This session brief provides a discussion around the collaborative efforts of countries around the world conducting agricultural research. The brief also provides suggestion for improvement of these interactions and how they can support the research on a global basis.
For more information check out the GCARD2 website: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
This session brief provides a discussion around the collaborative efforts of countries around the world conducting agricultural research. The brief also provides suggestion for improvement of these interactions and how they can support the research on a global basis.
For more information check out the GCARD2 website: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
GCARD2: Briefing paper North-South and South-South Collaborative ActionsGCARD Conferences
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD) through The European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development (AGRINATURA), joined forces in the implementation of the Platform for African-European Partnership on Agricultural Development (PAEPARD), established with funding from the European Union. Among the problems addressed by PAEPARD are: insufficient capacities of African agricultural knowledge organisations, at regional and national levels, on multi-stakeholder partnership for innovation systems; lack of effective linkages between research, extension and rural development.
Visit the conference site for more information: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Le Forum pour le Recherche Agricole en Afrique (FARA) et le Forum Européen sur le Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (EFARD) à travers l’Alliance Européenne sur la Connaissance Agricole pour le Développement (AGRINATURA) ont joint leurs efforts dans la mise en place de la Plate forme pour le partenariat Afrique-Europe sur le Développement Agricole (PAEPARD), élaborée avec le financement de l’Union Européenne. Parmi les problèmes abordés par la PAERPARD on peut citer : la faible capacité des Organisations Africaines de Connaissance Agricole, aux niveaux régional et national, et sur le partenariat multi-acteurs pour les systèmes d’innovation ; le manque de relations effective entre la recherche, la vulgarisation et le développement rural.
Visitez le site web de la GCARD2 pour plus d'informations: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
CAAST-Net Plus is a network of 26 partner organisations from all over Europe and sub-Saharan Africa working together to support bi-regional cooperation in research and innovation.
Several partners of this project support the Research Fairness Initiative.
Technical Support for Africa's Science and Technology Agenda: A Partners MeetingHillary Hanson
The document summarizes a meeting to discuss technical support for Africa's science and technology agenda. It provides context on ongoing work by IFPRI, IFAD, and CGIAR to support agricultural research in Africa. The meeting brought together representatives from various organizations to provide feedback on three workstreams: 1) updating agricultural research indicators through ASTI and partnerships, 2) developing a virtual information platform to integrate spatial and online decision tools, and 3) identifying promising agricultural technologies ready for adoption. Participants discussed how to strengthen collaboration, data sharing, private sector engagement, and support for national innovation systems. Next steps include further developing the three workstreams and convening another meeting to advance related work.
NAAHP: Haiti Road Map a Vision 2020 2040 Disrupting and Redefining the Road A...Stanleylucas
The Plan: The success of Haiti during the 2020-2040 period was based on the promotion and implementation of a development approach focused on four (4) clusters of activities and projects. Multiple interactions and synergies have taken place between them.
The groups or clusters of activities indicated were selected based on the following criteria:
• Untapped natural assets (geographical location, climate, soil, topography) and cultural assets.
• Products and services with high export growth potential and/or access to niche markets.
• Ability to attract foreign direct investment and Haitians living abroad resources.
• Generation of high employment and wages, decentralization and linkages with the rest of the economy.
• Suitability for the development of skills through innovative education and training methods.
• Capacity for technology absorption and upgrading and for eventual access to cutting-edge technologies.
• Ability to provide their own infrastructure.
The FAWIRA project aims to strengthen the international research cooperation capabilities of the Algerian National Agronomic Research Institute (INRAA) in the areas of food, agriculture and water. The project is coordinated by Ferrah Ali of INRAA and has a budget of €499,060 funded by the European Commission. It involves 4 partners from Algeria and Europe and includes activities such as analyzing research needs, building researcher capacity, creating networks, disseminating results, and ensuring the sustainability and internationalization of INRAA. The project uses a triple helix framework to foster innovation through links between research, businesses, and other organizations over its 24 month duration.
P1.1. Partnerships to Achieve Food and Nutrition SecurityGCARD Conferences
This document discusses partnerships that are important for achieving the CGIAR's System-Level Outcomes of reducing rural poverty, improving food security, improving nutrition and health, and sustainably managing natural resources. It emphasizes that long-term impact pathways depend on partnerships with local actors. It also highlights the ISPC's role in convening discussions, assessing research programs, and identifying issues of integration that benefit from effective partnerships.
GCARD2: Briefing paper North-South and South-South Collaborative ActionsGCARD Conferences
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD) through The European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development (AGRINATURA), joined forces in the implementation of the Platform for African-European Partnership on Agricultural Development (PAEPARD), established with funding from the European Union. Among the problems addressed by PAEPARD are: insufficient capacities of African agricultural knowledge organisations, at regional and national levels, on multi-stakeholder partnership for innovation systems; lack of effective linkages between research, extension and rural development.
Visit the conference site for more information: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Le Forum pour le Recherche Agricole en Afrique (FARA) et le Forum Européen sur le Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (EFARD) à travers l’Alliance Européenne sur la Connaissance Agricole pour le Développement (AGRINATURA) ont joint leurs efforts dans la mise en place de la Plate forme pour le partenariat Afrique-Europe sur le Développement Agricole (PAEPARD), élaborée avec le financement de l’Union Européenne. Parmi les problèmes abordés par la PAERPARD on peut citer : la faible capacité des Organisations Africaines de Connaissance Agricole, aux niveaux régional et national, et sur le partenariat multi-acteurs pour les systèmes d’innovation ; le manque de relations effective entre la recherche, la vulgarisation et le développement rural.
Visitez le site web de la GCARD2 pour plus d'informations: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
CAAST-Net Plus is a network of 26 partner organisations from all over Europe and sub-Saharan Africa working together to support bi-regional cooperation in research and innovation.
Several partners of this project support the Research Fairness Initiative.
Technical Support for Africa's Science and Technology Agenda: A Partners MeetingHillary Hanson
The document summarizes a meeting to discuss technical support for Africa's science and technology agenda. It provides context on ongoing work by IFPRI, IFAD, and CGIAR to support agricultural research in Africa. The meeting brought together representatives from various organizations to provide feedback on three workstreams: 1) updating agricultural research indicators through ASTI and partnerships, 2) developing a virtual information platform to integrate spatial and online decision tools, and 3) identifying promising agricultural technologies ready for adoption. Participants discussed how to strengthen collaboration, data sharing, private sector engagement, and support for national innovation systems. Next steps include further developing the three workstreams and convening another meeting to advance related work.
NAAHP: Haiti Road Map a Vision 2020 2040 Disrupting and Redefining the Road A...Stanleylucas
The Plan: The success of Haiti during the 2020-2040 period was based on the promotion and implementation of a development approach focused on four (4) clusters of activities and projects. Multiple interactions and synergies have taken place between them.
The groups or clusters of activities indicated were selected based on the following criteria:
• Untapped natural assets (geographical location, climate, soil, topography) and cultural assets.
• Products and services with high export growth potential and/or access to niche markets.
• Ability to attract foreign direct investment and Haitians living abroad resources.
