GRiSP is a global partnership led by IRRI that coordinates rice research and development among international organizations to address challenges facing rice production. Its goals are to increase rice production sustainably, affordably, and profitably for farmers through coordinated global action. GRiSP's second phase (GRiSP II) will focus on developing improved rice varieties and management practices, strengthening partnerships, building capacity, and empowering women to work towards outcomes of increased yields, reduced poverty and hunger, and enhanced environmental sustainability of rice systems. Key research themes include genetic diversity, breeding, natural resource management, value addition, policy and impact, and capacity and delivery.
Maize - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013cgxchange
1) The document summarizes the agenda for a two-day dialogue on maize CRP research and development, including prioritizing research, supporting partnerships, flagship projects, outcomes-focused performance, impact pathways, and regional assessments.
2) It provides an overview of MAIZE CRP partners and criteria for prioritization, highlighting that 40% of total funds flow through partners and MAIZE ranks highly on partnership criteria.
3) Key topics on the agenda include the nine flagship projects, innovation platforms, demand for maize germplasm, and output-outcome mapping for measuring impacts on yields, nutrition, incomes and other system-level outcomes.
WHEAT - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013cgxchange
This document summarizes the agenda and presentations for a CRP Engagement with Donors meeting on wheat. It includes:
- An overview of WHEAT's Impact Pathways, Theories of Change, and impact on the ground through improved wheat varieties.
- Examples of impact through genetic discoveries to combat wheat rust in Africa and make countries epidemic-proof.
- Charts showing the large number of poor people dependent on wheat-based farming systems in South Asia.
- Details of WHEAT's regional collaborations and flagship projects focused on sustainably growing more wheat with less inputs and improved livelihoods.
- Information on refining WHEAT's Intermediate Development Outcomes with research partners.
GRiSP - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013CGIAR
- GRiSP is a global partnership led by IRRI that coordinates rice research and development among international organizations to address challenges facing global rice production.
- Its goals are to increase rice production sustainably and profitably for farmers, improve food security and nutrition, and reduce the environmental footprint of rice.
- Key targets for its first phase included lifting 72 million people out of poverty and reducing hunger for 40 million people in Asia through increased rice yields and incomes for farmers.
- It has over 900 research and development partners worldwide working across six themes, from genetic diversity to capacity building. Indicators will track progress toward outcomes like increased yields, water productivity, and farmer incomes.
This document provides an update on the Root and Tuber Crops (RTB) program. It summarizes that RTB has received excellent ratings in annual reporting, gender reporting, and external reviews. It notes funding received from DFID and BMGF and pre-proposal reviews. It discusses improvements to management staffing, research synergies, communications, and the cassava seed value chain project. Feedback on the pre-proposal from ISPC is presented which recommends the full proposal. The upcoming full proposal process and timelines are outlined.
ICRISAT pleased to share this five-year Strategic Plan 2021-2025 which builds on our extensive partnerships, networking and our understanding of the needs on the ground and sets out our current expertise with our vision for the next five years of a streamlined, targeted research for development institution, working closely with our partners and stakeholders in the private and public sectors.
RTB - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013CGIAR
The document discusses plans for the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) to have greater impact through 2023. It outlines RTB's strategic objectives and flagship programs, which include combating vitamin A deficiency with orange-fleshed sweetpotato, raising incomes from cassava production centers for rural women, recovering banana production from banana bunchy top disease, and breaking the potato seed bottleneck in Africa. It describes the theories of change, intended outcomes, and scaling approaches for these flagship programs. The document also discusses discovery flagships for next generation breeding and game changing traits, as well as cross-cutting support through a global conservation monitoring network.
This document provides an overview and update on the implementation of IITA's Social Science & Agribusiness Research for Development (R4D) agenda from 2012-2020. The agenda has six objectives: 1) ex-ante impact assessment, 2) understanding rural livelihoods, 3) gender preferences and technology adoption, 4) input and output markets and policies, 5) targeting innovations, and 6) ex-post impact assessment. Updates are provided on progress made towards each objective, including tools developed, studies conducted, and engagement with partners and policymakers. The overall goal is to improve smallholder productivity, competitiveness and nutrition in Africa through strategic social science and agribusiness research.
Maize - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013cgxchange
1) The document summarizes the agenda for a two-day dialogue on maize CRP research and development, including prioritizing research, supporting partnerships, flagship projects, outcomes-focused performance, impact pathways, and regional assessments.
2) It provides an overview of MAIZE CRP partners and criteria for prioritization, highlighting that 40% of total funds flow through partners and MAIZE ranks highly on partnership criteria.
3) Key topics on the agenda include the nine flagship projects, innovation platforms, demand for maize germplasm, and output-outcome mapping for measuring impacts on yields, nutrition, incomes and other system-level outcomes.
WHEAT - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013cgxchange
This document summarizes the agenda and presentations for a CRP Engagement with Donors meeting on wheat. It includes:
- An overview of WHEAT's Impact Pathways, Theories of Change, and impact on the ground through improved wheat varieties.
- Examples of impact through genetic discoveries to combat wheat rust in Africa and make countries epidemic-proof.
- Charts showing the large number of poor people dependent on wheat-based farming systems in South Asia.
- Details of WHEAT's regional collaborations and flagship projects focused on sustainably growing more wheat with less inputs and improved livelihoods.
- Information on refining WHEAT's Intermediate Development Outcomes with research partners.
GRiSP - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013CGIAR
- GRiSP is a global partnership led by IRRI that coordinates rice research and development among international organizations to address challenges facing global rice production.
