This report assessed the status of use and application of ICT/ICM in AR4D at national level agricultural research and innovation systems in 19 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The report is based on data gathered through a survey of ICM managers of NARS in the region in addition to the country status reports presented by [...]

This publication reports the proceedings of expert consultation meeting held by APAARI in collaboration with Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in Malaysia on 29 November – 2 December 2010.  It includes details of presentations and discussion in five technical sessions,  and recommendations.  Strategies and action plans proposed  to address key policy, technical and [...]

The pacific region is geographically, ecologically, socioeconomically diverse and faces numerous challenges towards maintaining and improving the productivity from agriculture sector and protecting its biological diversity. The geographical isolation of the region and small size of many of the islands have resulted in a narrow genetic and production base. Somehow, agricultural productivity has not kept [...]

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The Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB) and Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS) organized a “Stakeholders’ Interface on GM Food Crops” on 19 May 2011 at National Agricultural Science Complex, New Delhi to deliberate on issues related to adoption of GM food crops in India. The event was co-sponsored by the Indian Council [...]