Rethinking The Way We Look At Agricultural Research

Montpellier, 27 April 2010. Mark Holderness (GFAR) was one of the five keynote speakers in the opening session at the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists IAALD 2010 Congress. He stresses the need for rethinking the way we look at agricultural research and the role of agricultural information. How can these made accessible, available and [...]

World Bank Analysis GCARD

Global Conference Helps Set CGIAR Research Agenda April 9, 2010 The food price crisis of 2008 revealed serious failings in the global food system. The global community responded with renewed commitment to agricultural development, as evidenced by a series of immediate actions as well as an agenda for mid- to long-term initiatives designed to avert [...]

GCARD2010 Media Wrap-Up

From Freetown to Nairobi to Delhi, London, Sydney, and host city Montpellier, GCARD related media coverage reached far and wide on news pages, airwaves, and web pages in every region of the world. Several dozen media outlets covered a wide range of topics underscoring the unique diversity of GCARD participant, their viewpoints, and stories. Nature [...]