Setting up a National-Level Solution Exchange for Agricultural Development Practitioners

Setting up a National-Level Solution Exchange for Agricultural Development Practitioners Steve Glovinsky Adviser, UN Country Team in India WITFOR Commission on Agriculture Parallel Session 1 Addis Ababa 22 August 2007

Is connecting India’s development community

Creating a common platform

Tapping India’s vast knowledge pool

To address development challenges

For faster achievement of the MDGs

“ Solution Exchange”

Active Communities of Practice Decentralization Water Food & Nutrition Security Gender Maternal & Child Health AIDS Education Getting organized for launching in the future: Work & Employment Sustainable Environment Public Health Disaster Management Newly Launched: Microfinance ICT for Development

Focus:

Meeting India’s Food & Nutrition Security Goals

Topics:

Sustainable food production at household level

Food processing, marketing, distribution

Dietary diversification – vegetables, fruits & pulses

Malnutrition and undernutrition

Efficacy of food and nutrition policies & programmes

Food & Nutrition Security Community

Membership Profile Total subscribers as of end-June 2007: 1,441 Food & Nutrition Security Community

Community Organization Resource Group Community of Practice Convenor(s) - UN HoA(s)

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Solution Exchange “Services”: e-Discussion Publication 3. “Discuss” Priority topic 2. “Consult” Draft plan/ policy/ programme e-Consultation Feedback for consideration e-Discussion (or Query) “ Action Group” assignment Action research; pilot; strategy; proposal 4. “Collaborate” 1. “Help” Responses Consolidated Reply Member Query

The Business Plan for 2008-2012

At least 14 Communities sustained

Enhanced services; enhanced impact

Networks within India – NREGA; NPC

Other UN Country Teams - Bhutan, Mongolia, Laos, Indonesia, others (globally)

A global “Knowledge Repository”

Promoting a new UN “business line”

Welcome to Solution Exchange for

the Work & Employment Community in India

We are a group of professionals from a wide range of organizations and perspectives who are dedicated to reducing poverty in India through promoting gainful, high-quality work and employment opportunities

Resource Person: Sumeeta Banerji

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Conclusion – Main benefits: 1. Connecting practitioners 2. Enhanced knowledge on development issues 3. Branding for the UN as a source of ideas 4. Team building among the UN Agencies (UN Reform agenda)

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