The new role of Wageningen UR in the CGIAR
Livestock and Fish Research Program
Henk van der Mheen
Livestock and Fish Review and Planning Meeting
March 23 2015
Virtual

CRP’s: Agriculture Research for Development
• From a classic research infrastructure
• Towards an open innovation programme for impact
and scaling out
– Science led transformation
– Research and adaptation of existing knowledge
– Flexible approach
– A network organisation
– Flexible teams
– Interdisciplinary
– Collaboration with private sector and development
organisations

Added value Wageningen UR as strategic partner
Wageningen UR strengths:
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• Interdisciplinary
• Value chain research and development
• Systems approach
• Applied research for impact
• Collaboration with commercial companies
• Collaboration with local development and research
organisation

2nd Phase CRP
• Donors demand collaboration with partners outside the
CGIAR to create added value.
• Partnerships based on shared responsibilities and shared
resources.
• Active partnerships can be used as leverage to acquire
funding from other sources.

CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. The CGIAR
Research Program on Livestock and Fish aims to increase the productivity of small-scale livestock and fish systems
in sustainable ways, making meat, milk and fish more available and affordable across the developing world.
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish
livestockfish.cgiar.org