The GCARD Road Map

Abstract

The Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) is organized by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), in association with the reform process of the Consultative Group on International AgriculturalResearch (CGIAR). The GCARD process is radically reshaping agricultural innovation and its signifi cance in meeting key Millennium Development Goals. The global fragmentation and under-resourcing of public innovation, education and advisory processes and weak linkage s with wider development processes and with farmers, NGOs and the private sector, are major bottlenecks constraining the value and impact of agriculturalinnovation on the lives and livelihoods of the poor.