The GFAR Business Plan 2001-2003 provides the general framework and guidelines for all activities, programmes and projects that the GFAR stakeholders decide to jointly undertake under the aegis of GFAR.
The GFAR Secretariat¿s main function is to facilitate the implementation of the GFAR Business Plan by favouring dialogue, exchange of information, capacity-building and research partnerships
between the different stakeholders.

Document summarizes "some general points that panelists have made that apply to all constraints addressed by the CGIAR" and looks at "particular examples of new science, markets and institutions, partnerships and donor trends in relation to the constraints they were supposed to address."

1. Before embarking on the main Charter Review, the review team, RT, has decided that it
is necessary to tackle it as a two stage process. There are a number of preconditions, and
matters requiring feed back from the GFAR MT and SC, before the team can get into the
detail of redrafting parts of the charter, such as revisiting GFAR Mission Statement or
recommending changes to committee membership, etc. So the RT with the concurrence of
our facilitators has decided to produce two discussion papers to obtain this feedback. The

La Carta del GFAR define las normas y reglamentos del Foro Global de Investigación
Agropecuaria (GFAR). La primera Carta del GFAR fué aprobada por el Comité Directivo del
GFAR en octubre de 1998 y en base a la misma, el Foro Global pudo operar durante sus dos años
de existencia. Al haber concluído la fase inicial del establecimiento del GFAR, la presente versión
revisada fué mejorada en base a la rica experiencia obtenida durante los primeros dos años de
operación. Esta versión revisada también incorpora las valiosas recomendaciones que surgieron

The first version of the GFAR Charter was approved by the GFAR Steering Committee (GFAR-SC) in October
1998. In May 2000, a GFAR External Review was carried out and among the outputs of this review was draft
GFAR Charter which was then presented to and approved by the GFAR Steering Committee on 28 October 2000.
In February 2000, an Aide Memoire was signed between FAO and GFAR, providing the basis for the former
hosting the GFAR Secretariat. In May 2003, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between FAO and IFAD was

La Charte du GFAR définit les règles et procédures du Forum mondial de la recherche
agricole (GFAR). La première charte a été approuvée par le Comité de pilotage du GFAR en
octobre 1998 et, en fonction de cette charte, le Forum mondial a pu mener à bien ses opérations
pendant les deux premières années de son existence. A la fin de la phase initiale d'établissement
du GFAR, cette version révisée se base sur la riche expérience accumulée pendant les deux

The GFAR Charter defines the rules and regulations of the Global Forum on Agricultural
Research (GFAR). The first GFAR Charter was approved by the GFAR Steering Committee on
October 1998 and, on the basis of that Charter, the Global Forum has been able to operate well
during its first two years of existence. Having completed the initial phase of establishment of
GFAR, this revised version has been improved on the basis of the rich experience obtained
during the first two years of operation. This revised version also integrates the valuable

Actores clave de la investigación agropecuaria de todo el mundo están aunando
esfuerzos para llevar a cabo una iniciativa dinámica y nueva¿el Foro Global de
Investigación Agropecuaria, (GFAR). Valiéndose de asociaciones rentables y de
alianzas estratégicas, el Foro global se propone promover un sistema global para la
investigación agropecuaria, a fin de reducir la pobreza, alcanzar la seguridad alimentaria
y conservar y manejar la diversidad biológica y los recursos naturales.

Les acteurs clés de la recherche agricole du monde entier ont décidé d'unir leurs forces
dans une nouvelle initiative dynamique - le Forum mondial de la recherche agricole. A
l'aide de partenariats performants et d'alliances stratégiques, le GFAR vise à promouvoir
un Système mondial de recherche agricole dont l'objectif est de réduire la pauvreté,
d'assurer la sécurité alimentaire et de conserver et de gérer la biodiversité et les
ressources naturelles.

Brochure summarizes the mission, goals and guiding principles of GFAR; and explains its structure and organization.