- Its goals are to increase rice production sustainably and profitably for farmers, improve food security and nutrition, and reduce the environmental footprint of rice.
- Key targets for its first phase included lifting 72 million people out of poverty and reducing hunger for 40 million people in Asia through increased rice yields and incomes for farmers.
- It has over 900 research and development partners worldwide working across six themes, from genetic diversity to capacity building. Indicators will track progress toward outcomes like increased yields, water productivity, and farmer incomes.
This document provides an update on the Root and Tuber Crops (RTB) program. It summarizes that RTB has received excellent ratings in annual reporting, gender reporting, and external reviews. It notes funding received from DFID and BMGF and pre-proposal reviews. It discusses improvements to management staffing, research synergies, communications, and the cassava seed value chain project. Feedback on the pre-proposal from ISPC is presented which recommends the full proposal. The upcoming full proposal process and timelines are outlined.
ICRISAT pleased to share this five-year Strategic Plan 2021-2025 which builds on our extensive partnerships, networking and our understanding of the needs on the ground and sets out our current expertise with our vision for the next five years of a streamlined, targeted research for development institution, working closely with our partners and stakeholders in the private and public sectors.
RTB - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013CGIAR
The document discusses plans for the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) to have greater impact through 2023. It outlines RTB's strategic objectives and flagship programs, which include combating vitamin A deficiency with orange-fleshed sweetpotato, raising incomes from cassava production centers for rural women, recovering banana production from banana bunchy top disease, and breaking the potato seed bottleneck in Africa. It describes the theories of change, intended outcomes, and scaling approaches for these flagship programs. The document also discusses discovery flagships for next generation breeding and game changing traits, as well as cross-cutting support through a global conservation monitoring network.
This document provides an overview and update on the implementation of IITA's Social Science & Agribusiness Research for Development (R4D) agenda from 2012-2020. The agenda has six objectives: 1) ex-ante impact assessment, 2) understanding rural livelihoods, 3) gender preferences and technology adoption, 4) input and output markets and policies, 5) targeting innovations, and 6) ex-post impact assessment. Updates are provided on progress made towards each objective, including tools developed, studies conducted, and engagement with partners and policymakers. The overall goal is to improve smallholder productivity, competitiveness and nutrition in Africa through strategic social science and agribusiness research.
Growing Asia Implementing the regional strategic frameworkCIAT
CIAT Asia is growing its research agenda, project portfolio, proposal pipeline, and regional team to implement its strategic framework. The research agenda focuses on three themes: cassava value chains, forages and livestock systems, and integrated farming systems. The project portfolio currently includes 20 bilateral/W3 projects and 7 W2 projects worth $3M annually. The proposal pipeline includes 13 submitted proposals and 11 concept notes pending approval. The regional team is growing to over 40 members from diverse backgrounds to work on the research themes. Challenges for CIAT Asia include balancing growth, promoting scientific excellence, building innovative partnerships and creative financing.
International Center for Tropical Agriculture Centro Internacional de Agricul...SIANI
Presented as part of the SIANI Hesa Expert Group meeting in Chulalongkorn University School of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR) in Bangkok. More at: http://bit.ly/1NwBkbp
Presentation made by the GCP Director during the CGIAR Fund Council (FC) visit to CIMMYT (GCP's host), on the sidelines of the FC meeting in Mexico in May 2014.
ICRISAT communication resources catalogue updated in April 2020ICRISAT
A comprehensive resources catalogue of ICRISAT updated in April 2020 :Please contact Dr Geetika Sareen, Senior Manager, Communications and Knowledge Management, Strategic Marketing and Communication (s.geetika@cgiar.org)
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Update on Tropical...ICRISAT
Dr Rajeev K Varshney updated on the key points on ropical Legumes Projects ; Development and release of farmer-preferred varieties in the target crop x geography, Strengthening of the legume breeding capacity of the partner CGIAR and NARS partners, Program Improvement Plan (PIP) based on the results of the Breeding Program Assessment Tool (BPAT). The establishment of sustainable seed delivery systems that service the needs of small-holders.
Presentation by Monika Varga (Research group on Process Network Engineering) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
SCDP Integrated Extension Approach for the Development of LivelihoodsINGENAES
The Second Crop Diversification Project (SCDP) aims to reduce poverty and increase farmers' incomes in 27 districts of Bangladesh through high-value crop production. The project covers 52 upazilas and provides support to 240,000 small farmers. Key activities include expanding cultivation of high-value crops, increasing income through improved production efficiency and value addition, empowering women, enhancing food security, and providing credit support. The project has successfully introduced new crop varieties, improved production technologies, organized farmer groups, and increased access to finance, leading to higher incomes and food security for farmers.
This document summarizes CIAT's contributions to eco-efficient agriculture for the poor in Asia. It discusses CIAT's work improving cassava production, developing forage and livestock systems, and linking farmers to markets in countries across Asia. It outlines partnerships with organizations like ICRISAT, CIP, and various national agricultural research institutions in Asia. The document also discusses using spatial analysis to understand how climate change may impact crop suitability and developing new areas of work on issues like zoonotic diseases.
