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  1. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. "The 4th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture (The 4th GSC-CSA)" takes forward the initiative on research and science started in October 2010 with the aim to bring science to bear on practical advances in scaling up climate smart agriculture. Three scientific conferences have been…
  4. GFAR and Partners take Collective Action on Transformational Learning & Student Leadership Development UPDATE WITH MEETING OUTCOMES FORTHCOMING From 27 to 29 September 2017, at a meeting held at the University of Nairobi, GFAR and Partners will take the next step in developing a Collective…
  5. 5 July 2017 – GFAR Secretariat proudly announces the appointment of our new Chair and Vice-Chair who will lead GFAR into its next phase. Ms. Bongiwe N. Njobe from South Africa has been selected Chair of GFAR. She will be joined by Mr. Raffaele Maria Maiorano from Italy as Vice-Chair. Ms. Njobe and…
  6. ITOCA is a capacity development international organization working with research, academic and knowledge organizations in Africa. It aims to improve and build capacity amongst the research and education communities in the latest information tools and advocate for the adoption of new technologies…
  7. The future of agriculture depends on attracting young, talented people who are prepared to balance risk and reward in order to deliver the healthy food we need in a way that gives them sufficient return for their labor and capital.  Agriculture, however, is not seen as a profitable career: it’s…
  8. The GCARD3 Global Event, held 6th-8th April 2016 in South Africa, was the third milestone in the GCARD process—an inclusive, participatory process providing an opportunity to shape a new agenda for agricultural research for development and new pathways for uptake. The Agricultural Learning and…
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