• Generation of high employment and wages, decentralization and linkages with the rest of the economy.
• Suitability for the development of skills through innovative education and training methods.
• Capacity for technology absorption and upgrading and for eventual access to cutting-edge technologies.
• Ability to provide their own infrastructure.
The FAWIRA project aims to strengthen the international research cooperation capabilities of the Algerian National Agronomic Research Institute (INRAA) in the areas of food, agriculture and water. The project is coordinated by Ferrah Ali of INRAA and has a budget of €499,060 funded by the European Commission. It involves 4 partners from Algeria and Europe and includes activities such as analyzing research needs, building researcher capacity, creating networks, disseminating results, and ensuring the sustainability and internationalization of INRAA. The project uses a triple helix framework to foster innovation through links between research, businesses, and other organizations over its 24 month duration.
P1.1. Partnerships to Achieve Food and Nutrition SecurityGCARD Conferences
This document discusses partnerships that are important for achieving the CGIAR's System-Level Outcomes of reducing rural poverty, improving food security, improving nutrition and health, and sustainably managing natural resources. It emphasizes that long-term impact pathways depend on partnerships with local actors. It also highlights the ISPC's role in convening discussions, assessing research programs, and identifying issues of integration that benefit from effective partnerships.
C2.1. NAIP: Engagement for Reforms in Organizational Development of Indian NARSGCARD Conferences
NAIP was a $250 million World Bank project launched in 2006 as a successor to previous agricultural research and development projects to demonstrate an agricultural innovation system approach in India. The project aimed to strengthen scientific capacity, market orientation, social inclusion, and institutional capacity of India's national agricultural research system through competitive funding of large, multi-institutional projects involving partnerships between public, private, and civil society groups. While the project achieved some successes like commercialization of technologies, establishment of rural industries, and training of scientists, it also faced challenges like slow credit utilization, documentation, and mainstreaming of results. The document proposes disseminating lessons from NAIP through various print, electronic, and participatory media channels.
The document summarizes a panel discussion on gender issues in agriculture. The panel discussed 1) recommendations from a global conference on women in agriculture, including making women more visible, strengthening the evidence base, and promoting women's rights, 2) a survey that identified priorities like raising gender awareness, integrating gender into policies, and building capacity, and 3) questions for the panel on what their agencies are doing to address gender issues and which recommendations they would prioritize in their work.
The agenda of GCARD2 (.pdf). Cleaned updated version of 26 october 2012.
Le programme de la GCARD2 (.pdf). La version actuelisee (propre) du 26 octobre 2012
http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
This document summarizes a 2011 study on coordinating and harmonizing donor support for CAADP Pillar 4 (agricultural research and development) between members of EIARD and other donors. The study mapped donor support for ARD in sub-Saharan Africa and case study countries, assessed compliance with aid effectiveness principles, and identified opportunities to improve support. Key findings included uneven funding across scales, weak national capacity and ownership, and imbalances that could be addressed through better alignment and coordination of investments.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The state of foresight in food and agriculture and the roads toward improvementGCARD Conferences
The GCARD2 process on foresight is intended to advance the Roadmap actions required, paving the way for developing more effective approaches in line with the partnership principles, smallholder farmer and impact-centred focus of the GCARD. The key question the foresight session intends to address is: “What role could smallholder farmers play in meeting future needs in food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of natural resources?” http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Le processus de la GCARD2 sur la prospective a pour but de promouvoir les actions nécessaires de la Feuille de route en vue de favoriser le développement des approches plus efficaces et respectueuses des principes du partenariat, des petits producteur et de la question des impacts ciblées de la GCARD. Cette section permettra de répondre de façon adéquate à la question : «Quel rôle les petits agriculteurs pourraient-ils jouer le future dans la recherche des solutions aux défis de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, de la réduction de la pauvreté et de gestion durable des ressources naturelles? http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
El proceso de GCARD2 en la prospectiva se pretende avanzar en las acciones del plan necesarias, allanando el camino para el desarrollo de enfoques más eficaces en consonancia con los principios de asociación, agricultores minifundistas y enfoque centrado en el impacto de la GCARD. La cuestión clave de la sesión de prospectiva pretende la dirección es: "Qué papel podría los pequeños agricultores juegan en satisfacer las necesidades futuras en seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, reducción de la pobreza y gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales?"
http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Seven Principles of Low Water Landscaping - Flagstaff Xeriscape CouncilFiona9864
The document outlines seven principles of low-water landscaping: 1) Plan and design water use zones, 2) Limit turf areas, 3) Improve soil, 4) Use appropriate plants, 5) Cover soil with mulch, 6) Irrigate efficiently, and 7) Maintain landscape properly. It also describes water use zones - moderate, low, and very low - and provides resources for native plants and xeriscaping information. The Flagstaff Xeriscape Council sponsors the principles and provides local resources to help residents plan water-efficient landscapes.
Organic Weed Control for the Home Garden - University of HawaiiFiona9864
This document discusses organic weed control methods for home gardens. It defines weeds as plants growing where unwanted that compete with garden plants. While weeds cause problems, some have beneficial uses as well. The document outlines several organic weed control strategies for gardens, including cultivation, mulching, cultural practices, flaming, and organic herbicides. It provides examples of each method and tips for effective implementation.
C2.1. Tertiary Education for Agriculture Mechanism. TEAM-AfricaGCARD Conferences
This document outlines challenges facing tertiary agriculture education (TAE) in Africa and plans to transform it. It discusses the vision of TEAM-Africa to [1] conduct self-assessments of TAE institutions and develop strategic plans, [2] coordinate development partners to support priorities, and [3] form education groups to engage TAE in national agricultural plans. The way forward includes applying this model in other regions and creating a global community to strengthen links between education, research, and agricultural development.
Okanagan Waterwise: Taking the Soft Path to Water SustainabilityFiona9864
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness and well-being.
The agenda of GCARD2 (.docx). Updated version of 26 october 2012.
Le programme de la GCARD2 (.docx). La version actuelisee du 26 octobre 2012
http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
In developing a digital footprint, iWowWe will make more millionaires than any other company by changing the way the world communicates. iWowWe is the next evolution of Skype, Apple and Microsoft all rolled into one. http://customernation2.iwowwe.com/compensation-plan.html
This research report examines issues and best practices related to sustainable water management in Canadian municipalities. Key issues discussed include environmental concerns like water quantity and quality, economic challenges like infrastructure deficits, and regulatory issues such as changing requirements. The report also explores municipal planning approaches, governance and management practices, and operational technologies. Sustainable water management aims to account for ecosystem needs through reduced consumption, no increased supply, and returning treated water to support a healthy environment and potential reuse. Moving fully to sustainability requires higher initial costs but may reduce long-term risks from issues like climate change. Overall the report provides an overview of current challenges and opportunities for Canadian municipalities to improve water management.
The Global Leadership Forecast 2011 is the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. Over 2,600 organizations across 74 countries provided perspectives on the current state of leadership in their organizations and future talent-related needs. The study is based on data from 1,897 HR professionals and 12,423 leaders.
Review the highlights here before participating in our Global Leadership Forecast for 2014.
