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  1. The social and environmental impacts of the Green Revolution since the 1970s, the on-field testing of genetically-modified crops in the 1990s, the continued neglect of small farmers in national priorities, and persistent rural poverty and vulnerability of the rural poor ¿ are among the critical…
  2. When the PELUM Board tasked me to coordinate the Small Farmer Convergence (SFC) process in April 2002, I felt a big load lending on my shoulders. For, even though most of the PELUM member countries had already begun the sensitisation and agenda setting process, we had no resources then, nor did we…
  3. The main objectives of the workshop included: ¿ To inform NGO networks and FO umbrella/network on recent developments in agricultural research at national, sub-regional, regional and international levels. ¿ To inform NGO and FO about the CGIAR-NGO committee ¿ To discuss an NGO and FO vision on…
  4. The farmers¿ group that met in Dresden on the occasion of the GFAR 2000 Conference supports the work of GFAR to strengthen networking and partnerships among stakeholders of the global agricultural research system. It is essential to consider the research system in its globality, encompassing…
  5. The discussion focused on farmer and Farmer¿s Organisation participation in Agricultural Research, particularly with the breakdown of the Researcher-Extension Worker-Farmer triangle. A strong outcome of the meeting was the suggestions with regards to rebuilding the researcher- scientist…
  6. The 1998 Third External System Review of the CGIAR recommended a stronger CGIAR focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and emphasis on the need for increasing the effectiveness of partnerships to achieve increased agricultural productivity toward food and income security. This workshop brought together…
  7. With its foundation firmly anchored in three core planks of the CGIAR Vision and Strategy to 2010 ¿ giving highest priority to research needs of South Asia and adopting a regional approach to research planning and integration of partnerships, a draft strategy for the South Asia Regional Partnership…
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