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 [...]

What needs to change for agricultural research and extension systems to be more effective agents of development?

Parallel sessions addressed systematic/strategic reform needs, action plan and framework components generated from the 2009 GCARD consultations. Discussion of key strategic needs across systems included: Better Benefiting the Poor through Private Sector Innovation and Actions Managing Risks to Farmers in a Time of Change Knowledge, information and advice in agri-foods systems Thinking Forward: Better Predicting and Addressing Future Needs [...]

Research themes for the CGIAR: A discussion

Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary of GFAR, opened Day 3 of the conference by calling upon the participants for decisive collection action: “We’ve set the theme over the last two days. I can see you are all fired up to do something; now is your chance.” Dr. Mahmoud Solh, Director General of ICARDA, affirmed the need [...]

NGO Statement at GCARD 2010

On behalf of the NGOs Dr. Assetou Kanoute of the Association for Development of Production and Training Activities, Mali red the following statement: We appreciate the support that enabled the participation of NGOs at this first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development.  However, our presence here should not be seen as an automatic endorsement of [...]

Statement of young researchers at GCARD 2010

This statement represents perspectives of the young researchers at GCARD 2010, a group of 40 young male and female researchers from 26 countries who participated in the Young Researcher’s Seminar organized by the French Initiative for International Research (FI4IAR: a joint venture of INRA and CIRAD) in collaboration with Agropolis Fondation. We represent a range [...]

GCARD “C’est Pas Du Vent”

Radio France Internationale ran a half-hour programme on March 31 on their environmental daily show called “C’est Pas Du Vent” devoted to GCARD. The programme was recorded in the studios of France Bleu in Montpellier, and featured studio guests Emile Frison of Bioversity and Omar Diouf of CARBAP, as well as two segments pre-recorded from the [...]