Okanagan Waterwise: Local Government User GuideFiona9864
This document provides a user guide for local governments in the Okanagan region of British Columbia on the Okanagan Water Supply and Demand Project. The project studied current and projected water supply and demand in the Okanagan valley under various climate change scenarios. It found that water demand is expected to exceed supply by 2025 without adaptation. The guide outlines key findings on climate impacts and implications for local planning. It provides information on tools and data produced by the project to help local governments assess water needs and risks in their area.
Oscar Wilde was born in a house on Merrion Street in Dublin, where he lived from 1855 to 1878. The house now displays artifacts related to Wilde's life and work, such as editions of his poems "The Happy Prince" and "The Ballad of Reading Gaol." The Dublin Writers' Museum also honors Wilde with exhibits such as a bust and playbill from his play "Lady Windermere's Fan."
C2.1. NAIP: Engagement for Reforms in Organizational Development of Indian NARSGCARD Conferences
NAIP was a $250 million World Bank project launched in 2006 as a successor to previous agricultural research and development projects to demonstrate an agricultural innovation system approach in India. The project aimed to strengthen scientific capacity, market orientation, social inclusion, and institutional capacity of India's national agricultural research system through competitive funding of large, multi-institutional projects involving partnerships between public, private, and civil society groups. While the project achieved some successes like commercialization of technologies, establishment of rural industries, and training of scientists, it also faced challenges like slow credit utilization, documentation, and mainstreaming of results. The document proposes disseminating lessons from NAIP through various print, electronic, and participatory media channels.
The document summarizes a panel discussion on gender issues in agriculture. The panel discussed 1) recommendations from a global conference on women in agriculture, including making women more visible, strengthening the evidence base, and promoting women's rights, 2) a survey that identified priorities like raising gender awareness, integrating gender into policies, and building capacity, and 3) questions for the panel on what their agencies are doing to address gender issues and which recommendations they would prioritize in their work.
The agenda of GCARD2 (.pdf). Cleaned updated version of 26 october 2012.
Le programme de la GCARD2 (.pdf). La version actuelisee (propre) du 26 octobre 2012
http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
This document summarizes a 2011 study on coordinating and harmonizing donor support for CAADP Pillar 4 (agricultural research and development) between members of EIARD and other donors. The study mapped donor support for ARD in sub-Saharan Africa and case study countries, assessed compliance with aid effectiveness principles, and identified opportunities to improve support. Key findings included uneven funding across scales, weak national capacity and ownership, and imbalances that could be addressed through better alignment and coordination of investments.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The state of foresight in food and agriculture and the roads toward improvementGCARD Conferences
The GCARD2 process on foresight is intended to advance the Roadmap actions required, paving the way for developing more effective approaches in line with the partnership principles, smallholder farmer and impact-centred focus of the GCARD. The key question the foresight session intends to address is: “What role could smallholder farmers play in meeting future needs in food and nutrition security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of natural resources?” http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Le processus de la GCARD2 sur la prospective a pour but de promouvoir les actions nécessaires de la Feuille de route en vue de favoriser le développement des approches plus efficaces et respectueuses des principes du partenariat, des petits producteur et de la question des impacts ciblées de la GCARD. Cette section permettra de répondre de façon adéquate à la question : «Quel rôle les petits agriculteurs pourraient-ils jouer le future dans la recherche des solutions aux défis de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, de la réduction de la pauvreté et de gestion durable des ressources naturelles? http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
El proceso de GCARD2 en la prospectiva se pretende avanzar en las acciones del plan necesarias, allanando el camino para el desarrollo de enfoques más eficaces en consonancia con los principios de asociación, agricultores minifundistas y enfoque centrado en el impacto de la GCARD. La cuestión clave de la sesión de prospectiva pretende la dirección es: "Qué papel podría los pequeños agricultores juegan en satisfacer las necesidades futuras en seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, reducción de la pobreza y gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales?"
http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
Seven Principles of Low Water Landscaping - Flagstaff Xeriscape CouncilFiona9864
The document outlines seven principles of low-water landscaping: 1) Plan and design water use zones, 2) Limit turf areas, 3) Improve soil, 4) Use appropriate plants, 5) Cover soil with mulch, 6) Irrigate efficiently, and 7) Maintain landscape properly. It also describes water use zones - moderate, low, and very low - and provides resources for native plants and xeriscaping information. The Flagstaff Xeriscape Council sponsors the principles and provides local resources to help residents plan water-efficient landscapes.
Organic Weed Control for the Home Garden - University of HawaiiFiona9864
This document discusses organic weed control methods for home gardens. It defines weeds as plants growing where unwanted that compete with garden plants. While weeds cause problems, some have beneficial uses as well. The document outlines several organic weed control strategies for gardens, including cultivation, mulching, cultural practices, flaming, and organic herbicides. It provides examples of each method and tips for effective implementation.
C2.1. Tertiary Education for Agriculture Mechanism. TEAM-AfricaGCARD Conferences
This document outlines challenges facing tertiary agriculture education (TAE) in Africa and plans to transform it. It discusses the vision of TEAM-Africa to [1] conduct self-assessments of TAE institutions and develop strategic plans, [2] coordinate development partners to support priorities, and [3] form education groups to engage TAE in national agricultural plans. The way forward includes applying this model in other regions and creating a global community to strengthen links between education, research, and agricultural development.
Okanagan Waterwise: Taking the Soft Path to Water SustainabilityFiona9864
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness and well-being.
The agenda of GCARD2 (.docx). Updated version of 26 october 2012.
Le programme de la GCARD2 (.docx). La version actuelisee du 26 octobre 2012
http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
In developing a digital footprint, iWowWe will make more millionaires than any other company by changing the way the world communicates. iWowWe is the next evolution of Skype, Apple and Microsoft all rolled into one. http://customernation2.iwowwe.com/compensation-plan.html
This research report examines issues and best practices related to sustainable water management in Canadian municipalities. Key issues discussed include environmental concerns like water quantity and quality, economic challenges like infrastructure deficits, and regulatory issues such as changing requirements. The report also explores municipal planning approaches, governance and management practices, and operational technologies. Sustainable water management aims to account for ecosystem needs through reduced consumption, no increased supply, and returning treated water to support a healthy environment and potential reuse. Moving fully to sustainability requires higher initial costs but may reduce long-term risks from issues like climate change. Overall the report provides an overview of current challenges and opportunities for Canadian municipalities to improve water management.
The Global Leadership Forecast 2011 is the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. Over 2,600 organizations across 74 countries provided perspectives on the current state of leadership in their organizations and future talent-related needs. The study is based on data from 1,897 HR professionals and 12,423 leaders.
Review the highlights here before participating in our Global Leadership Forecast for 2014.
Okanagan Waterwise: Local Government User GuideFiona9864
This document provides a user guide for local governments in the Okanagan region of British Columbia on the Okanagan Water Supply and Demand Project. The project studied current and projected water supply and demand in the Okanagan valley under various climate change scenarios. It found that water demand is expected to exceed supply by 2025 without adaptation. The guide outlines key findings on climate impacts and implications for local planning. It provides information on tools and data produced by the project to help local governments assess water needs and risks in their area.
