GFAR Programme of Work and Budget - 2008

							Report for GFAR Statutory Meetings – Beijing, China




                                                 by
                                    GFAR Secretariat
Introduction
 Activities planned according to GFAR Business Plan 
 2007‐2009
 Constraints
   Staff
   Finance
 Plan as per available, committed and expected with 
 high probability funds 
Strategic Objective: Consensus building and 
advocacy for action on agricultural research and 
innovation priorities

    2006 GFAR Triennial Conference Proceedings to be 
    widely disseminated
    GFAR Stakeholder Committee for GCP
    Development of Project Proposals for donors on 
    “Consensus Building and Advocacy for Action on 
    Adaptation to Climate Change”
Strategic Objective: Promotion of global and regional 
partnerships for collaborative research and innovation
1.        GPP experiences shared and lessons learned
2.        Development of GPPs facilitated, primarily  
          Monitoring and Evaluation
     1.     Linking Farmers to Markets
3.        South – North collaborative partnership 
          fostered through DURAS
     1.     Monitoring and Evaluation
     2.     3rd Project leaders meeting
     3.     DURAS Phase 2
Strategic Objective: Knowledge and Communication 
for Agricultural Research and Innovation

  Management Information System
  EGFAR Development
    ARD Webring
    Electronic Repository
  Strengthening of RAIS
  Development of proposal on “Enabling access to 
  knowledge to small farmers for innovation and 
  sustainable livelihoods” project
  Donor Support for ICM4ARD
Strategic Objective: Strengthening the Institutional 
Capacities of GFAR and its Stakeholders

  Improved stakeholder representation within and 
  active involvement in the various research for 
  development activities of RF/SRF
    NGO Consortiums
      SSA NGO Consortium
      AP NGO Consortium
      CAC NGO Consortium
  Inter‐Regional Network on Biotechnology
Support Activities


 Staffing of GFAR Secretariat
 Organization of Statutory Meetings
Budget

 Available and expected income in 2008 –
     1502034 USD
 Budgeted Expenditure as per proposed plan of work
     1685752 USD
 Funding Gap
     (‐) 103718 USD
Thank You