Category: About GCHERA

GCHERA General Assembly 2017

The GCHERA General Assembly was held on Sunday 29 October 2017 at Nanjing Agricultural University during the 9th GCHERA World Conference. John Kennelly was elected President for a third term of office. Ylva Hillbur, Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for international relations at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), was elected Vice President. Maggi Linington, Executive

June Update from GCHERA President

President John Kennelly reported to GCHERA members the recent activities of GCHERA: GCHERA World Agriculture Prize 2017, GCHERA World Conference 2017 – October 28-30 Nanjing, GCHERA General Assembly 2017 – October 28 Nanjing, Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), IICA-GFAR meeting – February 2017, Rome

GCHERA to Follow GCARD3 Outcomes

GCARD3 Theme 3: “Keeping science relevant and future-focused”.  GCHERA members are directly challenged to take forward two of the proposals from the Theme 3 discussions: One thousand additional PhDs per year in next-generation, future-relevant agricultural research. A higher-educational reform across a 100 universities over five continents. These proposals will be actioned at the GCHERA Annual

GCHERA Action Plan 2016 – 20

The GCHERA Action Plan sets out the way forward for GCHERA in terms of 8 outcomes which focus on supporting Life Science and Agricultural Universities develop graduates as the leaders to address the challenges of the 21st C.