Public Private Partnerships at CIAT

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Public Private Partnerships at CIAT Andrés Palau Central Services Head Knowledge Sharing Week, May 18-22

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Context: CIAT’s new Strategic Directions
Definition
Desirable characteristics
How does a Public Private Partnership (PPP) come together?
Best practices
Points of view
Current PPP at CIAT: Agronatura Science Park
A few examples: Flar, Clayuca, Flipa
Organization
Distinctive value to partners

1. CIAT’s new Strategic Directions
Under CIAT’s new strategy, it will explore, in more depth, research activities on those aspects of particular importance to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Essentially all of its research will be conducted through partnerships with a wide array of institutions, including national research institutes, farmer and community organizations, advanced research institutes, the private sector and development agencies.
Such integration will be achieved by networking through inter-institutional collaborative associations. The Agronatura Science Park will complement the various research partnerships in LAC. It is formed, in part, by different public, private, and civil society organizations; and national and international research and development entities.
In this context, the Center will emphasize three keystone partnerships:
LAC Biotechnology research platform
CGIAR regional platform for soils research in sub-Saharan Africa
Public Private Partnerships

2. Definition
Public Private Partnership : a voluntary alliance between various actors from different sectors and nationalities whereby they agree to work together on areas, products/commodities or services of common interests and regional relevance, sharing knowledge, responsibilities, resources, risks and benefits.
Key Points:
Clear objectives that are agreeable to all parties.
Parties contribute something other than money. If it is only cash, it is a contract, not a partnership.
Clear definition of WHO does WHAT.

3. Desirable Characteristics
Public and private sector involvement : both sectors must remain actively involved in the projects or programs for which the PPP was created. (engagement, coordination, complementary resources)
Shared mission: CIAT is committed to PPP that contribute to the accomplishment of its own mission, enhance the effectiveness of its work and that of its partners.
Internationality : PPP acting throughout the world increases efficiency and effectiveness of research (do what is not redundant in countries).
Institutionality: PPP enhance institutional capacities and facilitates the return of member´s investment with research products and development capacity.
Impact pathway for delivery : PPP should promote technology and knowledge transfer to end users.
Resource Mobilization : PPP ´s income must be assured for the length of the partnership – joint resource mobilization efforts.

4. How does a PPP come together?
Partnership exploration :
internal assessment + process outline for partner selection (5W+2H questions: Who, Why, What, When, Where , How & How much)
Analyze the potential costs, risks and benefits of entering into a PPP
Identify core competencies that will contribute to the PPP
Partnership building: consensus, trust, agreement – motivations and expectations of the PPP
Assess commitment and availability of resources needed to develop the PPP
Assess legal issues surrounding a PPP (legally binding contracts or non-contractual agreements)
Maintenance:
carrying out the terms of the initial agreement
Maintaining communications and transparency among partners
Conducting periodic monitoring and evaluation of partnerships activities
Closure or Sustainability: end or continuation of the PPP (expand, extend reshape)

5. Best practices
Build platforms to identify opportunities, assign roles and responsibilities.
Commit resources to both, project activities and coordination efforts.
Design mechanisms to facilitate knowledge exchanges and resolve conflicts.
Develop benchmarks and decision points to evaluate progress and choose to continue or terminate.
Create formal and informal strategies to manage and mitigate project risks.
Explicit analysis of the impact pathways through which projects affect poverty.

6. Points of view
Center’s point of view
Translate research outputs into products/services for the poor – linking research with development.
Access new scientific knowledge from the private sector
Share research costs by partnering
Private sector
Access unique skills (germplasm)
Develop new products – Brand development
Philanthropy/donations
Public Sector
Strengthen its commitment to International Public Goods with the Center’s & private sector´s expertise.
Research results match stakeholders priorities.

7. Current PPP at CIAT: Agronatura Science Park

Science Park

VISION - MISSION
VISION
To be recognized as a science park that offers an optimal space for the promotion, location, and development of international institutions and alliances that share CIAT's mission for the purpose of generating effective and pertinent innovations.
MISSION
To offer a dynamic platform for the development of cross-sectoral alliances in agricultural research and natural resource management in Latin America.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
To strengthen the capacities of current and future members in fulfillment of its mission.
To serve as facilitator in the creation of public-private partnerships for carrying out high impact research, that result in high returns for poor farmers in the tropics.
To provide an adequate environment to achieve synergies that promote the development of scientific capabilities in agriculture, especially for the LAC region.
To offer CIAT’s infrastructure and services for the effective and efficient development of member’s activities.

8. A few examples: Flar, Clayuca & Flipa
FLAR is a novel model of partnership that brings together the public and private sectors of 15 countries of tropical and temperate Latin America.
In strategic alliance with CIAT, FLAR offers innovative technological answers to the needs of the Latin American rice sector, which are aligned with principles of competitiveness and sustainability, and leads to the generation and transfer of technologies that preserve natural resources while reducing unit production costs.
Research
Genetic improvement for tropical and temperate zones of Latin America
Agronomy and technology transfer
Economy and markets

CLAYUCA was established in 1999 as an alternative model. The consortium is based on strategic alliances between public and private entities to strengthen the exchange of experiences and information, transfer improved technologies and support the planning and financing of research and development activities for the cassava crop.
Thus, CLAYUCA contributes to the improvement of living standards and the sustainable management of natural resources in those regions of Latin America and the Caribbean, where cassava cultivation occupies a significant place in agricultural production systems.
Research Areas
Cassava production
Production, processing and use of cassava foliage
Mechanization
Animal feed
Cassava processing
Training and dissemination of information

FLIPA is a public-private alliance, whose main objective is to contribute towards attaining sustainability of the oil-palm agroindustry in tropical Latin America by carrying out research and development throughout the region.
Research, development and innovation topics
Plant health with emphasis on bud and rot and pests
Crop genetics related to diseases, pests and quality of oil, allowing the palm industry to become sustainable, potentiating the use of Elaeis oleifera in the region
Technology transfer which helps close the existing gap in productivity of producers within and between member countries of FLIPA, and allows a high productivity to be reached as soon as possible.

9. Organization
Independent Board of Directors (CIAT & Country Representatives)
An Executive Director
Members that contribute depending on the particular partnership set of needs.
CIAT provides know-how and space to foster PPP.
CIAT also provides legal structure and legal representation before the Colombian government.

10. Distinctive value to partners
PPP are essential for effective research, common goals, shared resources and responsibilities and complementarities of strengths.
PPP facilitate access to the CGIAR’s international research capacity.
PPP extends members capacity to attract funding that would otherwise be inaccessible to any individual partner.
PPP allow pursuing long term issues irrelevant of donor funding or politics.

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Public Private Partnerships at CIAT

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