Prepared by:
Lead Authors
Walter de Boef, Marja Thijssen, Boudy van Schagen, and Tom van Mourik
Contributors
Tofa Abdullahi, Godwin Atser, Isabelle Baltenweck, Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø, Zewdie Bishaw, Elohor Diebiru-Ojo, Carlo Fadda, Alessandra Galie, Sita Ghimire, Lars Graudal, Aynalem Haile, Jon Hellin, Ramni Jamnadas, Alpha Kamara, Karen Marshall, Margaret McEwan, Adamu Molla, Baloua Nebie, Kwame Ogero, Chris Ojiewo, Lucky Omoigui, Michael Peters, Srinivasulu Rajendran, Cristiano Rossignoli, Lateef Sanni, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Reuben Solomon, David Spielman, Abiro Tigabie, and Aboubacar Toure
Ouma - Technology adoption in banana-legume systems of Central AfricaCIALCA
Presentation delivered at the CIALCA international conference 'Challenges and Opportunities to the agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa'. Kigali, Rwanda, October 24-27 2011.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Building sustainab...ICRISAT
Developing market–oriented seed production and delivery systems through PPP. Enhancing linkages among actors of multi-stakeholders’ Platforms along seed and commodity value chains, varieties prioritization for commercialization. Developing business cases. Seed Revolving Fund Initiative, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion in Tanzania.
The document outlines Morocco's Green Plan for Food Security. It discusses key challenges facing Morocco's agriculture sector, including water scarcity and dependence on food imports. The plan proposes two pillars: 1) aggressively developing a high-value commercial agriculture sector through public-private partnerships and 2) supporting smallholder farmers by helping them professionalize their operations. It highlights ongoing efforts like converting irrigation systems to drip irrigation to save water and increase productivity. The plan aims to boost domestic production, rural development and food security through modernizing agriculture while ensuring social and environmental sustainability.
- Three expected outputs of the meeting are: a regional action plan and roadmap, priority themes and partners for South-South cooperation, and regional themes addressing food security and nutrition constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Biotechnologies can help increase crop production but adoption by smallholders faces challenges including understanding local contexts and barriers like risk. Ensuring technologies are profitable and have support systems may aid adoption.
- Physical technologies can speed biotechnology development and adoption, but non-biological factors also influence whether farmers benefit from new varieties.
The document summarizes the annual report of the Common bean improvement research program. It discusses how the program has helped over 2.2 million families in Ethiopia by improving bean varieties and seed systems. It also discusses the development of high oleic groundnut varieties in India to meet food industry and health needs. Additionally, the summary discusses how the program improved food security and business opportunities in Zimbabwe by developing high-yielding, climate-resilient bean varieties.
Crop Improvement: Legumes
The document summarizes work on improving legume crops in East and Southern Africa. It discusses the context of the legume science agenda in the region, including the need to meet growing food demands, tackle poverty and nutrition deficiencies, and increase resilience to climate risks. It then provides highlights of work done in 2015 to launch projects, conduct planning meetings, curate data, communicate progress, and support breeding pipelines for crops like groundnuts, cowpeas, common beans, and chickpeas. Challenges faced included filling project positions slowly and dealing with instability in parts of Mali and Nigeria. Breeding priorities and results for crops like chickpeas and pigeonpeas in the region are
Impacts of 50 years of CIAT research on Tropical AgricultureCIAT
CIAT has worked with partners for 50 years on tropical agriculture research. This research has had significant impacts:
- Bean, cassava, rice, and forage research led to billions in benefits, with beans research alone resulting in $17.4 billion in economic benefits.
- New varieties of various crops were widely adopted, increasing yields and incomes for millions of farmers.
- Recent soil and market linkage research improved sustainability and financial outcomes for smallholders.
- Participatory approaches facilitated environmental protection and new variety development.
This document provides information on various projects and activities related to climate-smart agriculture. It discusses the development of climate-smart agricultural practices for smallholder farmers in South Asia under Flagship Project 1.1. It describes the framework for targeting adoption of these practices and mechanisms for verifying their impacts. It also discusses recommendations, incentives and institutions for scaling up climate-smart practices under Flagship Project 1.2. The document outlines research sites and approaches, and provides examples of research results on topics like crop yields, water use, and costs under different scenarios. It discusses linkages between these activities and other projects and initiatives, as well as opportunities for convergence. It also notes efforts to mainstream gender and describes high-level policymaker visits
Foresight analysis and ex- ante assessment of promising technologies: To info...ICRISAT
This document discusses strategic foresight analysis to evaluate promising agricultural technologies. It begins by explaining why foresight analysis is needed given challenges facing the global food system like population growth and climate change. Case studies are presented on evaluating drought tolerant and high yielding varieties of groundnuts using crop modeling. Virtual cultivars are developed and show yield increases. Spatial analysis projects changes under climate change. Pathways for technology development, dissemination and adoption are discussed. Benefits include increased production, lower prices and reduced poverty and malnutrition. Limitations and ways to strengthen the analysis are also outlined.
Degrande - Disseminating Agroforestry Innovations in Cameroon: Are Relay Orga...CIALCA
Presentation delivered at the CIALCA international conference 'Challenges and Opportunities to the agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa'. Kigali, Rwanda, October 24-27 2011.
The document discusses increasing genetic gains in farmers' fields in Africa through public sector crop breeding programs. It notes that current rates of genetic gain achieved by these programs are suboptimal. The key points are:
1. Genetic gain is measured as the annual increase in productivity due to breeding, but is difficult to measure directly in farmers' fields. Estimates suggest average genetic gains of around 0.3% per year for maize in Africa.
2. Higher genetic gains over the long term can transform agriculture by providing steady improvements, effective climate adaptation, and reduced environmental impacts. However, rates of 1-2% per year are needed to have significant impacts.
3. To increase genetic gains, public breeding
This document provides a 3-year roadmap for information and communications technology (ICT) in the CGIAR system. It identifies 24 prioritized action items across 5 areas: applications, collaboration tools, ICT governance, location strategies, and network infrastructure. The action items were developed by CGIAR center ICT managers to implement shared ICT services, as recommended in an earlier report to improve research, collaboration, efficiency, and reduce redundancy. The highest priority action items proposed for 2011 relate to internet connectivity standards, a common data repository, the One Corporate System initiative, and collaboration tools. The roadmap is intended to be revisited annually to verify priorities and progress.
