GFAR

Global Forum for Agricultural Research

Objective : to strengthen an integrated agri-food research and innovation systems that better meet shared challenges, address the related effects of climate change, contribute to rural development and to the achievement of the SDGs. The DeSIRA funding will support the following objectives of GFAR (i) to put farmers and communities empowered at the center of innovation, (ii) to turn knowledge and innovation into opportunity and enterprise for small farmers, (iii) to integrate and strengthen agri-food innovation system through knowledge management, policy advocacy, communication, impact-demonstration, (v) to support the secretariat of GFAR through staffing and resources to provide the above catalytic and collective actions.

Implementing organization : GFAR with support of FAO and IFAD

Partners : GFAR is a multi-stakeholder network made up of roughly 600 self-identifying Partner organizations

Funding : Euro 5 million    

Duration : 48 months (2020-2023)