Oscar Wilde was born in a house on Merrion Street in Dublin, where he lived from 1855 to 1878. The house now displays artifacts related to Wilde's life and work, such as editions of his poems "The Happy Prince" and "The Ballad of Reading Gaol." The Dublin Writers' Museum also honors Wilde with exhibits such as a bust and playbill from his play "Lady Windermere's Fan."
The overall objective of this initiative is to provide documented knowledge and evidence on the diverse pathways of sustainable intensification of African agriculture and its value chains. It will cover agriculture and ecological sciences, as well as economic, social and policy sciences and will promote transdisciplinary approaches. This initiative will undertake collaborative, world-leading research with a wide range of stakeholders in Africa and Europe on the sustainable intensification of agriculture to meet major societal challenges.
A discussion paper on the development of a Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa (SAAA): a long term strategic framework. This Discussion Paper raises substantive questions as they relate to the essential ingredients of a long-term strategic framework for a SAAA, and invites a discourse around these issues and questions.
This document provides an overview and update on the CAAST-Net Plus project and related activities:
- The Entebbe forum in November brought together African and European stakeholders to discuss knowledge transfer solutions to challenges like health, food security and climate change.
- A new CAAST-Net Plus report analyzes Africa-EU research collaboration on climate change, finding low levels of research uptake and a lack of clear impact pathways.
- An expert working group is developing a roadmap for an EU-Africa research partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture, focusing on priority research themes and implementation mechanisms.
Inter-Regional Cooperation, FORAGRO,Dr. M. AllegriAARINENA
This document summarizes the activities and achievements of FORAGRO, the Forum for the Americas on Agricultural Research and Technology Development, from 2006 to 2008. Key achievements included hosting dialogues on priority issues, supporting regional research networks and projects, building capacity through workshops and studies, and advocating for agricultural research and innovation. FORAGRO worked to strengthen regional cooperation and link the Americas to global agricultural research forums like GFAR and CGIAR.
The document discusses the role of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) in building capacity for science, technology, and innovation (STI) in Africa, particularly for agricultural biotechnology. It makes three key points:
1) STI is essential for economic growth but Africa faces a shortage of agricultural specialists, indicating a need to build capacity in biotechnology. Biotechnology can help address food insecurity challenges through crops like drought-resistant maize varieties.
2) ACBF supports STI capacity building through research, training centers of excellence, and case studies on successes like drought-resistant maize in Zimbabwe.
3) Effectively developing STI in Africa requires evidence-based agricultural policies,
4th day. Report from the Capacity Development SessionsGCARD Conferences
The document summarizes discussions from sessions at a capacity development event on various topics related to agricultural research for development. Session topics included public investments, public-private partnerships, North-South and South-South collective actions, institutional knowledge and learning, empowering women and youth, access to agricultural data and information, and knowledge advisory systems. Key recommendations from the sessions focused on collaboration, knowledge sharing, empowering underserved groups, enabling policies, and measuring outcomes.
FARA outlines opportunities for collaboration between itself and other regional agricultural organizations. It has reorganized its work into 5 networking functions and developed a 5-year operational plan. Key areas for potential partnership include strengthening agricultural advisory services, increasing access to knowledge and technologies, harmonizing biotechnology policies, and building human and institutional capacity. FARA believes establishing collaborative platforms is an effective way to advance inter-regional cooperation and welcomes strengthening its existing partnership with AARINENA.
Linking Farmers to research or farmer’s led research?Francois Stepman
The presentation was made at the 1st African Continental Policy Briefing. Envisioning the future of African agriculture and the renewed role of farmer’s organizations. 3-5 December 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
This conference was organized by The Panafrican Farmer’s Organisations (PAFO), the ACP-EU Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the African Union Commission (AUC).
It presents the main project funded by the European Commission on Linking Farmers to research. More in particular on the User's led process initiated by PAEPARD. The Regional Farmer Organisations have identified priority research topics:
EAFF: Research & Development Questions relating to a Livestock Strategy for Eastern Africa.
PROPAC: Research & Development Questions relating to the vegetable sector in Central Africa
ROPPA: Climate change adaptation technologies on rice production
FANRPAN/SACAU: Research & Development Questions relating to the groundnut value chain in Zambia and Malawi
COLEACP: Research & Development Questions Adding value to Mango non-food uses in West Africa (Burkina-Faso, Ivory-cost, Senegal)
Multi stakeholder consortia are being created around those research topics to enable those consortia to submit research proposals under future Calls (funding opportunities)
Africa's Engagement of China and Other Partners to Achieve SDGs and Agenda 2063
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Forum Organized by – Oxfam International, Africa-China Dialogue Platform
Suggested Date: Wednesday, 28 September 2016, Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The document describes the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB), which is an alliance of research partners working to improve food security, nutrition, incomes and gender equity through the exploitation of root, tuber and banana crops. In 2013, RTB expanded its network of partners, launched collaborative initiatives to address constraints facing smallholder farmers, and began organizing its research around impact-oriented flagships to transition to results-based management.
Public private partnerships (PPPs) at CIAT involve voluntary alliances between public and private sectors to work together on areas of common interest. A PPP requires clear objectives and definitions of roles. Current PPPs at CIAT's Agronatura Science Park include FLAR for rice research across Latin America, CLAYUCA for cassava, and FLIPA for oil palm sustainability. PPPs provide benefits like shared costs, access to new knowledge, and pursuing long term research goals.
26 November 2018. The Platform for Africa-Europe Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) supports since 2009 research collaboration between a wide range of organizations in Africa and Europe.
The document announces the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week and FARA General Assembly to be held from July 15-20, 2013 in Accra, Ghana. The event will bring together stakeholders in African agricultural research and development to discuss challenges and opportunities in food security. Key objectives include reviewing progress since the last event, determining the regional agenda for the next three years, and electing new FARA leadership. The week-long event will feature pre-plenary meetings on sub-themes, exhibitions, and plenary sessions to review recommendations and plan future work.
This document summarizes the proceedings of the 1st Regional Workshop of Youth in Agriculture Country Representatives in Africa held in Ghana. The workshop focused on developing strategies to engage youth in implementing the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). Participants identified challenges facing youth in agriculture and recognized the potential role youth can play in transforming African agriculture through technologies and innovation. A communiqué was issued that endorsed the need to involve youth in agriculture at all levels and support networking of youth organizations.
Chinese brazilian-and-indian-investment-in-african-agriculturePrasad P
This report provides an analysis of Chinese, Brazilian, and Indian investments in African agriculture. It finds that despite rhetoric, agricultural investments and aid from these countries remains relatively small compared to OECD countries and multilateral organizations. The report presents three case studies of Chinese agricultural investments in Africa and assesses their impacts on small-scale farmers. It finds that some investments are associated with land grabs and negatively impact local farmers. Many of the projects promoted seem better suited to large-scale farming and do not involve smallholder farmers. Overall, the technologies being transferred appear tailored more to the interests of Chinese, Brazilian, and Indian agribusiness rather than the needs of African smallholders.
