- <p>2012 has been a highly productive year. The Global Forum has reinforced its status as the unique multi-stakeholder body addressing agricultural research, extension, education and enterprise and their role in national development (here termed agricultural research-for-development, AR4D).…
- Starting with background information, the report presents a summary of the plenary presentations of the workshop, which includes a brief on the post-conflict and protracted crisis environment in the 15 participating countries. A section is thereafter dedicated to process steps that eventually led…
- Government policy and institutions are of critical importance in efforts to assure food security for all in a manner compatible with sustainable management of natural resources. Similarly, technological change is an essential component of such efforts. To be successful, action by governments must…
- The main purpose of this background paper is to suggest areas that are ripe for attention on the part of GFAR-facilitated research partnerships in agricultural policy management and institutional development by: · assessing needs and opportunities based on recent developments relating to…
- The role of the Secretariat is [...] mainly one of facilitation, except perhaps in two areas where it is expected to play a lead role and take responsibility for implementation. These are firstly the development of EGFAR in order to facilitate communication amongst the geographically widespread…