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  1. Designing and managing change in the Cgiar. The third Interim Paper for the Steering Group
  2. Agricultural research for development
    agenda of regional fora
    Food insecurity, poverty and natural resources degradation are three scourges that continue to plague developing countries, and which often seem intractable. The global community continues, however, to confront these problems, monitor progress made and set targets that need to be achieved in order…
  3. Evolution of Cereals and Legumes Asia Network to meet regional challenges in Asia
    Objectives ¿ Strengthen linkages and enhance exchange of germplasm, breeding material, information and technology. ¿ Facilitate collaborative research to address high-priority production constraints, with emphasis on poverty and equity issues. ¿ Assist in improving the research and extension…
  4. APARIS Status Note
    The first part of this paper presented the outcomes of the initial phase of APARIS (Asia-Pacific Agricultural Research Information System) that have been achieved and developed during January 2001-July 2002. The second part provided an overview of further processes for the organization of the ICT…
  5. Developing a
    Shared Information Reservoir (SIR)
    for Agricultural Research for Development
    from a Regional perspective. 'From local information to global knowledge'. Position paper
    Sharing agricultural information in an open platform or ¿information reservoir¿ is a step towards building a global knowledge system. The term 'Information Reservoir' is used instead of ¿system¿ since the information reservoir is a product of various information systems that are…
  6. Reflections on Agricultural Information
    Systems from a NARS perspective
    Objectives of Strengthening Agricultural Information Systems The development and strengthening of Agricultural Information Systems has been identified as an important development tool for increasing the effectiveness of agricultural research, aimed at achieving food security, alleviating poverty…
  7. Information initiatives in agricultural research:
    enhancing global cooperation. Conclusions and recommendations of the consultation organized by GFAR, with the support of FAO and the World Bank,
    Rome, FAO Headquarters, March 29¿31, 1999
    In a world characterized by globalization, and by an increasingly science-based and knowledge-intensive environment, the access to information, and the capacity for converting information into useful knowledge for different end-users and stakeholders, is becoming of paramount importance. In the…
  8. ICT, networking and knowledge systems in agricultural and rural development
    As we near the threshold of the 21st century the world is faced with an increasingly complex challenge of feeding its growing population, while assuring an equitable and sustainable development. Scientific and technological progress is generating the knowledge and the tools to make this possible.…
  9. Discussion on the AGRIS strategy paper.
    Summary of point three: ¿The current AGRIS standards for documentation¿
  10. Discussion on the AGRIS strategy paper.
    Summary of point two: ¿Coverage, institutional linking, and access to original papers¿
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