Fourth bulletin of the quarterly publication of Tropical Legumes III (TL III)...Tropical Legumes III
This is fourth bulletin of the quarterly publication of Tropical Legumes III (TL III) project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and jointly implemented by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in close collaboration with partners in the national agricultural research systems (NARS) of target countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. TL III aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in drought-prone areas of the two regions through enhanced productivity and production of grain legumes.
The Bulletin of Tropical Legumes is a quarterly publication of the Tropical Legumes III (TL-III) project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and jointly implemented by the the International Crops Research Institute in the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in close collaboration with partners in the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of the target countries in sub- Saharan Africa and South Asia. TL-III aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in drought- prone areas of the two regions through enhancing grain legumes productivity and production.
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GFAR / GODAN / CTA webinar #2 "Key data for farmers" - Stephen Kalyesubula - ...GCARD Conferences
[Webinar recording in last slide or at https://youtu.be/taHHp3UbRZI, 28/2/2018]
As part of its work on farmers’ data rights and following up on the face-to-face course on Farmers’ Access to Data organized in Centurion in November 2017, GFAR collaborates with the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN) and the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperarion (CTA) on a series of webinars on data-driven agriculture, its opportunities and its challenges.
Overview of webinar #2
Data becomes significant if it can be linked to information, knowledge and wisdom. Once processed it can be used to generate detailed insights into farm operations and the environment. It assists big and small holder farmers in making data-based operational decisions to optimize yield and boost revenue while minimizing expenses, the chances of crop failure, and environmental impact.
For data driven agriculture to happen we have to distinguish the data streams in the food chain from pre-planting to consumption, for example: data collected and managed from the farm by farmers which can be either static or dynamic; data coming from external sources like market prices and data that is exported for aggregation by other farm service providers. However, farmers may not be in a position to realize those streams and possibly what data and information is required to answer the food chain questions, for example: What produce can I grow where I live? When should I sow/plant/harvest/market it? How should I sow/plant/harvest/market it? All these questions can be answered if the factual data or information is used or made available to the farmers.
Webinar Goals
Make the participants understand the different key data streams, flow and sources that are vital to agricultural value chains. Participants will be in position to identify the data they own or collect on their farms and its usefulness, understand the difference between human and machine farm data, identify the part in the agricultural value chain where data, and which data, is needed most.
About the presenter
Stephen Kalyesubula is a Computer Engineering and an agri-preneur from Makerere University. He is a graduate researcher at iLabs@Mak Project – Makerere University and his key technological interests include: Data science, robotics, Internet of things, AI and design thinking. He is among the directors of Youths In Technology and Development Uganda whose mission is to create tech communities of practice where appropriate use of technology promotes sustainable development in agriculture, health and education.
[Webinar recording in last slide or at https://youtu.be/DMg9UI7Ur0M, 26/3/2018]
As part of its work on farmers’ data rights and following up on the face-to-face course on Farmers’ Access to Data organized in Centurion in November 2017, GFAR collaborates with the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN) and the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperarion (CTA) on a series of webinars on data-driven agriculture, its opportunities and its challenges.
Overview of webinar #3
This webinar is a continuation of exploring digital agriculture for smallholder farmers. The first webinar provided an overview of digital agriculture, the trends impacting it, and it advantages and challenges for smallholder farmers. The second identified specific data needed by farmers, as well as potential sources.
“Crossing the Donga” will provide smallholder farmers, and those who support them, specific methods for ensuring farmer-centric solutions. The webinar will examine some of the key challenges that are blocking adoption of digital architecture by smallholder farmers. Attendees will learn a process for mapping their data needs, based on their goals and key tasks. Attendees will learn the foundational market model, and how to create value for success.
About the presenter
Dan Berne is a highly regarded professional business growth strategist with over 30 years’ experience. Dan led the effort to create an Ag Irrigation market strategy for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). He also conducted grower experience studies to help identify barriers to grower adoption of energy saving practices. Dan wrote or co-wrote many of the NEEA Ag Irrigation reports. Dan serves as the Project Manager on AgGateway’s Precision Ag Irrigation Language data standards project. He is an affiliate of the Chasm Institute, and a certified practitioner of Innovation Games.
Dan started the “Lagom Ag Initiative” within his company to help accelerate the adoption of precision farming practices and improve the use of digital agricultural methodologies. Lagom is a Swedish word that means “just enough.” It is also used to mean “simply perfect.” It fits our philosophy of helping farmers use just enough water, just enough fertilizers, just enough energy to be profitable while increasing or maintaining yield.
GFAR / GODAN / CTA webinar #1 "Data-driven agriculture. An overview" - Dan Be...GCARD Conferences
[Webinar recording in last slide or at https://youtu.be/bsicKqHZIz4, 22/2/2018]
As part of its work on farmers’ data rights and following up on the face-to-face course on Farmers’ Access to Data organized in Centurion in November 2017, GFAR collaborates with the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition initiative (GODAN) and the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperarion (CTA) on a series of webinars on data-driven agriculture, its opportunities and its challenges.
Overview of webinar #1
Precision agriculture is a promising set of technologies that is data intensive, but which has limited adoption by small holder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Concurrently, current trends in sustainability, traceability, and compliance reporting demand that an ever-increasing amount of data be gathered as part of everyday operations in modern production agriculture.
The use of farm management information systems (FMIS) for decision support has shown great promise for improving farm yields and profitability. However, growers are often unsure of the value of the data that they are providing and/or receiving. How does this data help them make the right decisions to improve their yield and profitability? How do growers and service providers work together to simplify the design and use of farm data? How can smallholder farmers take advantage of data in a mutually valuable relationship with data providers?
Webinar Goals
Provide attendees a foundation for understanding the use of data for farming and across the agricultural value chain. Attendees should be able to apply the core concepts of using data for field operations, as well as how data is used across the value chain. Attendees will be introduced to the opportunities and challenges of using data, especially for smallholder farmers.
About the presenter
Dan Berne is a highly regarded professional business growth strategist with over 30 years’ experience. Dan led the effort to create an Ag Irrigation market strategy for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). He also conducted grower experience studies to help identify barriers to grower adoption of energy saving practices. Dan wrote or co-wrote many of the NEEA Ag Irrigation reports. Dan serves as the Project Manager on AgGateway’s Precision Ag Irrigation Language data standards project. He is an affiliate of the Chasm Institute, and a certified practitioner of Innovation Games.
Dan started the “Lagom Ag Initiative” within his company to help accelerate the adoption of precision farming practices and improve the use of digital agricultural methodologies. Lagom is a Swedish word that means “just enough.” It is also used to mean “simply perfect.” It fits our philosophy of helping farmers use just enough water, just enough fertilizers, just enough energy to be profitable while increasing or maintaining yield.
