forum on Agricultural research has a new Executive Secretary ad interim. Dr. Abdelmajid Slama, from Tunisia, was appointed on February 6th 2007. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1461&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:09:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1461&amp;languageId=12 GFAR 2006 Triennial Conference Report The GFAR 2006 Triennial Conference Report is now available for download. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1325&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:41:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=1325&amp;languageId=12 GFAR 2006 Outputs See the GFAR 2006 website for updates on the GFAR 2006 outputs http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=474&amp;languageId=12 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:33:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=474&amp;languageId=12 The new GFAR Document Repository in AGRIS Thanks to the AGRIS AP export, GFAR is now an AGRIS Center and the GFAR documents are available in the AGRIS Network. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=577&amp;languageId=12 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:51:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=577&amp;languageId=12 GFAR Statutory Meetings 2006 2006-11-30 - 2006-12-03 , USA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=279&amp;languageId=12 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:56:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=279&amp;languageId=12 GFAR 2006 Triennial Conference 2006-11-09 - 2006-11-11 , IND http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=57&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 29 May 2006 20:41:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/eventpage?contentId=57&amp;languageId=12 Towards a GPP on Linking Farmers to Markets Important steps are being taken this year to finalize the preparatory phase of a Global Partnership Programme (GPP) on the theme of Linking Smallholder Farmers to Growth Markets http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=405&amp;languageId=12 Mon, 15 May 2006 17:40:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/new/newspage?contentId=405&amp;languageId=12