Stakeholders' Websites ARD Regional Fora Websites

• FARA - Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
  FARA is the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, an umbrella organization bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa.
   
• AARINENA - Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa
  The Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA) was established in 1985 to strengthen cooperation among national, regional and international research institutions and centres through the dissemination and exchange of information, experiences and research results.
   
• APAARI - Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
  "Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) in the Asia-Pacific region is effectively promoted and facilitated through novel partnerships among NARS and other related organizations so that it contributes to sustainable improvements in the productivity of agricultural systems and to the quality of the natural resource base that underpins agriculture, thereby enhancing food and nutrition security, economic and social well being of communities and the integrity of the environment and services it provides".
   
• FORAGRO - Forum for the Americas on Agricultural Research and Technology Development
  Dialogue and Articulation for Regional Agricultural Research and Technological Development
   
• EFARD - European Forum on Agricultural Research and Development
  EARD-InfoSys+ was initiated by the European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD) which serves as a mechanism that enables better coherence between relevant policies in ARD within the European Member States (incl. Norway, Switzerland).
   
• NAFAR - North American Regional Forum on Agricultural Research
  NAFAR is the North American Regional Forum on Agricultural Research. It is a part of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR).
   
• CACAARI - Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
  The general objective of CAC-RAIS is to increase the effectiveness of the agricultural research in the region through improvement of existing information facilities in the region, strengthening them, developing synergism among them, and increasing their capacities to reach the end-user with relevant data.
   

CGIAR and CG Centers

• CGIAR
  The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is a strategic alliance of members, partners and international agricultural centers that mobilizes science to benefit the poor.
   
• Africa Rice Center (WARDA)
   
• Bioversity International
  (was IPGRI)
   
• CIAT - Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
   
• CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research
   
• CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo
   
• CIP - Centro Internacional de la Papa
   
• ICARDA - International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
   
• ICRISAT - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
   
• IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute
   
• IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
   
• ILRI - International Livestock Research Institute
   
• IRRI - International Rice Research Institute
   
• IWMI - International Water Management Institute
   
• World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
   
• WorldFish Center
   
• Rice-Wheat Consortium
  The RWC is a CGIAR initiative and has its origin in many years of collaborative research between CIMMYT, IRRI and the national research centers for rice and wheat in South Asia.
   

FAO

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information.
   
• Agricultural Information Management Standards website
  A FAO initiative to harmonize the decentralized efforts currently taking place in the development of methodologies, standards and applications for management of agricultural information systems; consequently, providing a 'one-stop' access to system designers and implementers.
   
• FAO Research and Extension Portal
  This Portal provides a gateway to sound information on research, technology, extension and their linkages in order to enable decision-makers, research institutes, extension services and regulatory bodies, to make informed decisions.
   

ARD Information Services Regional Agricultural Information Systems (RAIS)

• EARD-InfoSys+ (EU RAIS)
  The European Information System on Agricultural Research for Development (ARD)
   
• FARA RAIS
  This site enables you to participate in developing the African agricultural information system. It is linked with each of the FARA subregional organizations.
   
• AARINENA RAIS
  AARINENA, in co-operation with the Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) and the countries of the region, is establishing and developing a Regional Agricultural Information System (RAIS) for the WANA Region.
   
• Infotec (FORAGRO RAIS)
  Scientific and Technological Information System for the Agricultural Sector in the Americas
   
• APARIS (under the APAARI website)
  Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions
   
• CACAARI RAIS
  The Regional Agricultural Information System (RAIS) for the Central Asia and Caucasus (CAC)
   

• AgroWeb CAC
  AgroWeb Central Asia and Caucasus, a part of the AgroWeb Network is an interactive portal for agriculture information and knowledge sharing on rural and agricultural development and integration to the world agricultural community.
   
• AgroWeb SEE
  AgroWeb South Eastern Europe
   

ARD Information Services

• FAO SDR Research and Extension Portal
   
• FAO Waicent Information Finder
  The WAICENT Information Finder is part of FAO's commitment to improve access to timely and relevant technical information on agriculture and food security.
   
• Wisard - Web based Information Services for Agricultural Research for Development
   
• AgroWeb Network (CEE CAC and former USSR)
  AgroWeb international network has been established by organizations and individuals involved in agricultural and rural development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Participants started to develop a collaborative network, in view of the lack of information on the Internet about agricultural topics in the region in 1998.
   

Other partners

• Facilitating Mechanism for the implementation of the Global Plan of Action
  Through this portal the Facilitating Mechanism of the Global Plan of Action provides access to a wide range of information, relevant for activities that contribute to the conservation and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA).
   

Programmes

• DURAS Project
  The DURAS Project was conceived in order to support the opening up process being promoted by GFAR and to contribute to strengthening the involvement of southern stakeholders in the agricultural research process and ensuring that their voices are heard at the international level.
   

Global Partnership Programmes (GPPs)

• Linking Farmers to Markets
  The overall project will establish a community of practice from experts to service providers and smallholder producers associations to enhance the provision, sharing and discussion of critical areas of information related to agricultural marketing and rural enterprise development.
   
• PROLINNOVA
  The website of the PROmoting Local INNOVAtion GPP. This website offers an e-platform for exchanging information and experiences about how to promote local innovation.
   
• DMC
  The DMC (Direct sowing Mulch-based systems and Conservation agriculture) is an international initiative that aims to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders to develop suitable DMC systems and to foster their large-scale adoption by those who need them or may benefit from them.
   
• Underutilized Species
  The Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized Species promotes and facilitates the sustainable deployment of underutilized plant species to increase food security and alleviate poverty among the rural and urban poor.