GFAR webinar "The future of online media" - webdesign trendsGCARD Conferences
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Check out the live webinar recording here: https://youtu.be/N8UkwOoI9hQ
GFAR webinar "building a bridge between scientists and communicators"GCARD Conferences
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The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/HK8Q0JgAaGQ
These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Email newsletters"
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The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/2NPpCxcJJUc
GFAR Webinar "Finding and using pictures for your website or blog"GCARD Conferences
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The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/mJ-q1CxK_rQ
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GFAR webinar on "Measuring social media performance"GCARD Conferences
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The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/WO1zUOOy1nA
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It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/11/26/webinar-innovating-annual-reports/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/BAsPhl0H4Ec
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The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/_cHK5QK2rPk
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These is the slide deck of presentations used during the webinar "Effective Tools for Understanding, Managing and Accelerating Impact"
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It was introduced in this blogpost: https://blog.gfar.net/2017/10/13/join-cosa-gfar-impact-webinar/
The video recording of the actual webinar can be found on our Youtube channel: Effective https://youtu.be/RtYlWo_Ok5o
With thanks to our co-hosts in this webinar: (COSA) Global Landscapes forum (GLF) and Committee on Sustainability Assessment (COSA) -
https://thecosa.org/
http://landscapes.org
GFAR webinar: "The art and science of webcasting and webstreaming"GCARD Conferences
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You can find the full recording of this webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs7IsZQi5zg
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You can find the full recording of this webinar here: https://youtu.be/N16hHmL8xNM
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You can find the full recording of this webinar here: https://youtu.be/8tzz5vNEhZ4
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...and the actual webinar recording can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ9c2_nbtBc
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Breakout session north-south and south-south collaborative actions
1. Breakout Session C1.3 North-South and South-South Collaborative Actions – Session
Brief Claudio Barriga/Mario Allegri
Context – the problems being addressed
North-South/South-North Cooperation
North-South Cooperation: The Unites States of America (USA) and Canada provide numerous
opportunities to students and young scientists from countries in the South to access state-of-the-art
training and acquire highly recognized qualifications (Masters and PhDs) through the training and
international research programs in universities, faculties of agriculture and agricultural research
centres. The Land Grant Universities (LGU) are active partners in the Feed the Future Initiative, the
new flagship program of the USA administration in support of food security which include a robust
research and innovation component. However, the bulk of USA and Canada investment is not in
agricultural research in the South but in aid and support to food security programs coordinated by
USAID and the State Department. However, the important contribution of GLUs to capacity building
is often affected by brain drain.
Europe has considerable experience and technical expertise in applying Agricultural Research
for Development (ARD) to address development challenges. These are not limited to
technical innovations, but also include the pioneering of new approaches such as innovation
systems to improve research response to farmer demands, capacity strengthening initiatives
and knowledge transfer to developing country institutions and individuals. In addition, Europe
is the largest regional donor. European countries and the European Commission collectively
supply around 60 percent of official development aid. This includes around €1.2 billion
annually to support agriculture and rural development. Europe is also the largest contributor
to publicly-funded ARD, including to the CGIAR.
South-North Cooperation: Some FGEs like Brazil are investing in building and managing
bilateral partnerships with developed countries by sending experienced scientists to work with
partners with the twin aim of sharing knowledge and prospecting, using their own
competences and making partners discover those of the institute they represent. A remarkable
example of S/N collaboration is the Embrapa strategy through the 'Labex', virtual laboratories
abroad without walls (from laboratórios no exterior, in Portuguese), in the USA, Europe and
more recently in Asia. Senior scientists are posted to ‘cutting-edge’ teams to work two-thirds
of their time on an ambitious project of joint interest. They use the rest of the time for
prospecting and for seeking new opportunities. Information flows from these Labex to
Brazilian research institutes. After the first decade in Europe, we can observe a strong
increase in collaborative projects.
G201 countries are also increasingly mobilizing their national research systems in supporting
agricultural research in the South because many global challenges like reducing hunger,
alleviating extreme poverty, climate change, desertification, transboundary spread of pests
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which includes some FGE: Brazil, China, Russia, India, South Africa
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2. and diseases, the loss of biodiversity and more equitable and fairer international trade in
agricultural commodities, go beyond national boundaries. Addressing these global challenges
require global collaboration and the recent meeting of G20 Agriculture Chief Scientists
(MACS) 24-27 September, 2012, in Guadalajara, has probably opened a new avenue for
collaboration in agricultural research in the context of the G20 that should be linked to GFAR
processes, as recommended by the G20 ARD meeting of September 2011 in Montpellier,
France.
CAADP and CGIAR Alignment and Partnerships
The ongoing CAADP processes in Africa and recent CGIAR reforms present an opportunity
for new alignment and expanded partnerships. Several activities are underway to create the
synergies needed, supported by African partner institutions, the CGIAR Consortium and
development partners. The national and regional agriculture and food security investment
plans with their recently established goals, targets and priorities (including commodities and
selected technical issues needing attention) provide the backdrop for this work in support of
the CAADP vision and framework, as evident in the Framework for African Agricultural
Productivity (FAAP).
South-South Collaboration
There is little formal South-South collaboration in agricultural research for development.
Most collaborative activities in which South countries participate are around research funded
by Northern institutions.
Except for South countries clubbed as the G20, most South countries have very weak
National capacities for agricultural research. Their weaknesses are in managing Institutions
capacity, science related infrastructure, human skills and the ability to generate, manage,
disseminate and use information for agricultural innovation and development.
Some countries that have benefitted from important investments in agricultural research such
as Brazil, China, India, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam have
comparatively large systems of agricultural research with significant economic reliance on
agriculture. Brazil, India and China have notable advanced research capacities in several new
trans-disciplinary areas such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, information and
communications technology, space technology and materials science that now have increasing
contributions to agricultural science and technology.
Several fast growing economies (FGEs) with agricultural research capacities in the South
such as the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), and IBSA (India, Brazil,
South Africa) have attempted to develop collaboration for agricultural research within
themselves. However these have not fructified yet though individually countries such as
Brazil, India and China have increased their collaboration with some African and Asia
countries. These collaborations are based on different strategies in establishing research
programs and projects, building research infrastructure, training and providing University
level education and sharing seeds, breeding animals and other germplasm. In a few instances
information and knowledge sharing activities have been taken up with use of new ICTs.
GFAR has fostered Regional Organizations and Forums of Research Institutions and, more
recently, Farmer and Civil Society Organizations at regional levels and continues to advocate
the transformation of National Institutions to National Systems for research and the
development of agricultural innovation systems that support inclusiveness of all ARD
stakeholders and actors. A major weakness of these organizations lies in their capacities to
organize, manage and support collaborative regional and inter-regional agricultural research
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3. and development.
Current activities presented and discussed in the Session
This session will: 1)Take stock of North – South and South – South collaboration in
agricultural research for development based on recent dialogues and conferences on the topic
2) Identify the main constraints that have limited both North-South and South – South
collaboration in agricultural research for development, and 3) propose collective actions for
South-South Collaborations through regional fora and organizations and groupings such as
G20, BRICS, IBSA as well as the roles of regional development and the World Bank.
