- Media Coverage of GCARD for 31 Marc-5 April 2010 1. Agence France Presse: Montpellier: les agriculteurs, partenaires incontournables de la recherche 2. Bloomberg: Researcher sees corn, wheat prices doubling by 2050 3. Reuters AlertNet (UK): A solution to hunger and climate change? Try…
- 15th April, 2010 Dear Colleagues, I am sure you are aware that Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers’ Forum, India) serves the causes of all farmers and provide a useful platform to voice their opinions and views. Like the change in understanding of food security in India, BKS too has evolved, from a non-…
- This paper by the Global Authors’ Team (GAT) has been commissioned by the Global Forum on International Agricultural Research (GFAR) as an input into the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) being held in, Montpellier, France between March 28th and 31st 2010. It…
- 12 March 2010 The first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) 2010 is just around the corner. It will be held in Montpellier, France from 28-31 March 2010. The meeting is part of a massive and concerted effort to better align research processes with the needs…
- Scientific and Technical Information and Rural Development: Highlights of Innovative Practices The renewed worldwide interest in agriculture and in issues relating to food crises in different parts of the world has highlighted the need for providing quality information to actors in rural…
- CIARD is organizing an Information Access Marketplace in association with the IAALD XIIIth World Congress organized by Agropolis International 27th - 29th April 2010 in Montpellier, France. The Marketplace will take place from 14.00 to 17.30 Monday 26th April 2010. Are your organization’s…
- The pre-registration form for GCARD 2010 is now onlinehttp://www.gcardpreregistration.comIt is essential for success that the GCARD is seen as truly representative of all regions and all perspectives on agricultural research for development. We would like to encourage you to help ensure a fair…
- 20 November 2009 We are very pleased to announce that the new Chair of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) will be Dr Monty Jones, Executive Director of the Forum on Agricultural Research for Africa (FARA). The multi-stakeholder Steering Committee of the Global Forum on…
- 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. Dr. Borlaug was one of only six people…
- */ 25 August 2009Organized by GFAR, the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) is more than just a Conference - its a multi-year process of learning and continuous updating of the global agricultural research for development (AR4D) system…