Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Foreword
2 Executive Summary
7 Background
7 Rationale: The challenges of African agricultural research and development
8 FARA’s history and profile
10 FARA’s achievements
11 FARA’s changing environment and new insights
13 FARA’s comparative advantage in the provision of Networking Support Functions
13 FARA’s 2007–2016 Strategic Plan development process
15 FARA’S Strategic Plan 2007–2016
15 Structure of the Strategic Plan
16 Strategic statements
18 FARA’s core principles
20 Cross-cutting issues
26 Implementing FARA’s Strategic Plan
28 Monitoring and evaluation
29 Networking Support Functions
32 FARA governance and Secretariat
33 Concluding statement
34 Annex 1. FARA Networking Support Activities in 2007
36 Annex 2. FARA Strategic Matrix 2007–2016
42 Annex 3. FARA Problem and Objective Tree
48 Abbreviations and Acronyms