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European Commission outlines new support package worth €500 million for…
The European Commission has today presented a new package of measures worth €500 million from EU…
GODAN Action: first survey on capacity development needs
As announced a few days ago. GODAN Action is a 3.5 year project funded by DFID and led by…
GFRAS wants your views on the Role of Rural Advisory Services
From 23 August - 2 September 2016, GFRAS will be moderating an e-discussion on the topic "The Role…
New book from FAO examines value of innovative markets to sustainable…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has just released a new…
19 Food Films to Inform and Inspire
If you're craving good films on the food system, Food Tank has put together a list of documentaries…
GODAN Action - Enabling practical engagement with open data in agriculture and…
As the world’s population grows, global demand for food is predicted to nearly double. The number…
A New Recipe for Trust - Next Generation Sequencing in the Food Industry
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies have a range of applications, including the…
CGIAR Announces Elwyn Grainger-Jones as New Executive Director
[Re-posted from the CGIAR website: http://www.cgiar.org/consortium-news/cgiar-announces-elwyn-…
APPG call for evidence: The impact of rural infrastructure on smallholder…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture & Food for Development is currently inviting…
Brazil’s Dietary Guidelines: Eat Real Food, Together
In Brazil, one in two adults and one in three children are overweight or obese. With these numbers…
Protracted conflicts causing alarming spikes in severe hunger
Joint FAO-WFP news release Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions of…
4 Per 1000 calls for applications for Scientific and Technical Committee
The “4 per 1000: soils for food security and the climate” Initiative (hereinafter the “Initiative…
TAP and CABI release Common Framework on Capacity Development
Capacity Development is a high priority among the Partners in GFAR. The Tropical Agriculture…
Call for papers: Open Data Research Symposium for Agriculture and Nutrition at…
The GODAN Summit (15-16 September 2016, New York) is the first global conference organized by GODAN…
Partner Spotlight: The Issues of Onions
Access Agriculture is an international NGO which showcases agricultural training videos in local…
Partner Spotlight: Reaching farmers through the medium of video
Each week, the GFAR Secretariat will turn the spotlight on a Partner in GFAR to share their work…
UN seeks to boost response to El Niño's dire impact in Africa and Asia/…
6 July 2016, Rome - Combined efforts to prevent further human suffering, strengthen resilience and…
IFAD shares stories of empowerment in Annual Report
IFAD has released its 2015 Annual Report which contains facts, figures and stories that highlight…
CCAFS looks back on an important year
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has just released…
2016 World Food Prize Laureates honored for work fighting "hidden hunger…
During a ceremony at the U.S. State Department last week, the 2016 World Food Prize Laureates were…