- The Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) and FARA General Assembly are the principal forum for all stakeholders in African agriculture science, technology and innovation to take stock of their collective achievements over the past three years and craft a common agenda along with modalities for…
- For a wide range of developing countries data concerning public and private spending on agricultural research and development is collected and assessed by the agricultural science and technology indicators (ASTI) initiative. assessment of foreign assistance to agricultural, forestry and fishing…
- The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is seeking a Senior Team Leader for the Platform. The tasks of the senior team leader include the management of the secretariat and the cooperation with the co-chairs and the board and non-board members. More importantly, the support to the…
- A High Level Policy Dialogue on Investment in Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region" is being organized by the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), in partnership with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), the…
- GFAR is glad to share the paper on the critical role of investments in social protection and agriculture in order to achieve zero hunger. GFAR is advocating for increased investment in all AR4D sectors and is working to bring greater coherence and efficiency between national and aid…
- Did you know that the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) is the most food-import-dependent region of the world? As highlighted in the AARINENA regional report for the GCARD 2010 process in West Africa and North Africa in March 2010, agricultural development in the WANA region is mostly…
- The rural poor around the world rely heavily on wage labor activities in order to make ends meet, and to find pathways out of poverty. The recent World Development Report 2013 on Jobs made clear that employment creation and wage labor constitute both fundamental opportunities and challenges in…
- From Thomas Price, Senior Officer, Agricultural Innovation and Society, and Iman El-Kaffass, Capacity Development Expert, at the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research In November last year we had the pleasure of participating in a regional workshop held in…
- Gunnar Rundgren, author and former President, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements Thank you so much. This banana is bought across the street for 36 cents. This banana is bought across the street in the same shop for 66 cents, so how come? Well, this banana is…