Courtney Paisley became the Coordinator of the Young Professionals' Platform for Agricultural Research for Development (YPARD) after hearing a presentation about the organization that gave young professionals a voice. As a young professional herself, Courtney felt her opinions were often overlooked. YPARD aims to encourage youth and build their confidence by allowing them to share ideas online first before engaging with senior staff. Courtney's background in knowledge sharing through her previous work will help her utilize tools like ICT and social media to expand YPARD's global network and better connect the voices of youth.
Growing Asia Implementing the regional strategic frameworkCIAT
CIAT Asia is growing its research agenda, project portfolio, proposal pipeline, and regional team to implement its strategic framework. The research agenda focuses on three themes: cassava value chains, forages and livestock systems, and integrated farming systems. The project portfolio currently includes 20 bilateral/W3 projects and 7 W2 projects worth $3M annually. The proposal pipeline includes 13 submitted proposals and 11 concept notes pending approval. The regional team is growing to over 40 members from diverse backgrounds to work on the research themes. Challenges for CIAT Asia include balancing growth, promoting scientific excellence, building innovative partnerships and creative financing.
International Center for Tropical Agriculture Centro Internacional de Agricul...SIANI
Presented as part of the SIANI Hesa Expert Group meeting in Chulalongkorn University School of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR) in Bangkok. More at: http://bit.ly/1NwBkbp
Presentation made by the GCP Director during the CGIAR Fund Council (FC) visit to CIMMYT (GCP's host), on the sidelines of the FC meeting in Mexico in May 2014.
ICRISAT communication resources catalogue updated in April 2020ICRISAT
A comprehensive resources catalogue of ICRISAT updated in April 2020 :Please contact Dr Geetika Sareen, Senior Manager, Communications and Knowledge Management, Strategic Marketing and Communication (s.geetika@cgiar.org)
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Update on Tropical...ICRISAT
Dr Rajeev K Varshney updated on the key points on ropical Legumes Projects ; Development and release of farmer-preferred varieties in the target crop x geography, Strengthening of the legume breeding capacity of the partner CGIAR and NARS partners, Program Improvement Plan (PIP) based on the results of the Breeding Program Assessment Tool (BPAT). The establishment of sustainable seed delivery systems that service the needs of small-holders.
Presentation by Monika Varga (Research group on Process Network Engineering) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
SCDP Integrated Extension Approach for the Development of LivelihoodsINGENAES
The Second Crop Diversification Project (SCDP) aims to reduce poverty and increase farmers' incomes in 27 districts of Bangladesh through high-value crop production. The project covers 52 upazilas and provides support to 240,000 small farmers. Key activities include expanding cultivation of high-value crops, increasing income through improved production efficiency and value addition, empowering women, enhancing food security, and providing credit support. The project has successfully introduced new crop varieties, improved production technologies, organized farmer groups, and increased access to finance, leading to higher incomes and food security for farmers.
This document summarizes CIAT's contributions to eco-efficient agriculture for the poor in Asia. It discusses CIAT's work improving cassava production, developing forage and livestock systems, and linking farmers to markets in countries across Asia. It outlines partnerships with organizations like ICRISAT, CIP, and various national agricultural research institutions in Asia. The document also discusses using spatial analysis to understand how climate change may impact crop suitability and developing new areas of work on issues like zoonotic diseases.
Prepared by:
Lead Authors
Walter de Boef, Marja Thijssen, Boudy van Schagen, and Tom van Mourik
Contributors
Tofa Abdullahi, Godwin Atser, Isabelle Baltenweck, Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø, Zewdie Bishaw, Elohor Diebiru-Ojo, Carlo Fadda, Alessandra Galie, Sita Ghimire, Lars Graudal, Aynalem Haile, Jon Hellin, Ramni Jamnadas, Alpha Kamara, Karen Marshall, Margaret McEwan, Adamu Molla, Baloua Nebie, Kwame Ogero, Chris Ojiewo, Lucky Omoigui, Michael Peters, Srinivasulu Rajendran, Cristiano Rossignoli, Lateef Sanni, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Reuben Solomon, David Spielman, Abiro Tigabie, and Aboubacar Toure
Ouma - Technology adoption in banana-legume systems of Central AfricaCIALCA
Presentation delivered at the CIALCA international conference 'Challenges and Opportunities to the agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa'. Kigali, Rwanda, October 24-27 2011.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Building sustainab...ICRISAT
Developing market–oriented seed production and delivery systems through PPP. Enhancing linkages among actors of multi-stakeholders’ Platforms along seed and commodity value chains, varieties prioritization for commercialization. Developing business cases. Seed Revolving Fund Initiative, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion in Tanzania.
The document outlines Morocco's Green Plan for Food Security. It discusses key challenges facing Morocco's agriculture sector, including water scarcity and dependence on food imports. The plan proposes two pillars: 1) aggressively developing a high-value commercial agriculture sector through public-private partnerships and 2) supporting smallholder farmers by helping them professionalize their operations. It highlights ongoing efforts like converting irrigation systems to drip irrigation to save water and increase productivity. The plan aims to boost domestic production, rural development and food security through modernizing agriculture while ensuring social and environmental sustainability.
- Three expected outputs of the meeting are: a regional action plan and roadmap, priority themes and partners for South-South cooperation, and regional themes addressing food security and nutrition constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Biotechnologies can help increase crop production but adoption by smallholders faces challenges including understanding local contexts and barriers like risk. Ensuring technologies are profitable and have support systems may aid adoption.
