Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India, emphasized the need to empower women with new knowledge and skills to bring women into the mainstream of agricultural development and reduce gender disparity. She was delivering valedictory address in the Global Conference on Women in Agriculture as Chief Guest. Today, much of the scientific knowledge [...]

APAARI Executive Committee meeting was held on 12 March, 2012 under the Chairmanship of Dr S. Ayyappan, Chairman, APAARI and Secretary DARE and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research at NASC Complex, New Delhi Download:

FAO: Wheat crisis looms for Asia – More investment needed in wheat research and development Bangkok, Thailand, 26 Apr 2012 — Stagnating productivity growth of wheat, one of the two most important staple foods in Asia, threatens to create a food security crisis in the world’s most populous region, according to the Food and Agriculture [...]

The GCARD 2 Organising Committee Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Dr Raj Paroda on 21-22 July, 2011 in Rome to discuss and finalise the GCARD 2 program and preparations. Organising Committee: Dr Raj Paroda, Chair, GCARD2 Organizing Committee and GFAR Programme Committee Prof Monty Jones, GFAR Chair and Executive Director, FARA Dr Ruben [...]

The Eleventh General Assembly Meeting (GAM) of APAARI was held on 12 October 2010 at the International Technical Cooperation Center, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Republic of Korea. GAM Documents: Annex I:     Annex II:   Annex III: Annex IV: Annex V:  Annex VI: Annex VII: Annex VIII: Annex XIII:

APAARI organized an International Symposium on “Sustainable Agricultural Development and Use of Agro-biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region”, in partnership with Rural Development Administration (RDA), Republic of Korea, Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), Bioversity International and other International Centers such as AVRDC, CIMMYT, FAO, ILRI, ICARDA, ICRISAT and IRRI from 13 to 15 October, 2010 [...]