European E-consultation: Final reports are out

The final synthesis if the European consultation is now available.  The document includes the results of different steps of the consultation process: The regional review, the summary of the European e-consultation and the face-to-face meeting. All those docuements are available at the GFAR Web site

GCARD consultations featured on latest Collective Action News letter

GCARD features as top story on the Collective Action News, a periodical e-publication of the CGIAR’s Regional Plan for Collective Action in Eastern and Southern Africa. Entitled “Online consultations to enhance agricultural research for development, the article by Simone Staiger-Rivas, illustrates some aspects around broad participation and trust of the ongoing GCARD process from the [...]

First results of the e-consultation evaluation survey

231 participants of the e-consultation replied to our invitation to fill out an evaluation survey which represents approximately 13% of the total number of participants. The respondents came from a range of stakeholder groups and their participation in the survey is representative of the overall participation in the e-consultation. From a regional perspective the percentage [...]

Evaluation of E-consultations launched

All regional e-consultations have now been finalized. Europe just held its face-to-face meetings and the other 5 regional offices are currently preparing their gatherings. In parallel, the preparations for the Montpellier meeting are in full swing. While we will continue to inform the members of the different regional e-conversations about each step of the process [...]

First impressions from the GCARD-Europe face-to-face workshop

Many thanks to Wyn Richards for sharing a first overview of the face-to-face workshop of GCARD-Europe. “55 stakeholders from Europe, one observer from AARINENA and one CGIAR representative attended a one day GCARD-Europe workshop in Brussels on the 29th September 2009. This face to face workshop was the 3rd element of the GCARD-Europe initiative, the [...]

Europe offers a draft synthesis of its recently closed e-consultation

The 115 messages of the European e-consultation helped to illustrate and develop many findings of the Review. New ideas have been put forward. The results will be discussed at a meeting organised by EFARD in Brussels on Tuesday 29 September 2009. Download the draft synthesis of the consultation. Download a power point slide show with the key messages. Participants [...]

In Memory of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug

Norman E. Borlaug (March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) by Adel El-Beltagy Chair, Global Forum on Agricultural Research “It is very sad for the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Constituency that Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) is no more with us. Dr. Borlaug was the world’s foremost [...]