[aparis-forum] CIARD at the GCARD

[Attaluri (APAARI)]

CIARD News:

 

CIARD featured at the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for
Development

 

On 30 March 2010, CIARD was featured at the Global Conference on
Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD), Montpellier, in a specific
session organized by GFAR and FAO on key strategic needs across systems
entitled:  "Knowledge, information and advice in agri-food systems;
opportunities and actions", which was chaired by FAO.  A presentation was
made on the CIARD Manifesto and Checklist by Enrica Porcari, the Chief
Information Officer of the CGIAR on behalf of all the CIARD partners.  In
the subsequent presentation, Dr V. Balaji of ICRISAT explained the 14
priority areas identified through the Wageningen and Hyderabad consultations
on "Agricultural Research for Development and Innovation: Addressing
emerging challenges and exploiting opportunities through Information and
Communication Technologies", many of which are reflected in the CIARD
Manifesto.  The findings of that GCARD parallel session were delivered in a
report to the plenary of the GCARD, and included the following specific
recommendation for stakeholders to "use the potential of multi-partner
initiatives such as CIARD to facilitate availability and access to
information and knowledge in innovative ways".

-from Stephen Rudgard, FAO.

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