The purpose of this sub plenary session is to have an understanding of the knowledge-poverty nexus
and to discuss how this can be translated into concrete partnership programme in agricultural
research for development (ARD).
Sub-Plenary 4: Policy management & institutional development
Mainstream agricultural research has focused primarily on technical and biological aspects
and is aimed at controlling or manipulating nature through the use of external inputs, such as
agricultural chemicals or super seed. In developing countries, the results of this research have
benefited some…
The fund, planned for a three years period, would be used to :
· Organize periodic regional meetings among FO to exchange experience
· Assist in the development of national FO in the various countries
· Improve the information base practically needed by FO to efficiently participate in policy…
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…
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…
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
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…
Objectives: i) to describe microbial biodiversity and demonstrate the applicability of this resource;
ii) to introduce newest technology for description and exploitation of microbial biodiversity; iii) to strengthen national capacity for research in and protection of microbial resources; iv) to…