- Physical technologies can speed biotechnology development and adoption, but non-biological factors also influence whether farmers benefit from new varieties.
The document summarizes the annual report of the Common bean improvement research program. It discusses how the program has helped over 2.2 million families in Ethiopia by improving bean varieties and seed systems. It also discusses the development of high oleic groundnut varieties in India to meet food industry and health needs. Additionally, the summary discusses how the program improved food security and business opportunities in Zimbabwe by developing high-yielding, climate-resilient bean varieties.
Crop Improvement: Legumes
The document summarizes work on improving legume crops in East and Southern Africa. It discusses the context of the legume science agenda in the region, including the need to meet growing food demands, tackle poverty and nutrition deficiencies, and increase resilience to climate risks. It then provides highlights of work done in 2015 to launch projects, conduct planning meetings, curate data, communicate progress, and support breeding pipelines for crops like groundnuts, cowpeas, common beans, and chickpeas. Challenges faced included filling project positions slowly and dealing with instability in parts of Mali and Nigeria. Breeding priorities and results for crops like chickpeas and pigeonpeas in the region are
Impacts of 50 years of CIAT research on Tropical AgricultureCIAT
CIAT has worked with partners for 50 years on tropical agriculture research. This research has had significant impacts:
- Bean, cassava, rice, and forage research led to billions in benefits, with beans research alone resulting in $17.4 billion in economic benefits.
- New varieties of various crops were widely adopted, increasing yields and incomes for millions of farmers.
- Recent soil and market linkage research improved sustainability and financial outcomes for smallholders.
- Participatory approaches facilitated environmental protection and new variety development.
This document provides information on various projects and activities related to climate-smart agriculture. It discusses the development of climate-smart agricultural practices for smallholder farmers in South Asia under Flagship Project 1.1. It describes the framework for targeting adoption of these practices and mechanisms for verifying their impacts. It also discusses recommendations, incentives and institutions for scaling up climate-smart practices under Flagship Project 1.2. The document outlines research sites and approaches, and provides examples of research results on topics like crop yields, water use, and costs under different scenarios. It discusses linkages between these activities and other projects and initiatives, as well as opportunities for convergence. It also notes efforts to mainstream gender and describes high-level policymaker visits
Foresight analysis and ex- ante assessment of promising technologies: To info...ICRISAT
This document discusses strategic foresight analysis to evaluate promising agricultural technologies. It begins by explaining why foresight analysis is needed given challenges facing the global food system like population growth and climate change. Case studies are presented on evaluating drought tolerant and high yielding varieties of groundnuts using crop modeling. Virtual cultivars are developed and show yield increases. Spatial analysis projects changes under climate change. Pathways for technology development, dissemination and adoption are discussed. Benefits include increased production, lower prices and reduced poverty and malnutrition. Limitations and ways to strengthen the analysis are also outlined.
Degrande - Disseminating Agroforestry Innovations in Cameroon: Are Relay Orga...CIALCA
Presentation delivered at the CIALCA international conference 'Challenges and Opportunities to the agricultural intensification of the humid highland systems of sub-Saharan Africa'. Kigali, Rwanda, October 24-27 2011.
The document discusses increasing genetic gains in farmers' fields in Africa through public sector crop breeding programs. It notes that current rates of genetic gain achieved by these programs are suboptimal. The key points are:
1. Genetic gain is measured as the annual increase in productivity due to breeding, but is difficult to measure directly in farmers' fields. Estimates suggest average genetic gains of around 0.3% per year for maize in Africa.
2. Higher genetic gains over the long term can transform agriculture by providing steady improvements, effective climate adaptation, and reduced environmental impacts. However, rates of 1-2% per year are needed to have significant impacts.
3. To increase genetic gains, public breeding
This document provides a 3-year roadmap for information and communications technology (ICT) in the CGIAR system. It identifies 24 prioritized action items across 5 areas: applications, collaboration tools, ICT governance, location strategies, and network infrastructure. The action items were developed by CGIAR center ICT managers to implement shared ICT services, as recommended in an earlier report to improve research, collaboration, efficiency, and reduce redundancy. The highest priority action items proposed for 2011 relate to internet connectivity standards, a common data repository, the One Corporate System initiative, and collaboration tools. The roadmap is intended to be revisited annually to verify priorities and progress.
Courtney Paisley became the Coordinator of the Young Professionals' Platform for Agricultural Research for Development (YPARD) after hearing a presentation about the organization that gave young professionals a voice. As a young professional herself, Courtney felt her opinions were often overlooked. YPARD aims to encourage youth and build their confidence by allowing them to share ideas online first before engaging with senior staff. Courtney's background in knowledge sharing through her previous work will help her utilize tools like ICT and social media to expand YPARD's global network and better connect the voices of youth.
This document discusses how the CGIAR is using social media and Web 2.0 tools like blogs, microblogs, and newsfeeds to disseminate agricultural research outputs. It provides examples of blogs, Twitter, and RSS feeds used by various CGIAR centers to engage with audiences and share information. Guidelines are offered on setting up and maintaining a presence on these channels to enhance research uptake and knowledge sharing.
PIM - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013cgxchange
The document discusses plans for future work on several topics including gender, productivity, access, and value chains by the PIM CGIAR Research Program and its partners. It outlines proposed strategic research on gender, measuring agricultural incentives more accurately, evaluating the relationship between agricultural research and productivity, and improving access to food through social protection programs. The document also discusses expanding work on innovations in agricultural value chains, including tools to reduce transaction costs and manage risk.