Paolo Sarfatti (EFARD/AGRINATURA) will briefly describe the activities carried out by
The Platform for African-European Partnership on Agricultural Development (PAEPARD)
PAEPARD is a collaborative project between FARA and EFARD, financed by the EU. Its
Phase 2 started in 2009 and run until December 2012. The project seeks to build “Enhanced,
more equitable, more demand-driven and mutually beneficial collaboration of Africa and
Europe on ARD with the aim of attaining the MDGs”. PAEPARD II is led by FARA, co-
coordinated by AGRINATURA (through a network of universities and three research
organisations, CIRAD, IAO, and NRI). It is, implemented in partnership with PAFO (Pan
African Association of Farmer Organizations and its constituent SRFOs: EAFF, ROPPA,
PROPAC and SACAU); RUFORUM (African University Network); FANRPAN (African
Policy Analysis Network) and other associate partners in Africa and Europe
Embrapa will present its Brazil/Africa and Brazil Caribbean Innovation Marketplace. The
Embrapa Brazil/Africa Marketplace is better known than the most recent Brazil/LAC.
Brazil/LAC is a partnership to enhance agricultural innovation for development in LAC
through the establishment and strengthening of partnerships between Latin American and
Caribbean research-oriented organizations and Embrapa.
The Marketplace aims to benefit primarily smallholders and will focus on agricultural
innovation thus potentially engaging the full range of actors involved in the generation of
agricultural knowledge (research, academia, extension, private sector, NGOs, producers,
policy makers). It is expected to lead to the generation of concrete and productive
partnerships between agricultural research and development organizations in LAC, initially
through Embrapa, supporting smallholders. Ultimately, it will support the development of a
mutually agreed framework for sustainable LAC-Brazil collaborations. The Marketplace
opens a new source of expertise to Latin American and Caribbean countries to identify and
target pro-poor, smallholder-based projects utilizing Brazilian innovation and research. It will
be implemented through call for proposals whose first round was launched from December 12th
2011 - February 29th 2012 .
The Market Place governance consists of two committees:
1. An Executive Committee (EC) with three members (Embrapa, IICA and FAO) co-
chaired by Embrapa and IICA, in charge of all executive decisions related to the
Marketplace; and
2. an Innovation Marketplace Steering Committee (SC) serving as a sounding board to
the Executive Committee, in charge of pre-proposal and full proposal assessment and
approval, on a competitive basis. The SC will be comprised of representatives from
Embrapa, IICA and MCTI, IDB, IFAD, ABC/MRE, CIAT, DFID, FAO and the
World Bank. The SC will be co-chaired by Embrapa and IICA.
Funds are hosted and initially managed by the Fundação Arthur Bernardes (FUNARBE), in
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4. Brazil, utilizing the same model developed for the Africa-Brazil Marketplace.
CAADP- CGIAR Alignment
The presentation will focus on recent progress made under the CAADP-CGIAR alignment
coordinated by FARA with the support of The World Bank and USAID. Highlights and
benchmark activities carried out since the two Dublin meetings will be presented, including
the information platform, CAADP-CGIAR AgKnowledge, designed as a prototype with
technical support from IFPRI to be scaled up over the next several months.
With a second meeting in Ireland September 17-19, 2012, the Dublin Process has laid the
groundwork for an expanded engagement within the broad CAADP and CGIAR
communities.
The goal of the Dublin Process is to explore how African country and regional agriculture and
food security investment plans to advance CAADP will inform and guide CGIAR, African
country and regional agriculture research programs and identify opportunities to leverage
existing relationships – to better align around a science agenda for African agriculture.
A. Njoya (CORAF/WECARD) will present CIRAD and IRD collaborative research platforms
in West and Central Africa, an example of concrete achievements of the two institutions
which contribute to partnership research programmes in the region, and the implementation of
CORAF/WECARD Long Term Strategy. These formalized partnership instruments have
enabled the renewal of CIRAD & IRD scientific offer to better meet the needs of the local and
regional actors in the South and establish long-term collective scientific projects between
national and regional institutions while building strong multidisciplinary scientific
communities which together can address major global development challenges of
development.
The presentation will provide a quick overview of the current achievements in West and
Central Africa of the two new partnerships mechanisms: the Dry Zone Pastoral Pole (PPZS)
created in 2001 by the ISRA, the UCAD, the CSE and the CIRAD, and the more recently
established International Joint Laboratory "Ecological Intensification of Cultivated Soil in
West Africa" (LMI IESOL) resulting from a long-standing partnership between ISRA,
INERA, the university of Dakar and of Ouagadougou, and IRD.
Intended outcomes
PAEPARD:
Increasingly engage European and African agricultural research and development
actors in ARD initiatives targeting African-European priorities of mutual interest and
benefit;
African-European partnerships on agricultural research for development are
increasingly driven by users demand;
European and African funding mechanisms support more effectively the integrated
research and non-research actions necessary for development-oriented agricultural
innovation supporting achievement of the MDGs.
CAADP- CGIAR Alignment
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5. Participants will be briefed on the CAADP-CGIAR activities and a demonstration of the
information platform designed by IFPRI and partners to improve alignment conducted.
National and regional research participants in particular will be offered to sign on revisited
and/or new activities involving greater partnership and closer alignment of CAADP and
CGIAR scientists and program managers and targeting tangible and clearly identified
indicators for increasing productivity in African agriculture.
Embrapa Brazil/Africa and Brazil/LAC
The objective of the latter is to enhance agricultural innovation for development in LAC
through the establishment and strengthening of partnerships between Latin American and
Caribbean research-oriented organizations and Embrapa. The aim of the Marketplace is to
benefit primarily smallholders.
It will focus on agricultural innovation thus potentially engaging the full range of actors
involved in the generation of agricultural knowledge (research, academia, extension, private
sector, NGOs, producers, policy makers).
The initiative is expected to lead to the generation of concrete and productive partnerships
between agricultural research and development organizations in LAC, initially through
Embrapa, supporting smallholders. Ultimately, it will support the development of a mutually
agreed framework for sustainable LAC-Brazil collaborations. The Marketplace will open a
new source of expertise to Latin American and Caribbean countries to identify and target pro-
poor, smallholder-based projects utilizing Brazilian innovation and research.
The Marketplace is an initial partnership between Embrapa, IICA, FAO and MCTI, IFAD,
ABC/MRE, CIAT, IDB, DFID and the World Bank. Special partnerships will be established,
as needed. Additionally, IICA will closely interact with sub-regional agricultural research
organizations and entities such as FORAGRO and FONTAGRO.
It is a process composed of three pillars:
1. A policy dialogue between policy-makers and research and development institutions
including meetings between Brazilian President and Brazilian diplomats to the
countries in Latin America and Caribbean, and between their ministers of agriculture
and Brazilian government officials. The launch of the Marketplace, took place on
October 20, 2011 at the ministerial meeting organized by IICA in Costa Rica ñ
Encuentro de Ministros de Agricultura de las Américas 2011.
2. Support and implementation of LAC-Brazil collaborative projects in agriculture in
four thematic areas through a 2-step competitive selection of LAC-Brazil
collaborative projects under which applicants are requested to submit pre-proposal
for evaluation and, if selected, a full proposal.
3. Based on pre-defined assessment criteria, the top proposals are selected by a Steering
Committee for funding and implementation. Projects will have a maximum duration of
2 years, with a total budget not to exceed US$80 000. A forum for presentation and
discussion of collaborative ideas the main Marketplace event was held in Brasilia, in
August, 2012.
