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All the news and events published on EGFAR, the website of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). GFAR is a stakeholder-led initiative that serves as a neutral forum for the discussion of strategic issues in agricultural research for development (ARD). It facilitates and promotes cost-effective partnerships and strategic alliances among ARD stakeholders in their efforts to alleviate poverty, increase food security and promote the sustainable use of natural resources.
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GFAR Statutory Meetings, Autumn 2007, Beijing, China
14 01 2010 2007-11-28 - 2007-12-01 , CHN
New publication: "Proposed Architecture and Workflow for Managing and Sharing Distributed Information on Organizations Using a Central Registry File"
14 01 2010 GFAR and FAO presented a paper at the Special Session on Agricultural Metadata & Semantics of the MTSR'07 Conference, Greece, October 11-12, 2007.
Dr. Mark Holderness appointed as GFAR Executive Secretary
14 01 2010 Dr. Mark Holderness has been appointed as new Executive Secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR).He is currently Director of Membership and Partnerships for CAB International.
Call for Nominations for the Executive Board of the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme
14 01 2010 The Steering Committee of the Generation Challenge Programme has invited the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and other relevant bodies to nominate qualified candidates...
A Statement to the FAO High-Level Conference from the Global Forum on Agricultural Research, on behalf of all those concerned with agricultural research for development
14 01 2010 On behalf of the global community for research for development, we call on all people of the world to take stock of the central importance of agriculture to their lives in the way they use and consume natural resources...
DURAS Project Closing Seminar
14 01 2010 2008-06-11 - 2008-06-13 , ITA
GFAR Statutory Meetings, July-August 2008, Montevideo
14 01 2010 2008-07-31 - 2008-08-01 , URY
New document: Advocacy for ICM by GFAR and the Regional Forums
14 01 2010 This document represents a collaborative effort by the GFAR Secretariat and the Regional Forums to agree on a common policy for advocacy on ICM.
Workshop and Sessions on "Adoption of ICT Enabled Information Systems for Agricultural Development and Rural Viability" (at IAALD-AFITA-WCCA 2008)
14 01 2010 2008-08-24 - 2008-08-27 , JPN
GFAR Statutory Meetings, 26-28 November 2008
14 01 2010 2008-11-26 - 2008-11-28 , MOZ
Blog "social report" of the GFAR/CGIAR workshop on "KM, Education and Learning" held in Maputo on 5-6 december 2008
14 01 2010 Some interesting posts in the blog of the ICT-KM Program of the CGIAR provide a 'social report' of the meeting on Agricultural Knowledge Sharing, Education & Learning co-organized by GFAR.
Call for Proposals for the Poster Exhibition at Science Forum 2009
14 01 2010 GFAR and its partners will be organizing a poster competition as part of the Science Forum 2009 in Wageningen, 16-17 June 2009. Theme: ICTs: Enabling Agricultural Science to be a Social Endeavor. Deadline for submission extended to April 6 2009.
Science Forum 2009
14 01 2010 2009-06-16 - 2009-06-17 , NLD
GFAR e-news launched
14 01 2010
Inside Africa's First Global Horticulture Congress
14 01 2010 GFAR takes an in-depth look at this exciting event with Dr Norman Looney, Board Chair of the Global Horticulture Initiative, a multi-stakeholder platform for innovation and knowledge sharing in horticulture developed on GFAR’s partnership principles, and President of the International Society for Horticultural Science, co-organizers of the Congress

The G-8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting: The critical role of agricultural research in development
14 01 2010
Call for GCARD Regional Review Consultants
14 01 2010 The Global Forum is seeking Consultants to undertake Regional Reviews, towards the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development to be held in Montpellier in 2010.Deadline for applications: Friday 22 May 2009. DETAILS: Deadline for applications: 2009-05-22. Position based in: - The GFAR Secretariat is based in Rome, but the positions are not based in Rome, ITA. Position offered by: Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)
The winners for the Science Forum 2009 Poster Competition have been chosen!
14 01 2010 GFAR is pleased to announce the results of the Science Forum 2009 Poster Competition “ICTs: Enabling Agricultural Science to Be a Social Endeavour”. There were 29 entries accepted in the competitive section. Four entries were not accepted as they did not meet the conditions of the competition.
Enhancing Development Impact from Research: GCARD 2010
14 01 2010 Organized by GFAR, the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) is more than just a Conference - it's a multi-year process of learning and continuous updating of the global agricultural research for development (AR4D) system.
Science Forum 2009 Workshop: ICTs transforming agricultural science, research and technology generation
14 01 2010 2009-06-16 - 2009-06-17 , NLD
ICT Workshop at Science Forum 2009 Pushes the Envelope
14 01 2010 The envelope of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is on it’s way to being pushed yet a little further via the ICT Workshop, coordinated by Ajit Maru, Agricultural Research Officer, GFAR, at the Science Forum 2009 from 16 to 17 June in Wageningen, the Netherlands.
The Science Forum 2009: connecting advanced science with development
14 01 2010 After months of hard work and preparation for the first-ever Science Forum 2009, we can now say it was all worth-while.
Short report from the ICT Workshop at the Science forum 2009
14 01 2010 The Workshop on ICTs Transforming Agricultural Science, Research and Technology Generation organized by GFAR during the Science forum 2009 concluded that by investing in ICTs more participatory, collaborative, creative and “ímpactful” agricultural science and innovation is possible. ICTs can enable inclusion - not only scientists but all in the “chain”, from producers, processors, marketers and consumers - in agricultural innovation.
The L'Aquila Statement on Global Food Security
14 01 2010 The L'Aquila Statement on Global Food Security The "L'Aquila" Joint Statement on Global Food Security - "L'Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI)" released today, 10 July 2009, highlights deep concern among the world?s largest economies about global food security.
The Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD)
14 01 2010 2010-03-28 - 2010-03-31 , FRA
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