Papers

  1. Regionalization : a critical step towards globalization
    The ultimate goal of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research is to develop ¿an efficient, effective and coherent global agricultural research system¿ (Declaration for Global Partnership in Agricultural Research, October 1996). At the same time, the signatories of this declaration recognized that…
  2. Asia ¿ Pacific (A-P). Regional Forum
  3. Proposal for GFAR-2000 Dresden. New innovative research partnership proposal. A multi-country stakeholder participatory approach to identify policies for smallholder dairy development in the Hindu Kush Himalyas (HKH)
    ILRI and ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) identified, through GIS-based mapping, that smallholder dairy is increasing in importance in the HKH region. Informal discussions with NARS, NGOs and Dairy Cooperatives in Nepal, Bhutan, Uttar Pradeah and Himachal Pradesh of…
  4. A Global initiative to exploit biotechnology and animal genetic resources for the improvement of livestock productivity through control of trypanosomosis. GFAR proposal. Genetic Resource Management and Biotechnology
    Objectives : Increase productivity of small holders agricultural systems in developing countries through integrated control of the constraint of trypanosomes for the benefit of both producers and consumers
  5. PROCOCOS: Creation of a global research programme for coconut. A new innovative research partnership for GFAR-2000
    General objectives: 1) To help alleviate poverty and improve food security for more than 80 million people in 86 countries who depend directly on coconut production and processing for their livelihood. 2) To increase the productivity of coconut farms producing coconuts for home consumption and…
  6. Background on proposed collaborative agenda for trait discovery in rice
    The demand for diverse genetic resources and expertise in functional genomics requires a common platform where information and genetic resources can be broadly shared to accelerate trait discovery. The key elements of this collaborative platform are: public access to sequence data, abundant genetic…
  7. Genetic resources management for food and agriculture: key issues and partnership proposals
    Content: 1) Strengthening Research and Policy Capacity in GRFA. Three concrete proposals are being presented in this first topic:a) Awareness Building Workshops. b) Lists of Regionally Important Genera for Food Security. c) Research and Policy Capacity Building. 2) Strengthening Informal Seed…
  8. From beneficiaries to partners: Dialog for improving farmers¿ pearl millet seed in Rajasthan, India
    Objectives: a. Develop and test methodology for identifying priorities for pearl millet breeding work in Rajasthan, India; b. Develop methods for understanding farmers¿ needs and priorities for pearl millet production; c. Develop concepts and methods for understanding farmers¿ concepts of seed…
  9. Developing a common vision for the role of biotechnology in food and agriculture. New innovative research partnership
    General objectives: To assist developing countries, regional and global fora in decision making on public sector applications and priority setting in biotechnology for food and agriculture
  10. PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa/Ressources Végétales de l'Afrique Tropicale). New innovative research partnership
    Objectives : Synthesis and wide distribution of the existing but dispersed information on the estimated 7,000 useful plants of Tropical Africa. Activities : The PROTA partnership (scientific institutions in Africa and Europe now being identified) intends to establish an Information Base on the…
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