Inter-Regional Cooperation, FORAGRO,Dr. M. Allegri

FORAGRO Forum for the Americas on Agricultural Research and Technology Development 11th General Conference of AARINENA 12-14 October 2008, Damascus-Syria Progress and Achievements 2006-2008

FORAGRO FARA APAARI AARINENA EFARD CAACARI Global Forum of Agricultural Research

Public Sector Agricultural Producers NGOs Universities Private Sector
DIALOGUE
ARTICULATION
ALLIANCES
ADVOCACY ROLE (R&D political positioning)
S&T DEVELOPMENT
Executive Committee International Organizations NARIs Stakeholders, functions and organization… Technical Secretariat

GFAR 2006 hopes to contribute and influence significantly in mapping out the direction for a re-oriented agricultural research

Until the 50´s - Units of the Ministries of Agriculture
50´s - 70´s - Creations of NARIs (INTA Argentina, INIAP Ecuador, INIA Mexico, ICA Colombia, INIA Chile, EMBRAPA Brasil, INIA Perú, FONAIAP Venezuela, IBTA Bolivia, INTA Nicaragua)
80´s - 2000´s- Reformulations and Creations of NARIs (INIA Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Perú, …... )
2000´s - National Innovation Systems (NIS Uruguay)
Institutional Evolution National Level

1971 Internationals Centers, CGIAR
1996 Global Forum of Agricultural Research, GFAR
1955 – IICA
1980 – PROCIs
1996 – FORAGRO
1998 – FONTAGRO
2002 – INIAs Iberoamerica
Towards Innovation Systems
2000 Millenium Development Goals, UN
Institutional Evolution Institutional Evolution International Level Regional Level

The Second External Review of GFAR, 2 007 New Challenges and Perspectives for GFAR
FORAGRO’s strength lies in building and strengthening its Sub-Regional organizations and playing a coordinating role to harness efforts of its Sub-Regional organizations
The fostering of Inter-Regional Partnerships between the Fora should be emphasized
GFAR plays its catalytic role in promoting capacity development and exchange of experience on policy design and analysis, advocacy and strategic thinking

Problems Global, Complex, Interconnected and Interdependence Approaches Integrals, Holistic, Systemic and Ecological Multi- disciplinary, Inter- institutional, Collaborative Regional and International Cooperation

Key elements for Regional Cooperation
Common regional opportunities
Common threats
Avoid duplication of efforts
Economies of scale and scope
Technological “spillovers” and “spill-ins”
Diversity of technological demands
Adaptation for institutional survival
Efficacy and efficiency of R&D processes

Regional System of Agricultural Research Sub-Regional Cooperatives Programs R & D REGION AMAZONICA PROCITROPICOS (90’S) REGION CARIBE PROCICARIBE (90’) REGION ANDINA PROCIANDINO (80’) REGION NORTE PROCINORTE (2000’) REGION CONO SUR PROCISUR (70’) AMERICA CENTRAL SICTA (90’) PROMECAFE (70’) NARSs

NARSs Hemispheric System for Cooperation among Countries in Agricultural R & D

N E T W O R D S N E T W O R D S R&D Agencies from Developed Countries NARSs Millennium Development Goals CIP CIP

Purposes of the Forum’s Work Program during the period 2006-2008
Consolidation of the Forum for Dialogue among different stakeholders on agriculture from the technological perspective
Execution of FORAGRO’s lines of work under the Plan of Action 2006-2008
Promote closer coordination and strategic partnerships among the actors that conform the Regional R&D System
Undertake efforts to link the technological institutional framework more closely with the GFAR
Advocacy for the repositioning of agricultural research and innovation in national and regional political agendas

FORAGRO’s Lines of Action
Hemispheric Dialogue
Support for a Regional R&D Agenda
Capacity building: exchange of experiences
Prospective studies
Information management for R&D
Presence and lobby for R&D in relevant For a
Support of the Regional R&D System

ACHIEVEMENTS
2006-2008

Electronic Forum among a wide range of actors on institutional policies and transformations as input for the Ministerial Meeting in Guatemala 2007
Technological Forum and Declaration release in the 4th Ministerial Meeting in Guatemala 2007
Organization of the 5 th International Meeting of FORAGRO…
“ Institutional Innovations to face new challenges for Agricultural Development in the Americas“
Line of Action 1: Hemispheric Dialogue

Celebration of the Executive Committee and the FORAGRO Plan of Action (FPA)
FORAGRO’s Executive Committee met in September 2006 in Montevideo
Election of President, and Vice-Presidents of NARs, Private sector, Universities and NGO
FPA 2006-2008 approval
Decision to hold the 5th International Meeting of FORAGRO in Montevideo in 2008

V INTERNATIONAL MEETING of FORAGRO V REUNION INTERNACIONAL de FORAGRO “ Innovaciones Institucionales para una Agricultura con Conocimiento en las Américas del Siglo XXI ” Montevideo, Uruguay - 2008

Mission
for R&D in relevant For a
Support of the Regional R&D System

Celebration of the Fifth International Meeting of FORAGRO - Montevideo, 2008
Focus: Institutional innovations for an agriculture with knowledge in the Americas in the 21st century.
Analysis of priority issues from this perspective:
strategic role of agriculture for development and food security
protection of public goods and information management;
family / small-scale agriculture;
impact of science and technology on poverty reduction;
climate change and agro-energy;
agro-biodiversity and safe use of agro-biotechnologies
current levels of funding for research in LAC countries
Space for dialogue on CGIAR’s current process of change and the perspective of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Opportunity to interact with GFAR and other member Regional Fora and to promote cooperation between continents

