Brief

  1. The Futures of Agriculture. Brief No. 19. Evolving towards a low-carbon society
    This brief series was developed in preparation for the Foresight Breakout Session of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD 2012) and the Global Foresight Hub1. The briefs were written to communicate to a wider audience, such as policy makers, civil society…
  2. The Futures of Agriculture. Brief No. 20. Shaping the future for agriculture in Taiwan
    This brief series was developed in preparation for the Foresight Breakout Session of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD 2012) and the Global Foresight Hub1. The briefs were written to communicate to a wider audience, such as policy makers, civil society…
  3. The Futures of Agriculture. Brief No. 21. Debunking the water scarcity myth: understanding future water use challenges
    This brief series was developed in preparation for the Foresight Breakout Session of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD 2012) and the Global Foresight Hub1. The briefs were written to communicate to a wider audience, such as policy makers, civil society…
  4. The Futures of Agriculture. Brief No. 26. Preparing for emerging challenges to animal health in Canada
    This brief series was developed in preparation for the Foresight Breakout Session of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD 2012) and the Global Foresight Hub1. The briefs were written to communicate to a wider audience, such as policy makers, civil society…
  5. The Futures of Agriculture. Brief No. 27. A Quarter Century of Forward-Looking Policy Analysis
    This brief series was developed in preparation for the Foresight Breakout Session of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD 2012) and the Global Foresight Hub1. The briefs were written to communicate to a wider audience, such as policy makers, civil society…
  6. The Futures of Agriculture. Brief No. 28. Posibles escenarios para la investigación, la innovación y el desarrollo en los países de Cono Sur
    This brief series was developed in preparation for the Foresight Breakout Session of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD 2012) and the Global Foresight Hub1. The briefs were written to communicate to a wider audience, such as policy makers, civil society…
  7. GCARD2. Breakout Session F1. Improving our Visions of the Future - Briefing Paper
    There is still a lack of clear and common understanding among the sectors concerned with agriculture and rural development about what “foresight” is about and what can be expected from engaging and investing in foresight at various scales form local to global. Many different…
  8. GCARD2. Breakout session F2.1 Foresight Guiding Research and Innovation at regional/national level - Briefing Paper
    The problem being addressed is that of building collective actions at regional level in order to incorporate the outcomes of many foresight works (from global, regional, national and local) already conducted into regional strategic actions looking at longer term orientations. There is also a need…
  9. GCARD2. Breakout session F2.2 Foresight Guiding research and Innovation at Global Level - Briefing Paper
    The problem being addressed is how we can bring together the needed diversity – of stakeholders and approaches – and understand better a number of multidimensional and complex questions such as: How can we inform stakeholders on alternative future scenarios and debate the…
  10. GCARD2. Breakout session F3.1 Improving Foresight through Equitable Partnerships - Briefing Paper
    Experiences with foresight works show that foresight can provide ways for stakeholders to influence research, innovation and policies related to agricultural development. However, the inclusion of the voices of stakeholders - particularly resource-poor farmers - in foresight has been so far limited…
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