General
| Name of initiative
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The Global Forum on Agriculture Research (GFAR)
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| LPAA initiative
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No
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| NAZCA Initiative
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No
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| Website address
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http://www.gfar.net/
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| Related initiatives
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| Starting year
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2014
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| End year
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| Secretariat
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At FAO, gfar-secretariat@fao.org
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| Organisational structure
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| Geographical coverage
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Global
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| Name of lead organisation
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GFAR at FAO
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| Type of lead organisation
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International organisation
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| Location/Nationality of lead organisation
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Italy
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Description
| Description
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The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) commits to empower farmer organisations and communities at local level to engage as leaders in shaping thefuture of agriculture, food and rural development.
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| Objectives
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To empower farmer organisations and communities at local level to engage as leaders in shaping the future of agriculture, food and rural development.
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| Activities
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| One or two success stories achieved
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Monitoring and Impacts
| Function of initiative
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Implementation, Capacity building
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| Activity of initiative
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Training and education, Technical operational implementation (ex-post)
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| Indicators
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| Goals
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| Comments on indicators and goals
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| How will goals be achieved
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| Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
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| Progress towards the goals
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| How are you tracking progress of your initiative
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| Available reporting
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Participants
| Participants
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Number
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Names
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| Members
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634
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| Companies
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0
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Aapah Innovations (India),Agri Soft (Egypt)
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| Business organisations
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0
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AFRICAN AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATORS NETWORK (Uganda), African Orphan Crop Consortium (Kenya), African-Canadian Development Cooperation (Canada), Afrifood Initiative (Nigeria), Agar Vision Africa Agricultural Initiative (Nigeria), AgriCord (Belgium), Agriculture in Ghana (Ghana)
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| Research and educational organisations
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3
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Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators - ASTI (USA), AGRIS (Italy), Land Portal (Netherlands), University of Ghana - Legon-Accra - School of Agriculture (Ghana), Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (Pakistan), Access Agriculture (United K.), AFRICA FARMING STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION (Nigeria), Africa Innovations Institute (Uganda), Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation - Africa RISING (Nigeria), Africa Rice Center (Ivory Coast), Africa We Want Organisation (Zimbabwe), Afriqinsights (Spain), Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (Egypt), Agricultural Policy Research Network (Nigeria), Agricultural Research Center (Egypt), Agricultural Research Council (South Africa), Agricultural Research Institute (Cyprus), Agricultural Technology Management Agency (India), Agriculture Extension Wing Punjab (Pakistan)
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| Non-governmental organisations
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0
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2Blades Foundation (USA), 4-H Nepal (Nepal), ACORDASIA - Asian Centre for Organisation Research and Development (India), Africa World Neighbours (Kenya), African Agricultural Technology Foundation (Kenya), AFRICAN CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT (Nigeria), African Food Security Urban Network (South Africa), African Network for Agriculture - Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (Kenya), Afrimash (Nigeria), Agred-Health Development Organization (Ghana)
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| National states
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0
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| Governmental actors
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0
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Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (United Arab Emirates)
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| Regional / state / county actors
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0
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| City / municipal actors
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0
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| Intergovernmental organisations
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0
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| Financial Institutions
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0
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Acumen (USA), Agriculture Information Bank (Pakistan)
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| Faith based organisations
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0
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| Other members
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631
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See: http://www.gfar.net/about-us/partners
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| Supporting partners
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0
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| Number of members in the years
|
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| Have only national states as participators
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No
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Theme
| Transport
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Agriculture
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Forestry
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Business
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Financial institutions
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Buildings
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Industry
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Waste
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Cities and subnational governments
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Short Term Pollutants
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International maritime transport
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Energy Supply
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Fluorinated gases
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Energy efficiency
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Renewable energy
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Supply chain emission reductions
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Adaptation
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Other
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Resilience
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Innovation
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Energy Access and Efficiency
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Private Finance
|
| No
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
|
No
|
No
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Yes
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No
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No
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Last update: 5 May 2022 09:44:27
Not only have national states as participators