This document provides guidance on evaluating blogs in 8 steps. The first step is to ask questions to understand the context and purpose of the blog. Key questions include: what is the blog's purpose and intended audience? What type of content will it feature and how often will it be updated? Understanding the goals and workflow for creating and maintaining the blog will help with the evaluation.
Social Reporting from Conferences, Workshops and Other Events: A practical ...cgxchange
How to organise social reporting from events: an extended practical guide for organisers. March 2011 version.
Have an idea on how to improve the guide? Comment on the ICT-KM site at:
http://ictkm.cgiar.org/tutorials/organise-social-reporting-from-events/
2016 International Conference on Pulses – Concluding remarksCGIAR
This document summarizes key points from presentations at the 2016 International Conference on Pulses. Over 300 participants from 36 countries attended. Presentations covered topics like pulses genomics, genetic resources conservation, breeding innovations, and opportunities to enhance pulses production. It discussed the shift in CGIAR's research programs from commodity-focused to agri-food systems approaches. The concluding remarks emphasized the need for more integrated, collaborative research to address complex challenges through social, institutional and technological innovations.
International Conference on Pulses 2016 Concluding RemarksICARDA
This document summarizes key points from presentations at the 2016 International Conference on Pulses. It discusses the transition from commodity-focused CRPs to agri-food systems CRPs, and the importance of taking multi-disciplinary, collaborative approaches. The Dryland Cereals and Legumes CRP was presented as an example, focusing on pre-breeding, trait discovery, variety development, and improving seed systems. Developing sustainable intensification and addressing challenges through 2050 will require innovative solutions and integrating social and technological innovations.
CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals, Value for moneyCGIAR
The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals aims to improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers in dryland regions of Africa and Asia through crop improvement, management, and market access solutions for dryland cereals like barley, finger millet, pearl millet, and sorghum. The program develops improved varieties and agricultural practices, increases access to information, and addresses policy constraints to promote increased and stable access to dryland cereals, reduced rural poverty and improved nutrition. Research outcomes to date include higher yielding and more nutritious varieties, as well as increased incomes and food security for thousands of farmers.
This document provides an overview of the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP), a global partnership led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to coordinate rice research. GRiSP involves 16 international research centers and has an annual budget of $100 million. Its objectives are to increase rice productivity, foster more sustainable rice production systems, and improve the rice sector. Key activities include resequencing rice genomes, developing new rice varieties, evaluating management practices, improving post-harvest technologies, and partnering for large-scale impact. Highlights discussed include resequencing 3000 rice genomes, developing novel genetic resources like NAM populations, operating a global phenotyping platform, and awarding 31 scholarships under the Global Rice Science Scholarship
ILRI's strategy focuses on using livestock research to improve food security and reduce poverty in Africa. It has three strategic objectives: 1) develop and promote sustainable, scalable practices that improve lives through livestock; 2) provide scientific evidence to persuade decision-makers to invest more in livestock; and 3) increase stakeholders' capacity to make better use of livestock science and investments. Key research areas include addressing the biomass crisis in intensifying smallholder systems, managing vulnerability and risk in drylands, improving food safety and addressing aflatoxins, advancing vaccine biosciences, and mobilizing biosciences to achieve food security in Africa. ILRI aims to prove livestock's potential, influence investment, and ensure sufficient capacity to effectively use
Grain Legumes - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013CGIAR
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CIP's strategic plan from 2014-2023 focuses on 6 strategic objectives:
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2. 1. Justification and structure GRiSP
2. Towards GRiSP II: IDOs, Impact
Pathway, Theory of Change, gender,
capacity building
3. Performance indicators
4. Geographic focus
5. Partners
6. Draft budget
Overview
3. • 120 million rice farmers feed 3.5 billion people
• 1 billion people extremely poor and 650 million
hungry depend on rice – more coming…
No slowdown in
global rice
consumption
Rice fastest
growing food
commodity in
SSA
„000 milled tonnes
Why rice why GRiSP?
4. => Increase rice production that is affordable to poor
and profitable to farmers
But… future: less and more expensive resources,
more hostile environment (climate change), need to be
sustainable and safeguard environment
Global challenge and global threats
concerted global action
GRiSP
5. GRiSP: a global response
• A global partnership led by IRRI
• Coordinating and founding partners:
AfricaRice, CIAT, CIRAD, IRD, and JIRCAS
(international mandate)
• Shared vision, goals, objectives, R&D
• For a value of 90-95 M $/year
• Current phase: 2011-2015
6. Targets 2020 (GRiSP I)
1. Expenditures on rice by those under the $1.25
(PPP) poverty line will decline by nearly PPP $5
billion annually.
2. Counting those reductions as income gains: 72
million people would be lifted above the $1.25
poverty line, reducing global poor by 5%.
3. 40 million undernourished people would reach
caloric sufficiency in Asia, reducing hunger by 7%.
4. Approximately 275 million tons of CO2 equivalent
emissions averted.
7. GRiSP: a global partnership
ARI/Univ.
(135)
NARES
(302)
Natl. Univ.,
(97)
CSO
(115)
Gov. Org.
(92)
Intl./Reg. Organ.