CIRAD/IRD:
Development of innovative research projects
Structuring of scientific communities in the North and South regions and particularly
of scientific expertise in the South with strong linkages with higher education and
training
Develop agricultural practices impact in the South and their benefits to people
South South:
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6. The potential of greater impact of regional and inter-regional collaboration in agricultural
research that benefits all littoral countries in a region is illustrated by documented evidence of
significant regional spillovers in spread of agricultural technologies in East Asia, South East
Asia, South Asia, the Pacific, East, South and West Africa and in South America .
A review of the practice of South-South collaboration in agricultural research indicates that
there is a huge potential for greater impact of agricultural science and technology globally
through improved South-South collaboration.
In fast growing countries (FGEs) agricultural research for development has not only
contributed to reducing hunger and alleviating rural poverty but also to overall economic
development. FGEs have gone through various stages of ARD Systems development.
Despite complexity and asymmetries and their still ongoing struggle in applying science and
technology for the resource poor smallholder, the FGEs are stressing the need for partnerships
with other countries in the South, through networking and partnerships. These partnerships
would focus on:
Capacity development of national systems through regional and sub-regional actions
in making them more inclusive of all ARD stakeholders, improve research
management and governance and sharing of skills, information, knowledge and
technology;
Facilitate and support new groupings of Emerging Economies for greater South –
South Collaboration;
Advocacy by GFAR and Regional Forums for greater sub-regional, regional and inter-
regional collaboration.
Commitments to collective actions in 2012-2014 (national, regional or international)
i. With existing resources
PAEPARD
With funding of approximately two million Euros (tentative figure) until the end of 2013
PAEPARD will continue to develop a number of activities contributing to the implementation
of the GCARD Road Map, in ensuring equitable partnership and accountability among all
stakeholders of agricultural innovation and developmental change, experimenting and
documenting for out-scaling effective multi-stakeholder partnership. It will :
Mobilize European stakeholders, including African Diaspora associations, and
African stakeholders, in a demand-led process;
Document, share and monitor information and knowledge exchange among
partners;
Update information and communication systems to make its access friendlier
and organize continued training on content management and on platform uses by
partners and strengthen and improve the stakeholders;
Involve partners in building the capacity of end users led process, organizing
inception and write-shops to respond to calls launched by developing proposals.
These capacity building interventions and mentoring will concern some of the 19 current
consortia by revising concept notes to respond to specific calls for proposals and lobby for the
reform of traditional research funding mechanisms.
CAADP- CGIAR Alignment
Improved alignment by identifying/fine-tuning research priorities, and gaps in
information and in research and investment, based on data from CAADP investment
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7. plans and CGIAR CRPs;
CRPs action plans and partnership strategies aligned with national and regional
research programs in Africa – through closer alignment of CAADP and CGIAR
scientists and program managers in focusing on productivity increases in African
agriculture
Embrapa Brazil/Africa
The first wave of selected projects that will be funded and implemented are :
Regulation of the flowering of Jatropha curcas to improve the sustainability of biofuel
feedstock production by farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean, Nicaragua;
Plant health through soil health management: boosting soils for increasing plant
defenses and suppressiveness to reduce losses caused by Fusarium wilt on bananas,
Costa Rica;
Restoration and assisted migration of threatened populations of wild peanut species to
ensure their in situ survival and long-term availability for crop improvement in the
face of climate change, Bolivia;
Cryopreservation technology applicable to the Pineapple Germplasm Collection using
droplet vitrification of pieces for long term conservation and safety duplication, Cuba;
Thermoterapy chamber: A rapid and eco-efficient method for cleaning and massive
propagation of cassava and plantain seed, Colombia.
CIRAD/IRD -CORAF:
In 2013-2014 PPZS and IESOL will continue their ongoing activities promoting scientific
knowledge, team work and training while leveraging additional funding from national and
international donors, and from new partners in the North as well as in the South. They will
also reassess their research activities, particularly in training and capacity building with
national partners and CORAF/WECARD to prioritize additional activities with new levels of
human resources and funding availability. All partners are committed to providing long-term
human, material and financial support for the projects, according to contractual terms :
PPZS research activities will continue to produce knowledge and management tools for
pastoral ecosystems, as well as identify indicators for monitoring resources. New joint
projects will be submitted to donors, building on opportunities offered by existing calls for
proposals including the one recently launched in the context of the CSIRO/CORAF
collaboration. Training modules on pastoralism (supported by FAO) will be finalized and the
implementation of the master UCAD "ecology, agroforestry, adaptation" will be continued.
Outcomes expected the LMI IESOL work program are the development of ecological
intensification practices of soils in West Africa and the publication of technical leaflet and
publications dedicated to famers. LMI partners are committed to support the research team in
terms of human resources, equipment and to co-finance these activities. Also the LMI IESOL
research projects , based on this innovating partnership and a strong North-south research
community aim at raising additional funds from national and international funders. They also
ambition to attract new scientific partners from north and south countries interested in
supporting this area of research.
South South:
Greater coordination for joint initiatives should be developed by the South related regional
fora such as FORAGRO – FARA – AAPARI- etc. In order to speed up their development
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8. efforts based in results of agricultural research.
ii. With additional support
1. PAEPARD: Additional support from other funding sources (e.g. bi-lateral, private sector,
etc.) is crucial to support the partnerships/consortia which have been facilitated and supported
so far. PAEPARD is monitoring the calls/opportunity and providing support to consortia to
present proposals to on-going calls.
2. Regarding South-South collaboration and in addition to the above: support sub-regional
and regional activities in Asia, Pacific, Caribbean and South America as is being done in Sub-
Saharan Africa through FARA, ASARECA, SACCAR and CORAF, in implementing GFAR
inter-regional collaboration principle.
3. CAADP- CGIAR Alignment
iii. With specific large scale programme investment
The PAEPARD Mid-Term Review (MTR) which was completed in April 2012 recommended
the formulation of a third phase of five years for PAEPARD, which would capitalise on the
investment in capacity and partnerships in PAEPARD II, but also explore better matching of
research proposals to sources of funding.
Many lessons have been learned from the PAEPARD experience and have been included in
considering the need, interest and feasibility of similar platforms in Asia and Latin America.
When building up platforms between these regions and Europe, lessons from PAEPARD
should be carefully taken into account for the bi-regional collaboration.
The benefits of this type of within-region collaboration are potentially high. If the bilateral
platforms with Asia and Latin America are established they would likely involve 3-way
interactions as implemented in SS Africa, especially in sharing information and lessons.
South- South:
Create a new Institutional facility to support sub-regional, regional and inter-regional
collaboration in forward thinking, capacity development, skills, technology and
information sharing.
Establish an initiative of a group of FGE countries that have substantial investment,
human capital and experiences in AR4D such as Brazil, China, India to participate
jointly in global dialogues and decision making related to AR4D. This would include:
o Advocacy, sensitization and awareness building on the contribution of AR4D
to economic, social, environmental and technological development;
o Institutions and Systems development for AR and innovation, education and
advisory services;
o A knowledge sharing revolution working jointly with family farmers and
agribusiness companies that will facilitate access to markets, and more value
added products leading to increased;
o Making full use of GFAR to enable FGEs play a greater role in global AR4D
processes.
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