ARD strategy (Agricultural Research for Development Strategy)

  1. Terms of reference for FAO-GFAR regional workshops on post-harvest
    The proposed International Technical Consultation which will be funded by FAO in conjunction with funds solicited from donor organizations, the private sector and post-harvest organizations, is scheduled to take place over a five-day period at FAO Headquarters in Rome, during the month of April…
  2. Regional consultation on post-harvest
    Phase 1- Developing a global perspective of the post-harvest sector, through the planning and implementation of five coordinated technical regional workshops. ¿ Phase 2- Conducting a five-day International Technical Consultation on Post-Harvest, with the objective of launching a Global Initiative…
  3. ¿From quantity to quality¿. A global initiative toward strengthening the post-harvest sector
    Three decades have elapsed since the last major conference geared toward soliciting developmental support for the post-production sector. The focus then was on the reduction of post-harvest losses. Considerable growth in the sector, as well as changes in market demands and trade regulations point…
  4. Ensuring production quality and safety for small rural agroenterprises: learning and projecting from experience. Concept note 4
    Goal: To contribute to the equitable and sustainable integration of small and medium-scale agroenterprises in rural and peri-urban areas into value-adding supply chains serving growth markets Support to Small and Medium Agro-enterprises (SMaEs) in developing countries to develop appropriate Food…
  5. Developing and disseminating postharvest technology for rural industries. Concept note 3
    Projects within this theme will define and overcome constraints to the dissemination and profitable use of postharvest technologies for agri-produce. The projects will also promote wider use of technology exchange initiatives that involve research and industry personnel and private sector partners…
  6. Enhancing the competitiveness of rural agroenterprises
    through better integration of supply chains and delivery
    of effective business support services.
    Purpose (this theme area): To integrate small holder farmers and rural agroenterprises, in an equitable and sustainable manner, into value-adding supply chains serving growth markets. Objective 1: to identify and evaluate options for organizational structures and relationships between actors, that…
  7. PhAction theme 1: identifying market opportunities
    Adaptation and institutionalising the use of appropriate marketing methodologies and agri-business decision making tools to support a more responsive approach and access to agricultural market opportunities.
  8. Linking farmers to markets and making globalisation work for small-scale producers, processors and traders
    The global postharvest research challenge agenda being developed by PhAction comprises four major themes, which address issues in response to the rapidly changing global market and the opportunities that will accrue from greater emphasis on market-led research with an focus on supply chain…
  9. A global post-harvest initiative: linking farmers to markets. A strategic framework
  10. FAO/GFAR global initiative for innovation in post-production. Summary report of a Regional Workshop on Innovation and Post-production in Latin America and the Caribbean
    This report presents the results of a workshop organized by IICA-PRODAR in the framework of the Global Initiative on Post-Harvest (GIPh), sponsored by FAO and implemented in cooperation with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). The Workshop was conducted in Quito, Ecuador during the…
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