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  1. The Routemap to Information Nodes and Gateways (RING) is a CIARD project led by GFAR. The Routemap consists of a registry of existing information services in ARD, indexed and described in a way that makes them more easily "exploitable" for building value-added integrated services. The…
  2. In the context of the initiatives set in place by the Expert Consultation on International Information Systems for Agricultural Science and Technology (Rome, 2005), GFAR and FAO propose a distributed architecture with a central Registry File in order to manage information on organizations uniformly…
  3. One of the objectives of GFAR, and of the NARS Secretariat in particular, is to strengthen the participation of NARS in international agricultural research through the Regional/Sub-Regional Organizations (ROs/SROs) they have established with the purpose of fostering cooperation among them. In short…
  4. The general objectives of the project are to: 1) Develop and manage an interactive communication system among the stakeholders of agricultural research for development (ARD). 2) Identify information resources relevant to ARD and enhance access to them, through a gateway (portal) function. 3) Build…
  5. The tropical world is rich in raw materials that have potential demand in local and international markets. Changing market trends and consumption habits are creating niches for exotic fruits, nuts, medicinal plants, and organic raw materials, such as essential oils, natural colours, spices, and…
  6. The action-research is meant to assist the evolution and scaling up of ¿People Managed Micro-Credit¿ and forge partnership among farmers¿ organizations, NGO and Research networks in different Asian Countries for scaling up micro-credit programs.
  7. INCO-DEV is a specific programme for S&T cooperation in Research for development with developing countries (http://www.cordis.lu/inco2), a part of the European Framework programme for RTD, which is the instrument for implementation of the European research policy. The objectives of this…
  8. Development Objective: to reduce poverty and improve food security and child nutrition, improve gender equity in rural areas, increase agricultural productivity, and promote sustainable use of natural resources through more appropriate and better informed government action. Immediate Objective: i)…
  9. Undertake an in-depth investigation of rice marketing, processing, storage, and trade; · Analyze the structure of incentives, including the impact of exiting interventions; · Assess the impact of reforms on farmers, processors, traders, exporters, and consumers · Prepare rice policy options for…
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