1. Initiatives on Strengthening Inter-Regional Partnerships Dr. Raj Paroda Executive Secretary

2. APAARI was established in 1990 as a joint initiative of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and majority of the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of the Asia-Pacific region. MISSION Its mission is to promote agricultural research for development in the region through inter-institutional partnership.

3. Partnership Networking Information and communication technology Human resource development Improving research management Publication enhancement for technology transfer Setting strategic directions Policy dialogue and advice Impact assessment Sustainability of APAARI’s efforts Harnessing Agricultural Science for better future Engineering the NARS Growth oriented and responsive governance M E C H A N I S M S G O A L S

9. Major ARD Networks Involving APAARI Research Focus Network Facilitator/s Agro biodiversity PGR Bioversity/IPGRI Crop Improvement CLAN ICRISAT, ICARDA, AVRDC CORRA IRRI TAMNET CIMMYT, FAO, APSA INCANA AARINENA, APAARI, CACAARI, AREO, ICARDA, GFAR Fisheries/Aquaculture GoFAR WFC Biotechnology APCoAB APAARI, Rockefeller Foundation, ACIAR, MONSANTO-MAHYCO Knowledge Sharing APARIS APAARI, ACIAR, GFAR

10. NETWORK MEETINGS

11. Networks Reviewed

15. Status and Impact of GM Crops

16. Area Coverage under Bt Cotton in India Expected during 2008 : 8.0 mha

17. Conventional Biotechnologies for Farmers’ Benefit

18. Promoting Public-Private Partnership in Agricultural Biotechnology

28. Inter-Regional Workshop on ICM4ARD Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand

31. Traveling workshop on Hybrid and Bt Cotton in India 21-26 November, 2005 INCANA

32. Traveling workshop on IPM in Syria 1 6 -2 1 August, 2006 INCANA

33. COTTON-WHEAT SUCCESS STORY

34. AARINENA Meeting on Biotechnology Cairo, 15-16 December, 2007

37. Diversity in Agricultural Research Resources in the Asia-Pacific Region

38. A NEW INITIATIVE Establishment of NGO Consortium for Asia-Pacific (NAARAP) Bangkok, 17-18 April, 2008

39. Attending CACAARI Meeting Tashkent, 18 September, 2008

41. 15 Years of APAARI

42. APAARI honored

43. Please Visit: www.apaari.org Thank you!