A now commonly used mechanism for funding agricultural research is the Competitive Grants
Scheme (CGS). This tool, which has become increasingly popular since the early 1990s, has been
used to develop, ensure and sustain scientific capacity and to allocate resources to the most
important scientific…
FORAGRO III: Brasília Declaration
FORAGRO MidTerm Plan
FORAGRO Biennial Workplan
General lines of action:
1. Looking to the future:
Prospective vision of agriculture and the Rural Milieu
2. Regional R&D Agenda:
Identification of Regional Priorities and Regional Programs
3. Exchange of experiencies:
Actions among NARS: planning and management of technological
innovations;…
Immediately after the third FARA General Assembly, the FARA Secretariat is hard pressed to live up to the Assembly's expectations and recommendations. It is keen on sustaining the excitement and motivation generated in Entebbe, Uganda last June 2005. The Assembly gave all FARA¿s stakeholders…
CACAARI objectives: ¿ to promote the exchange of scientific and
technical know-how and information; ¿ to encourage the establishment of
appropriate research and training programs in accordance with identified regional,
bilateral or national priorities; ¿ to strengthen research organizational and…
A report has been submitted to FARA after reviewing 1) FARA Secretariats current status, 2)
organization development issues such as the historic and current institutional force field of FARA,
strategic plan and SSA CP, FARA governance manual and ownership and commitment of and within
the SROs. The…