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03/03/2016

GCARD3 - "No One Left Behind: Agri-food Innovation and Research for a

Sustainable World" will be held in South Africa from 5-8 April, 2016

Watch the video below to learn more about GCARD3 and register for the conference today!

GCARD was created to link science and society and bring greater development benefit from agricultural research and innovation. Following on from a successful GCARD1 (2010) and GCARD2 (2012), the third of the GCARD dialogues, GCARD3, is a conversation that is taking place around the world about the future of agri-food research and innovation – nationally, regionally and globally. GCARD3 is jointly organized by the Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) and CGIAR and the GCARD3 Global Event is being hosted by the Agricultural Research Council (South Africa).

“No One Left Behind: Agri-food Innovation and Research for a Sustainable World” is the theme of the GCARD3 global event and it promises to be exciting and inspiring event, with an influential line-up of keynote speakers, workshops and breakout sessions. A major outcome of the conference will be the GCARD3 Pledge to Sustainable Development, in which GCARD stakeholders will identify and commit to collective actions to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Like the GCARD1 Road Map, it will provide a touchstone for partners across public, private, and civil society sectors in developing their agri-food research and innovations programs and activities to 2030.


Visit the GCARD3 Global Event website to register by 18 March.

Registration fee for the GCARD3 is $400 and is payable in US Dollars. A reduced fee of $150 is available for certified students. Included in the full Global Event registration you will have access to all conference sessions and exhibits, the Opening Ceremony and Social Event tickets, the ARC celebrations at the ARC Roodeplaat Campus, all conference provided meals, refreshment breaks and other networking events, and access to the GCARD3 Interactive Program and Mobile App (available in mid-March). Once you have successfully completed the online registration you will be sent a registration confirmation.

Please note that sponsorship to GCARD3 is available but quite limited. There is provision on the registration application to apply for sponsorship with a deadline of 15 March 2016.​

We would be delighted to have you join the GCARD3 Global Event and be part of the global conversation on the future of agri-food research and innovation!

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