A significant new article in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (11 November) tackles the issues that will face agriculture in the future by identifying the top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture.
The GFAR Programme Committee (PC) met in Rome the 10 -11 of November. Following the GFAR Steering Committee (SC) meeting, held in Brussels the 28-29 of September, the Programme Committee was responsible for reviewing the revised Roadmap and preparing it for finalization by the SC. The PC also thoroughly reviewed the GFAR Plan of Work 2010-2011 and discussed actions towards forming the GFAR Medium Term Plan.
The ASTI initiative and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) are currently calling for proposals for papers for their jointly convened conference, "Agricultural R&D: Investing in Africas Future: Analyzing Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities," to be held in Accra, Ghana, 5-7 December 2011. The deadline for paper proposals is 15 January, 2011.
The 24th GFAR Steering Committee (SC) Meeting took place in Brussels, Belgium 28-29 September, 2010. Steering Committee members, led by the GFAR Chair Monty Jones, met to discuss the outputs, outcomes and follow up actions to GCARD which were suggested in the GCARD Synthesis Report and the Roadmap. The Committee also discussed the GFAR Plan of Work for 2010-2011 and the best way forward for GFAR to better meet the needs expressed in GCARD. The SC members also elected Dr. Claudio Barriga as GFAR’s new Vice-Chair.
Bogor, Indonesia
3-7 October 2010
The Asian Federation of Information Technology Associations (AFITA) has held its International Conference on the theme “Quality Information for Competitive Agricultural Based Production Systems and Commerce”. The Conference has been organized by the Indonesian Society for Agricultural Information at Institute Pertanian Bogor International Centre, Bogor, Indonesia.
3-7 October 2010
The Asian Federation of Information Technology Associations (AFITA) has held its International Conference on the theme “Quality Information for Competitive Agricultural Based Production Systems and Commerce”. The Conference has been organized by the Indonesian Society for Agricultural Information at Institute Pertanian Bogor International Centre, Bogor, Indonesia.
GFAR themes 2013
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15th April, 2010
Dear Colleagues,
I am sure you are aware that Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers’ Forum, India) serves the causes of all farmers and provide a useful platform to voice their opinions and views. Like the change in understanding of food security in India, BKS too has evolved, from a non-political, non-sectarian association of farmers and all those who are interested in the promotion of their welfare, to a unique platform that also advocates, singularly, the crucial need for India to focus on farmer-led economic growth.