GFAR General Conference (GFAR 2006)

The first GFAR General conference was held in Dresden, Germany in 2000 hosted by the German Government, whereas the second conference was held in Dakar in 2003, hosted by the Senegalese Government. We are pleased to announce that the Indian Government has kindly agreed to host the third GFAR General Conference to be held in New Delhi, from 9-11^th November, 2006 at the National Agricultural Science Center of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research. The GFAR conference will follow immediately the 2006 APAARI General Assembly meeting to be held at the same venue from 6-8^th November, 2006.

The GFAR and APAARI Secretariats with the support of Dr. Mangala Rai, Director General, ICAR and the officials of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India have started preparing for the two conferences, and will soon provide information on various aspects of the proposed events including the themes, structure and draft programme. Meanwhile, we invite all GFAR stakeholders and partners to please take note and reserve these dates. Updates will be provided on the websites of both GFAR and APAARI as preparations move forward.