Changing the future

  1. Foresight and Optimisation in Horizon 2020
    Background As digital technology becomes more relevant in diverse aspects of our economy and society, it is important to anticipate changes in technology and how we use it. This understanding is particularly important for Horizon 2020, the European Union’s 7-year research and…
  2. Forward thinking to sustain Western India’s growth in agriculture
    North Gujarat is arid. It has seven districts which include the Kutch (Rann) Desert. About 15 years ago, Banaskantha, a district in the region used to make news for its poverty and regular famines. Today, Unjha, a farming city in North Gujarat is the spice capital of the World and the region…
  3. E-Discussion summary - “Forward Thinking for ICT use in Asian Agri-Food Chains”
    CIARD in collaboration with GFAR and FAO hosted an E-Discussion on Forward Thinking for ICT use in Asian Agri-Food Chains from 13 August to 8 September.   This e-discussion focused on what futures may happen for Asian agri-food systems and ICTs through research, innovation, changes in…
  4. E-Discussion on “Forward Thinking for ICT use in Asian Agri-Food Chains”
    Date: 13th August – 5th September 2014   Asian agriculture and food chains (agri-food chains) are rapidly evolving to meet local, national, regional and international markets’ needs. These needs include providing easily accessible, affordable, safe, nutritious, healthy, quality food and…
  5. ICT and family farming: local, systemic and future-oriented
    At the Agrifuture Days 2014, participants discussed how ICTs can contribute to improve family farming and make it more sustainable, resilient and profitable.  Work in groups alternated with more formal presentations. The working group discussions culminated in a session where the participants…
  6. ICTs for improving Family Farming
    The use of ICTs is resulting in complex applications in agriculture to improve productivity, resource use, reduce time and drudgery such as for farm management, forecasting, marketing, logistics and quality assurance. ICTs are increasingly improving access to information, knowledge, skills and…
  7. What could research do for the futures of family farming?
    At the International Encounters on “Family Farming and Research” organized in Montpellier, June 1 to 3 by Agropolis International, GFAR, WRF, CGIAR and the support of the French  Government, Robin Bourgeois, GFAR Secretariat’s Senior Foresight Adviser presented a thought-provoking reflection…
  8. What could research do for the futures of family farming?
    At the International Encounters on “Family Farming and Research” organized in Montpellier, June 1 to 3 by Agropolis International, GFAR, WRF, CGIAR and the support of the French  Government, Robin Bourgeois, GFAR Secretariat’s Senior Foresight Adviser presented a thought-provoking reflection…
  9. Prospects__ Agriculture and rural development assistance in the post-2015 development framework
    The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) has released a study “Prospects_ Agriculture and rural development in the post-2015 development framework” which was commissioned to the Forward Thinking Platform supported by GFAR. The study starts from an analysis of the evolving…
  10. Global Donor Platform - Annual General Assembly
    The Platform Annual General Assembly under the theme “Rethinking Rural Development - Opportunities for new partnerships and territorial approaches in a changing rural environment”, was held on 22-23 January 2014 in Paris and was hosted by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France and the…
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