On March 17, 2023, the heads of the six GFAR Regional Fora (AARINENA, APAARI, CACAARI, EFARD, FARA, and FORAGRO) signed the Bangkok Declaration to establish a Global NARS Consortium (GNC) and entrusted it to GFAR.
On March 17, 2023, the heads of the six GFAR Regional Fora (AARINENA, APAARI, CACAARI, EFARD, FARA, and FORAGRO) signed the Bangkok Declaration to establish a Global NARS Consortium (GNC) and entrusted it to GFAR.
A lot has happened in GFAR over the last three months.
20 March, 2024
A survey was conducted in the context of the Collective Action (CA) of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) on Transforming Higher Education in Agriculture, in collaboration with international partners. It assisted the CA in harvesting and documenting the ongoing efforts to support the transformation of higher education for improved agrifood system transformation.
A survey was conducted in the context of the Collective Action (CA) of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) on Transforming Higher Education in Agriculture, in collaboration with international partners. It assisted the CA in harvesting and documenting the ongoing efforts to support the transformation of higher education for improved agrifood system transformation.
GFAR Regional interactions are meant to reengage with Members and to hear from them to better understand their goals/needs and support them accordingly. The interactions also aim at spurring discussion and increasing engagement between Members to establish common ground and facilitate/foster collaboration.
The Association for AgriCulture & Ecology (Agrecol e.V.) in Germany offers internship placements and travel grants for students enrolled in universities and colleges in German- speaking countries.
For the coming year (2024), the Association can arrange one internship placement in ecologically oriented agriculture with its partner organisation Agrecol-Afrique in Thiès, Senegal. The internship offers students an opportunity to acquire practical knowledge in sustainable agriculture and land management in a developing country.
In the first issue of GFAR Insights*, we shares our experience employing Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), specifically ChatGPT, to establish the Global NARS Consortium (GNC). This initiative aims to empower National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and reshape the landscape of global agricultural research.
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