GFAR-2000 CONFERENCE: Highlights and Follow-up Action

This is a short report that presents the highlights of the GFAR-2000 Conference. The Proceedings of the conference with all the papers that were presented, the stakeholder statements, the detailed working group reports and other relevant documentation that was circulated at the Dresden Conference, have been published on a CD-Rom.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ACRONYMS

1. THE DRESDEN CONFERENCE

2. DEVELOPING A GLOBAL VISION

3. FOCUSING THE AGENDA AND EMERGING RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS

4. STRENGTHENING REGIONAL AND SUB-REGIONAL COOPERATION

5. FACILITATING INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE FLOWS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS

6. STAKEHOLDERS' STATEMENTS

THE NARS STATEMENT

IARCS STATEMENT

ARIS STATEMENT

PRIVATE SECTOR STATEMENT

NGO STATEMENT

FARMER'S ORGANIZATION STATEMENT (IFAP)

FARMERS'ORGANIZATION STATEMENT (VIA CAMPESINA)

DONORS STATEMENT

ANNEX I
Dresden Declaration:Towards a Global System for Agricultural Research for Development

Annex II
Dresden Declaration on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture