By the same token, marketing activities of GM should also encourage the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) to help achieve GM objectives related to financing the development and transfer of technology.

UNEP and the Consultive Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) jointly sponsoring a project on the use of GIS in agricultural research.

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information system support consultancies (USD 41,000 for 6 work months)

8. Recognizes the importance of relevant institutions providing effective mechanisms for public private agricultural advisory services as well as extension, financial and market services to farmers, in particular smallholder farmers, so that the benefits of new knowledge, agricultural innovation systems and improved technology may reach them and be used by them

Upon enquiry, the Advisory Committee was informed that a roster management system was soon to be introduced.

CGIAR Consultive Group on International Agricultural Research

Technical assistance was also provided through advisory services on the improvement of the correctional systems and upgrading of their training components.

I.55 The Advisory Committee enquired as to progress achieved in the development of a cost accounting system for conference services.

Lectures and farm visits by department staff are used to disseminate knowledge and advice on food production and conservation.

Furnished technical advice to the Rural Investment Cofinacing Fund with a view to the incorporation of the gender perspective in its planning, programming and management systems.

The Advisory Committee was informed that the systems would be in place by 1 January 1999.

Couple s Counseling for the US and China

In particular, FAO will continue to offer advice on the use of remote sensing and GIS in planning and implementing agricultural land reform and in assessing and monitoring environmental damage.

45. The Government has hired an agronomist to advise on new techniques of food production and has opened a new farmers market for the marketing of local produce.

And I worked as a marketing guy, and a sales guy, and a knowledge guy, and a content guy, and a training guy.

It invited the GCOS secretariat, in cooperation with the Regional Workshop Advisory Committee, to report on the results of the programme at its twenty fifth session.

In particular, FAO will continue to offer advice on the use of remote sensing and GIS in planning and implementing agricultural land reform and in assessing and monitoring environmental damage.

Upon enquiry, the Committee was furnished with the organizational chart of the Commodity Procurement Section (see annex to the present report).

The CGIAR system maintains more than 600,000 samples of crop varieties in gene banks, mostly collected from peasant fields. Acknowledging this, CGIAR signed a Trust Agreement with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1994, pledging to keep the seeds in their collections free of any intellectual property claims.

The SBSTA invited the GTOS secretariat to report on its progress by SBSTA 26 (May 2007).

Approximately 2000 2500 agricultural producers use the individual agricultural counselling service annually.

The United Nations system should contribute advisory and training services to improve the capacities of our young people.

79. The Advisory Committee fully shares the views of the Board concerning the Mercure communications system.

Each year, the FAO remote sensing, agrometeorology and GIS centre provides technical support, including advisory services, formulation, backstopping and evaluation of field projects, to about 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and central and eastern Europe.

VIII.44 In this connection, the Advisory Committee was informed that while an alternative to IMIS was not likely to be imminently available, the system was fast approaching its technological lifespan.

Areas covered include educational approaches aimed at farmers and farm communities technical materials for irrigation professionals irrigation scheme management training courses and policy advice in agricultural water management.

(c) To advise on possible strategies for improving the system and optimizing maintenance costs

33. The Advisory Committee was briefed on the agency s new monitoring, evaluation and reporting system (MERS).

Participants are advised to contact the information desk at the airport for assistance.

(i) Advisory services six advisory service missions at the request of member States on Integrated Transport System in the Arab Mashreq (2) and world trade issues (4)

The Advisory Committee was furnished with a copy of the proposed organizational chart of the secretariat of the Fund, which is attached to the present report as annex I. The Advisory Committee has no objection to this proposal.

23. The Advisory Committee notes from paragraph 76 of document A AC.96 900 that UNHCR has now taken a position on IMIS, concluding that IMIS is not an appropriate solution for UNHCR apos s information technology needs.

At the end of 2001 the Ministry of Agriculture launched a project to improve the distribution of agricultural and rural economic information and counselling (PIKK project).

(f) Provide counselling and guidance to procurement staff on the use of the Reality system in relation to procurement activities.

In addition, counselling is given in relation to labour market training.

Secretary of the Advisory Board on Foreign Affairs, 1953.

(i) Advisory services special missions to provide technical advice to countries (upon request of Governments) on the development and implementation of integrated environmental assessment and its thematic components, together with associated information systems

The SBSTA noted the continuing need for research, measurement and systematic observation relevant to the ozone layer, the global climate system and potential interrelations.

The failings of the decision making system mentioned by the Advisory committee in paragraph 125 of their report needed to be rectified.

It would keep a record of advice provided in its confidential case tracking system and database

In evaluations carried out after advisory missions, all surveyed countries indicated that the mission had provided their offices with new statistical knowledge.

NARS National Agricultural Research Systems

If diversification is the primary objective, measures will indeed focus on the more competitive farms, supporting them via advisory services and training and exposing them to market opportunities in upgraded traditional crops or new ones.

The SBSTA noted the importance of the oceanic observations in contributing to meeting the needs of the Convention.