(35)
CGIAR (13)
Private Sector
(intl., 41)
Private Sector
(local, 72)
Research
Partners
(435, 48%)
Development
& Other Partners
(467, 52%)
15%
33%
11%
13%
10%
4%
5%
8%
Coordinating
institutes have
over 900
research and
development
partners
8. GRiSP Mission and CGIAR System-
Level Outcomes (SLOs)
GRiSP GCIAR-SLO
1. Reduce poverty and
hunger
1. Reduced rural poverty
2. Increased food security
2. Improve human health and
nutrition
3. Increased health and
nutrition
3. Reduce the environmental
footprint and enhance the
ecosystem resilience of
rice production systems
4. Sustainable natural
resources management
9. Research evidence base
Sustainably
managed
natural
resources
Improved
food
security
Reduced
rural
poverty
Improved
nutrition and
health
Increased agricultural growth
Increased income
Increased yield
Increased production
Lower rice price
Increased labor demand and wages
Increased productivity/resource use efficiency
Increased value of production
Decreased cost of production
Decreased post-harvest loss
Increased nutritious value of rice
Producer effect
Net consumer effect
Additional linkage effects
Genetic
improvement
Improved
natural
resources
management
Conservation of natural landscapes
Reduced externalities (GHG emission, water pollution,..)
Yield potential
Stress tolerance
Biofortification
Grain quality
Improved
post harvest
12. GRiSP New Frontier research
Project PLs Institutions
Genotyping and phenotyping of African rice species
and their pathogens for strategic disease resistance
breeding (MENERGEP)
1.2.
1.3.
2.2.
AfricaRice, IRD, JIRCAS,
Cirad
Increasing the yield potential in rice using genomic
and physiological approaches
2.4. IRRI, AfricaRice, CIAT,
Nagoya U.
Phenomics of key adaptation and yield potential
traits - GRiSP Global Rice Phenotyping Network
(PRAY)
1.2. IRRI, AfricaRice, CIAT,
Cirad, Embrapa, NIAES,
U. Qsld., CAAS, PhilRice
Enhancing the sustainable use of phosphorus
through the development of varieties with reduced
grain P
2.3. JIRCAS, IRRI,
AfricaRice, Southern
Cross U., FOFIFA, Yara
Development of a cutting edge rice transformation
platform for complex traits (TALENs)
1.3.
1.4.
2.2.
IRRI, CIAT, U. Minnesota
13. Global Rice Science Scholarship
Region Female Male Total
Africa 3 6 9
Asia 9 8 17
Europe 1 1
South America 1 3 4
Grand Total 14 17 31
188 applicants from 40 countries
31 awarded for Themes 1-5
14. Towards GRiSP II
1. Results-Based Management, based on
a) Outputs: science-based products and
services
b) Outcomes: Intermediate Development
Outcomes
c) Indicators of progress and targets
2. Committed CGIAR funding for delivery
3. Broad Partnerships for “impact at scale”
4. Gender equity and women empowerment
5. Capacity building
15. Intermediate Development
Outcomes
# IDO SLOs
1 Increased rice yield 1,2,3
2 Increased rice productivity (resource-use efficiency) 1,2,3
3 Decreased poverty of net rice consumers (urban and
rural) and rice producers
1
4 Increased sustainability and environmental quality of
rice-based cropping systems
4
5 Improved efficiency and increased value in rice value
chain
1,2,3
6 Improved nutrition status derived from rice consumption 3
7 Increased rice genetic diversity for current and future
generations
1,2,3
8 Increased pro-poor delivery systems 1-4
9 Increased gender equity in the rice value chain 1,2,3
16. Schematic Impact Pathway
Product
Pilot site farmer
adopters, and
benefits seen
Large scale
dissemination
Large numbers
of farmers adopt
Increased
productivity
SLO (food security, poverty,
sustainability, H&N)
Collaborative partner
adopters, and
benefits seen
GRiSP
“Outside”
Research outcome –
Intermediate and
end user
Intermediate
development
Outcome (IDO)
5->10 years
3-6 years
6-9 years
9-12 years
>> 12 years
100s
1000s
100,000s
1,000,000s
Farmers
Upscaling
Pilot scale
17. Schematic IP and Theory of Change
Product
Pilot site farmer
adopters, and
benefits seen
Large scale
dissemination
Large numbers
of farmers adopt
Increased
productivity
SLO (food security poverty,
sustainability, H&N)
Assumption: product responds to
farmers’ needs
Risk: product not adopted
Assumptions: partners disseminate
product; benefits accrue to
adopters
Risk: products not adopted
Assumption: product responds to
a need on large scale; benefits
accrue to adopters
Risk: practices are not adopted
Assumption:
product actually
delivers its benefits
Conduct of Needs and
Opportunities Assessments;
target domain identification,
involvement of farmers in
development of product
(participatory approaches);
develop technologies with local
R&D partners, scientific evidence
that porduct ‘works’
Involvement of partners in
product development;
capacity building of partners;
development of business
models; demonstrated
benefits to adopters
Awareness campaigns,
demonstration fields,
marketing by private sector,
penetrate remote areas
(identification of target domain
– see below)
See early action at
development of improved
practice
Assumptions and risks Enabling actions
Collaborative partner
adopters, and
benefits seen
GRiSP
“Outside”
18. Coherence for delivery
Products and services
Research outcome:
uptake and dissemination
by GRiSP partners
Research outcome: uptake
and dissemination by end
users (farmers, value-chain
actors)
Intermediate Development
outcomes
CGIAR SLOs
T1 T4T2 T3Theme 5
Theme 6
Upscaling Partners
19. GRiSP Theme 1
Genetic Diversity
GRiSP Theme 2
Breeding
GRiSP Theme 5
Policy and Impact
GRiSP Theme 6
Capacity and Delivery
GRiSP Theme 4
Value adding
GRiSP Theme 3
NRM
SLO1 Rural PovertySLO3 Nutrition and healthSLO2 Food Security SLO4 Sustainability
Gene Bank; Novel
gene pool;
Valuable-trait genes
Breeding tools;
breeding lines; (hybrid)
varieties for biotic and
abiotic stress, high
yield, nutritious value
Resource-use efficient, low
carbon-footprint management
