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  1. The CGIAR’S Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC) has just opened registration for the upcoming SCIENCE FORUM 2018 (SF18) on “Win more, lose less: Capturing synergies between SDGs through agricultural research”. A focus on productivity alone distorts many agri-food systems. GFAR puts…
  2. Adaptation Futures is the world’s premier conference on climate change adaptation. Adaptation Futures 2018 aimed to facilitate dialogues for solutions between key actors from diverse perspectives and regions. This year, the conference was held in Cape Town, South Africa, 18-21 June. The…
  3. In March 2018, Farm Radio International hosted an online eDiscussion for radio broadcasters, bringing together more than 100 people from 24 countries. Every year FRI brings together their broadcasting partners for an online eDiscussion. This is an opportunity for broadcasters to share their…
  4. This month, GFAR Secretariat had the pleasure of welcoming, at FAO Headquarters in Rome, a delegation of 16 researchers about to embark on a world tour examining the future of food and food-related technologies. The students are participating in the “Food Innovation Global Mission”, a pioneering…
  5. Trust Organic Small Farmers is a networking association for organic and Fairtrade certified producer groups based in India, Sri Lanka, South Africa and importers based in France, Germany, UK and USA
  6. Adaptation Futures 2018 will take place from 18 to 21 June 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA). Adaptation Futures is the premiere international climate change adaptation…
  7. In association with the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security and the Universities of Pretoria and the Western Cape, the 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security: Global Challenges, Local Solutions and Connected Pathways will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 3 to 6…
  8. Issues around farmers’ rights to data, both in terms of access to data and ownership of data, are crucial to one of the key areas of activity of GFAR: the opening of access to information systems for sharing, transforming and using agricultural knowledge, especially in light of GFAR’s overall…
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