- In the globalized world that characterizes this turn of century the Regional/Sub-Regional Organizations (ROs/SROs) play a key role in facilitating scientific and technological cooperation among groups of countries. Through cooperative action, the ROs/SROs facilitate joint research efforts, seeking…
- This report has been produced to provide a succinct overview of the global research activities on underutilised crops. It is aimed at policy makers, funding agencies and research administrators but it is hoped that it will also be of use to the scientific community. The report results from a…
- Progress of DMC activities since Manila
- Research and development programs to develop and promote DMC (Direct Sowing, Mulch-based and Conservation agriculture) technologies exist in more than 40 countries, and some of these programs are several decades old. Yet despite all of the efforts that have been made to promote the technology,…
- The main goal of this four (4) years project with a funding of ¿ 4,000,000 is to strengthen the involvement of the southern stakeholders (NARS, including the civil society organisations, and their Regional and sub-regional Fora) in a global agenda dealing with agricultural research for sustainable…
- This paper presents the initiative that GFAR has been developing with NGOs and Farmer's Organisations (FOs) to strengthen their constituencies and to ensure their effective participation in regional and global Agricultural Research for Development (ARD). Its basic premise is that effective…
- This paper complements the report that is being circulated on GFAR-2000, which analyses in more detail the various results of the Dresden Conference and the follow-up that is being made to each one.1 This paper concentrates on the GFAR function of ¿facilitating the development of research…
- For the last two decades, NGOs have been the targets of many multilateral and bilateral organizations in development partnerships. At the same time, research has developed similar partnerships with NGOs. Since 1995, the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) opened its…
- The main objectives of the workshop included: ¿ To inform NGO networks and FO umbrella/network on recent developments in agricultural research at national, sub-regional, regional and international levels. ¿ To inform NGO and FO about the CGIAR-NGO committee ¿ To discuss an NGO and FO vision on…