On March 17, 2023, the heads of the six GFAR Regional Fora (AARINENA, APAARI, CACAARI, EFARD, FARA, and FORAGRO) signed the Bangkok Declaration to establish a Global NARS Consortium (GNC) and entrusted it to GFAR.
Steering Committee members begin mobilizing their networks to action
A lot has happened in GFAR over the last three months.
The Concept Note was developed b a Task Force composed of members and partners of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR): the Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT (ABC), Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), and M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), following the local level consultations in 4 districts in India, and a Partners’ Workshop in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, held May 2023.
We are pleased to announce that Agriculture for Development journal No.47 (Ag4Dev47) has just been published. It focuses on a critical topic for our turbulent times: 'Supporting agrifood systems in developing countries in times of crisis and conflict: drawing lessons from experience to inform programmes, policy and practice'.
This collaborative article, featured in issue 47 of Ag4dev (Agriculture for Development) journal, underscores the importance of global cooperation and innovative approaches in addressing the complex challenges facing agriculture and food security. Read the full article for comprehensive insights into these critical issues.
Summmary:
(From Left): Keron Bascombe, Fernando Antunez, Sayed Azam-Ali, Genna Tesdal, Rula Kamal, Ravi Khetarpal, Hildegard Lingnau, Nana Osei-Bonsu, Manish Rai, Hugo Chavarria
March 22, 2024
Event Panelists: (From Left) Hildegard Lingnau - GFAiR Executive Secretary, Leonard Mizzi - Head of Unit. European Commission, DG INTPA, Sara Mercandalli – Researcher, CIRAD, Angela Birch – Program Manager PIFON and Ravinder Khetarpal – APAARI Executive Secretary with Javier Mateo-Vega - Senior Director Partnerships, CGIAR (not in photo) participating remotely.
20 March, 2024