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Family Farming and Farmers' Rights
Family Farming and Farmers' Rights
The United Nations declared 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming to recognize the…
Farmers' rights meeting in  Malawi
Farmers' rights meeting in Malawi
The farmers’ rights meeting co-organized by the Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (…
Strengthening the implementation of farmers' rights in Guatemala
Strengthening the implementation of farmers' rights in Guatemala
Following the request made by the government and farmers’ organizations of Guatemala to…
Farmers’ Rights Capacity-Building Workshop in Honduras
Farmers’ Rights Capacity-Building Workshop in Honduras
The XII National Encounter of Smallholder Farmer Innovators of Honduras was held in the city…
APAARI newsletter
APAARI newsletter
The newest edition of the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (…
For Smallholder Farmers, Tenure Makes a Crucial Difference in Livelihoods
For Smallholder Farmers, Tenure Makes a Crucial Difference in Livelihoods
Written by: David Palmer (UNFAO) and Andrew Hilton (UNFAO) Millions of smallholders…
GFAR Annual Report 2013 - Together we’re shaping the future of agriculture
GFAR Annual Report 2013 - Together we’re shaping the future of agriculture
There have been a number of exciting advances during 2013 both within the Global Forum and…
Rights of Farmers for Data, Information and Knowledge - CIARD E-Discussion
Rights of Farmers for Data, Information and Knowledge - CIARD E-Discussion
CIARD with support from GFAR Secretariat and FAO are organizing an E-Discussion between 20…
 Call for concept notes: IFAD-CCAFS Learning Alliance
Call for concept notes: IFAD-CCAFS Learning Alliance
Source: CCAFS   The IFAD-CCAFS Learning Alliance is calling for concept notes with the…
Open AGRIgate
Access to Open Data in Agriculture to Explode Thanks to New Competition
Through the CIARD RING, the global directory of datasets for agriculture maintained by the…
FAO sends message on the global need for agroecology
FAO sends message on the global need for agroecology
Written by: Gina Castillo, Agriculture Program Manager at Oxfam America   UN Food and…
UN Climate Summit Takes Steps to Ensure Food
UN Climate Summit Takes Steps to Ensure Food Security for 9 Billion People by…
Stakeholders from the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), including the CGIAR, the…
Expatriates and Agricultural Development
Expatriates and Agricultural Development
Shyla Anand, an intern with the GFAR Secretariat has completed a study on expatriates’…
A Glossary of Terms commonly used in Futures Studies
Glossary of Terms commonly used in Futures Studies
Our future is unpredictable but we are not powerless to confront it. The future can be…
2014 World Agriculture Prize awarded to world-renowned soil scientist Paul Vlek
2014 World Agriculture Prize awarded to world-renowned soil scientist Paul Vlek
Nanjing Agricultural University, China, September 20 2014: The GCHERA World Agriculture Prize…
E-Discussion summary - “Forward Thinking for ICT use in Asian Agri-Food Chains”
E-Discussion summary - “Forward Thinking for ICT use in Asian Agri-Food Chains”
CIARD in collaboration with GFAR and FAO hosted an E-Discussion on Forward Thinking for ICT…
Join the conversation on ICTs and Family Farming
Join the conversation on ICTs and Family Farming
In July 2013, GFAR along with the CGIAR, FAO, and IFAD pledged to increase their joint efforts…
Moderator’s summary: Impact assessment of agricultural research - An FAO e-mail conference
Moderator’s summary: Impact assessment of agricultural research - An FAO e-mail…
From 5 May to 1 June 2014, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted a moderated e…
Policymakers Turn to Smallholder Farmers as Partners in Development
Policymakers Turn to Smallholder Farmers as Partners in Development
Partners in the Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) share a deep commitment to…
How to dramatically reduce hunger - even in very poor countries
How to dramatically reduce hunger - even in very poor countries
GFAR has been advocating to policy makers that they shift from a traditional focus on…