The BecA-ILRI Hub: Realizing the promise!

The BecA-ILRI Hub
Realizing the promise!
Jimmy Smith
ILRI Director General
BecA Hub Donor Consultation
13 December 2011
ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya

POINTS TO PONDER
The nature of the challenge
Relying of past evidence
What are the opportunities
Grasping the opportunities

The wake up call of the 2008 food price crisis
Malthus (1798) turning in his grave
The global food security challenge in summary
2.5 B more people by 2050
70% more food by then
80% by productivity gains

Additional Grains 1048 million tonnes more to 2050 human consumption 458 million MT Livestock 430 million MT Monogastrics dominate biofuels 160 million MT

Reversing the investment performance

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PUBLIC SPENDING (Sub-Saharan Africa) AGRICULTURE 4% RURAL 75% AGRICULTURE 4% WORLD POOR

Early 1990s Early 2000s Official development assistance (ODA): 17% World Bank lending: 30% Official development assistance (ODA): 12% World Bank lending: 15% Official development assistance (ODA): 4% World Bank lending: <10% … but overall ODA has not recovered World Bank and bilateral investments recovering ….. but very slowly

Food Security –the particular case of Africa
Production increasing but lags behind population growth
Unsustainable heavy reliance on imports
Neglect of agriculture –especially livestock

Increasing….except in Sub-Saharan Africa World Bank 2007

AFRICA IS A GROWING NET IMPORT REGION

Relying on past evidence
This challenge was dealt with before
Technology played an enormous part
Mechanical
Biological-Mendel’s contribution (1865)
Chemical
Ford and Rockefeller Foundations –the CGIAR –the Green Revolution
Is the creation and funding of BecA the African equivalent in history?

The world is relying on Biotechnology this time
We can do things faster and with more precision
Can maize be made as water efficient as sorghum?
From C3 to more C4 crops ( wheat, rice etc.)
Develop vaccines for ECF, CBPP, ACF, PPR etc
Boran with milking performance of Jerseys?

The facilities to conduct such science is brought to Africa through the BecA hub at a scale that could have an impact
Capacity can be built among African scientist in sufficient numbers to make a difference
Leverage the expertise and agenda of other CGIAR centres
Facilitate-catalyze-add value-leverage the work of others –particularly of CAADP partners

Grasping the opportunity
Create ownership and alignment with NEPAD/CAADP (include in governance)
Develop explicit agenda setting mechanisms and processes
Expand the core funding base
CAADP Africa agenda
NARS flagships
Universities
Put in place an accountability framework that inspires confidence
Donors
Partners
More harmonious intra and extra-institutional working relationship

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