"A review of the CIARD Movement" Its origins, activities, outcomes, issues & future steps

We are pleased to inform that the report A review of the CIARD movement has been recently published on the CIARD website. The report was prepared in the context of the CIARD Global Consultation 2013 which took place in Ethiopia two weeks ago. It covers the following items:

1. CIARD origins and purpose

2. Timeline of Development of CIARD Resources and Activities

3. Outcomes of CIARD Activities (2008-2013)

4. General Issues and the CIARD of the Future

Appendix 1: CIARD Promotion at Meetings and Workshops

Appendix 2. CIARD Partners registered on CIARD Main site

Appendix 3: Top unique page views on www.ciard.net (January 2009-March 2013)

Appendix 4: Top page views of Pathways on www.ciard.net (January 2009 – March 2013)

Appendix 5: National Case Studies - Summary of key findings

Appendix 6: Study on Researcher Attitudes and Behaviour Towards the ‘Openness’ of Research Outputs in Agriculture and Related Fields (summary of the main findings)

Appendix 7: CIARD Framework for Action - Priorities identified in 2011 and 2012

The document also discusses the outcomes of the Partner Survey which took place in 2011 and the recent Global Survey which took place in April 2013.