Global Forum On Agricultural Research And Innovation
The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) is an inclusive global forum, enabling all those concerned with the future of agriculture and its role in development around the world, to address key global needs. GFAR provides an open forum for stakeholders across the agricultural spectrum—ranging from researchers, organizations, and farmers—to participate in collaborative discussion and action around the current and future state of agriculture. Established in 1996, GFAR was formed as a project for resource sharing. GFAR facilitates collaboration, partnerships, and sharing of objectives along the complex pathways from research through to development outcomes. GFAR's headquarters is in Rome, Italy, where it is hosted by FAO. Its current chair is Dr. Ravinder Kumar Khetarpal. History GFAR was established initially by World Bank, IFAD, FAOInternational Service for National Agricultural Research , ISNARand SDC on 31 October 1996, triggered by a major sh ...
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The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) is an inclusive global forum, enabling all those concerned with the future of agriculture and its role in development around the world, to address key global needs. GFAR provides an open forum for stakeholders across the agricultural spectrum—ranging from researchers, organizations, and farmers—to participate in collaborative discussion and action around the current and future state of agriculture. Established in 1996, GFAR was formed as a project for resource sharing. GFAR facilitates collaboration, partnerships, and sharing of objectives along the complex pathways from research through to development outcomes. GFAR's headquarters is in Rome, Italy, where it is hosted by FAO. Its current chair is Dr. Ravinder Kumar Khetarpal. History GFAR was established initially by World Bank, IFAD, FAOInternational Service for National Agricultural Research , ISNARand SDC on 31 October 1996, triggered by a major shif ...
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Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2021. The area around Dakar was settled in the 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677. Following the abolition of the slave trade and French annexation of the mainland area in the 19th century, Dakar grew into a major regional port and a major city of the French colonial empire. In 1902, Dakar replaced Saint-Louis as the capital of French West Africa. From 1959 to 1960, Dakar was the capital of the short-lived Mali Federation. In 1960, it became the capital of the independent Republic of Senegal. History The Cap-Vert peninsula was settled no later than the 15th century, by the Lebu peop ...
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World Farmers’ Organisation
The World Farmers Organization (WFO) with headquarters in Rome, Italy, established 2011, is an international organization of farmers with a focus on agroecology, farming typologies, food chains, indigenous peoples, and mountain farming. The WFO aims to strengthen agricultural producers and farmers' positions within value chains, with a particular focus on smallholder farmers. As such, it closely cooperates with the FAO. The WFO is also acting as a successor to the now-defunct IFAP with its controversial focus on representing middle-class to rich farmers from the Global North, and cooperates with Bayer in several projects (WFO Gymnasium, "Cattle4Care"). See also *IFOAM The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM - Organics International) is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries. It declares ... References External linksWorld Farmers' Organisation Farme ...
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Asian Farmers’ Organization
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