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  1. Public-private partnerships producing scientific innovations and products for the poor Hybrid Parents Research Consortium July 2012 A large-seeded pearl millet variety with high iron and zinc content. Hybrid pigeonpea grown from consortium- promoted seed. Meeting of the HPRC Advisory Committee. March 2012. Consortium members during a pigeonpea field day at ICRISAT. Screening for downy mildew resistance in pearl millet. Sorghum displaying hybrid vigor in healthy foliage and well-filled heads. Scientists and farmers examine hybrids in the field. Overview ICRISAT crop scientists work with partners to develop improved varieties, hybrids, and hybrid parents for increased grain/fodder yield potential in farmers’ fields. Between 1976 and 2011, partners in 79 countries released over 800 varieties/ hybrids using breeding materials from ICRISAT. The innovation ❖❖ Recognizing the role of private sector seed companies in developing and marketing hybrids, ICRISAT set up the Hybrid Parents Research Consortium (HPRC) in 2000. ❖❖ Private seed companies contribute small annual grants to become members of HPRC. ICRISAT uses the funds for core crop improvement research. ❖❖ Private sector seed companies (and public sector institutions) participate in field days at ICRISAT to select breeding materials for developing hybrids. ❖❖ All ICRISAT-bred material remains in the public domain as International Public Goods. No seed company has exclusive rights. ❖❖ Scientists in public research institutions have free access to the improved breeding materials. ❖❖ Member seed companies provide feedback on the performance of ICRISAT- developed materials and on farmers’ needs and preferences. ❖❖ Currently HPRC has 47 memberships across 3 consortia (Sorghum, Pearl millet and Pigeonpea) The impacts Highlights of survey undertaken in 2012 Sorghum ❖❖ A total of 54 hybrids were developed in 2000-2009 by seed companies, of which 30 hybrids were developed using ICRISAT-bred materials. ❖❖ HPRC members directly utilized 67-100% parental lines from ICRISAT for development of hybrids. Pearl millet ❖❖ A total of 103 hybrids were developed in 2000-2010 by the seed companies, of which 62 hybrids were developed using ICRISAT-bred materials. ❖❖ HPRC members used 86-100% of ICRISAT-bred parental lines to develop hybrids. Pigeonpea ❖❖ Evaluation of hybrids led to the release of world’s first commercial food legume hybrid, ICPH 2671, by the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in 2010. ❖❖ Plan to provide hybrid seed to plant at least 100,000 ha by 2014 is in progress. Conclusions ❖❖ Linkages between ICRISAT and private sector seed companies within and outside India are strengthened. ❖❖ Farmers have benefitted through increased access to improved hybrid seed at affordable costs, and enhanced yield and incomes. ❖❖ This public-private partnership is the first in the CGIAR to tap private sector funds for public research, and to optimize synergies to swiftly move research products to farmers. ❖❖ HPRC is the precursor of the Agribusiness and Innovation Platform at ICRISAT. Other CGIAR Centers have used the HPRC model in hybrid parents’ research. Partners ❖❖ The partners include NARS, advanced research institutes, private sector seed companies and farmers.
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