Mission

Final Agreements in the Declaration of Montevideo 2008
Most relevant topics for Hemispheric Cooperation :
Management of the protection of public goods
Management of information, communication and collaborative learning among actors for technological innovation
Adaptation to climate change with a focus on soil and water
Research and innovation to support family agriculture
Conservation and use of genetic resources
Development and safe use of new agricultural biotechnologies
Technological innovations for sustainable agriculture
Development of agro-energy without affecting food security

Final Agreements in the Declaration of Montevideo 2008
Proposals to be implemented :
Strengthen and consolidate FORAGRO as the mechanism for dialogue and coordination between the different stakeholders,
Promote the development of a programme on institutional innovations for research, extension and technological innovation
Consolidate the articulation among regional programmes and networks
Improve investment levels in technological R&I in the region and strengthen FONTAGRO
Intensify the links of the Region with GFAR and with other Regional Fora ,
Promote a renewed agenda of the CGIAR in LAC and new strategic partnerships with the Centers on priority topics.

Line of Action 2: Support for a Regional R&D Agenda
State of the art in regard to four of the priority topics :
Technological Innovation and Agribusiness
Conservation and Plant Genetic Resource Management
Agro-biotechnologies
Sustainable Natural Resource Management
New projects FORAGRO/IICA-GFAR negotiated and/or initiated or developed
Family Agriculture and Technological Innovation
Information management for agricultural R&D: indicators, successful cases and sensitization strategy for LAC
GPP Linking Farmers to Markets : Successful cases in LAC

Line of Action 3: Capacity building and exchange of experiences
Paper on “Concepts, policies and guidelines for the implementation of institutional innovations in agricultural research”
“ International Seminar on Institutional Innovations: Hemispheric and National Perspectives”, held in Uruguay
Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights”

Line of Action 4: Prospective Studies
Periodic analyses of the performance of, and outlook for, agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean and implications for R&D
Report on “ Performance of Latin American and Caribbean Agriculture from the Technological Perspective ” shared through:
Technological Forum and Ministerial Meeting, Guatemala 2007
Board meetings of the PROCIs;
Part of the State of and Outlook for Agricultural and Rural Life in the Americas biannual report prepared by IICA.
PCCMCA (Central American Cooperative Program for the Improvement of Crops and Livestock)
Websites, …

Line of Action 5: Information Management for R&D
Information sharing on science and technology through the continued operation of
Advocacy and institutional policies on information management for research and innovation
Paper on advocacy strategy on IM for R&D
Publication on success stories in the use of ICTs for Ag R&I
Basic profile of technical information management in NARIs in LAC

Line of Action 6: Presence and lobby for R&D in relevant fora
Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture, Guatemala 2007
ERA/ARD: Member of the SAG Group. Maribor, Slovenia, and Madrid, Spain, 2007
CGIAR Executive Committee, ExCo, in Madrid and Rome,2007, Ottawa and Lisboa, 2008
GFAR :
Executive Committees
Triennial Conference, New Delhi, 2006
Statutory Meetings in Washington, 2006. and Beijing, 2007
Strategic Planning and Business Plan, Egypt 2007
IAASTD ---World Bank: Montepellier, Costa Rica, 2006, Washington, 2007, and Johannesburg, 2008
Meetings of INIAs Ibero-American, in INTA Argentina and INIA Uruguay, 2007; and Aragon, Spain, 2008
PIA Meeting , CIRAD/INRA, Paris, France, 2008

Line of Action 7: Support for the Regional R&D System
PROCIS:
New cooperation agreements
Priorities (redefinition, updating)
Thematic networks or platforms in operation
Formulation and execution of specific cooperative research projects
FONTAGRO
56 regional research projects estimated at US$ 15.7 millions
Important benefits according to impact evaluation in different dimensions (economic, environmental, social and institutional)
Recent call for competitive projects on adaptation on climate change
PROCITROPICOS PROCISUR SICTA PROCICARIBE PROCIANDINO PROCINORTE PROMECAFE

Priorities Mega Eco-Systems

FORAGRO: Pending tasks
Strengthen the participation of stakeholders at the different levels of action of the Forum
Contribute to the rethinking of the Regional System
Increase influence in political and socioeconomic environments for the valorization of R&I.
Increase inter-regional articulation within the Americas
Promote inter-regional articulation in the scope of GFAR
Funding strategy for proposed actions and for the strengthening of the Technical Secretariat.

Enabling Effective Partnerships
Centers must work with a wide range of partners to create high-quality research outputs that contribute towards the alleviation of poverty and development of appropriate research institutions in the countries concerned
Partners should be involved in the strategy development as well as implementation of the research agenda
A revitalized GFAR would be the most appropriate institutional mechanism to facilitate these interactions . GFAR would enable the Consortium to optimize linkages with CSOs, NGOs private sector and other partners

Enabling Effective Partnerships
Conducting research for development requires strong partnerships :
- in the definition of the work program
- in the performance of research and in obtaining research outputs and developments impact
GFAR and Regional Fora have a major role to play in this stage of the process
A special funding mechanism to support an effective role by GFAR and Regional Fora, be considered as part of the cost of doing research with input from stakeholders , and is better adjusted to the real opportunities and needs of the beneficiaries

Independent Review of the CGIAR System
A rebalanced partnership
Fora for CGIAR engagement with NARSs included Regional and Sub-Regional Organizations and GFAR
At the Center level NARSs remain key partners
More collaboration than competition
NARSs to play a greater role in priority setting and influencing the research agenda – better understanding of local, issues, needs and priorities
To work on an equal partner level with NARSs
Strengthened GFAR – the most appropriate institutional mechanism to organize this process

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