practices; Adaptations to
stresses and Climate Change;
Mechanized and Diversified
systems
Post-harvest technologies,
Strategies for market
access, Specialty rices,
Novel rice-based products
C4 rice
Information and tools
for technology
targeting; Impact
assessments; Global
rice information for
policy analysis
Tools for communication and
Extension; Models and tools
for capacity building;
Platforms for innovation and
delivery; Seed and variety
delivery systems
NARES and ARIs
use tools, genes,
(pre-)breeding lines
to develop improved
local rice varieties
Pro-poor and pro-gender
improved management
practices locally adapted
by NARES and promoted
by public, NGO, and
private sector
Post-harvest technologies,
market-access solutions,
and value-added products
locally adapted by NARES
Local policy makers and
decision takers
enlightened about rice
policy opportunities
Extension, delivery, and
capacity building models
employed by local stakeholders
Functional
(public, NGO, private
) local rice seed
delivery
systems/markets
Farmers adopt
improved and
nutritious rice
varieties
Farmers adopt
sustainable and
environmentally-friendly
rice management
practices
Rice value-chain actors
adopt improved post-
harvest practices
New cadre of high-quality rice
researchers and extension
agents; extended partnerships
for delivery and impact at
scale
Policies in place that
support positive
impact from rice
research
Increased rice yield
Increased rice
production
Enhanced
ecosystem resilience
Reduced pesticide
use
Increased water,
labor, and energy
use efficiency
Increased consumption
of nutritious rice
Stable and affordable
price of rice
Increased expandable income on nonrice
items by poor rice farmers (and urban
dwellers)
Stable and sufficient
market availability of
rice
Increased income by
actors in the rice
value chain
Reduced cost of rice
production
Reduced mycotoxin
contamination in rice
Farmers produce value-
added and novel products
Reduced GHG
emissions. carbon
footprint in rice
production Reduced post-
harvest loss in rice
Increased value adding
in the rice value chain
Intermediate
Development
Outcome
Research
Outcome
Outputs: products
End user
Partners
Enablingactions
Local rice seed distribution
systems deployed
Enablingactions
Increased health of rice
farmers and rice
consumers
Urban Poverty
Breeders effectively
access genebank for
trait mining
Improved and
accelerated
variety
development
with novel traits
Increased women
empowerrment
Participation of
women in decision
making
MDG: reduced poverty MDG: increased gender equity
20. • Gender research: Assess social and gender issues in the
rice sector, gender-differentiated impact of GRiSP‟s
products and services on productivity, livelihoods, nutrition,
health and sustainable natural resources management
(Theme 5)
• Gender mainstreaming: Ensure that the development of
GRiSP „s products and services takes gender differences
into account and addresses the specific needs and
preferences of women (Themes 2,3,4,6)
• Gender capacity enhancement: Enhance the capacity of
women to participate in planning, execution, monitoring and
evaluation of research, extension and provision of advisory
services, and development (Theme 6)
Gender objectives
21. GRiSP Gender impact pathway
Sustainably
managed
natural
resources
Improved
food security
Reduced
rural
poverty
Improved
nutrition and
health
CGIAR Development Outcomes
Increased productivity
from women activities
Increased women
labour productivity
Labour-saving
technologies
Freed up time
Reduced
drudgery
Increased off-farm
income
Assist children with
education
Improved hygiene
and sanitation
Increased marketable
surplus by women
Increased
women‟s
income
Increased
resources
spent on
nutritious food
Increased resources
spent on children
education
Pro-gender
production and
post-harvest
technologies
Pro-gender
extension
services
T2,3
T3
T4
T6
T5
22. Capacity Building
Aging cohort of scientists: graduate
(under, post) scholarships (GRISS)
Retooling of advisory services.
1. New landscape: public extension
services, private sector, NGOs, etc
2. New tools: ICT
3. New knowledge
Tooling farmers as modern entrepreneurs
Tooling value-chain businesses
23. Attribution and Contribution
1. Attribution: “full-blown” impact
assessment with control groups and
counterfactuals
2. Contribution: credible evidence that
all links in the impact pathway have
been addressed (theory of change)
i. Products, services
ii. Enabling environment
=> Indicators of progress
24. Evidence of progress
Product
Pilot site farmer
adopters, and
benefits seen
Large scale
dissemination
Large numbers
of farmers adopt
Increased
productivity
SLO (food security
poverty, sustainability, H&N)
Assumption: product responds to
farmers’ needs
Risk: product not adopted
Assumptions: partners disseminate
product; benefits accrue to
adopters
Risk: products not adopted
Assumption: product responds to
a need on large scale; benefits
accrue to adopters
Risk: practices are not adopted
Assumption:
product actually
delivers its benefits
Conduct of Needs and
Opportunities Assessments;
target domain
identification, involvement of
farmers in development of
product (participatory
approaches); develop
technologies with local R&D
partners, scientific evidence that
porduct ‘works’
Involvement of partners in
product development;
capacity building of partners;
development of business
models; demonstrated
benefits to adopters
Awareness campaigns,
demonstration fields,
marketing by private sector,
penetrate remote areas
(identification of target domain
– see below)
See early action at
development of improved
practice
Assumptions and risks Enabling actions
Collaborative partner
adopters, and
benefits seen
GRiSP
“Outside”
25. Indicator IDO Theme Asia Africa Latin America Global
India-Bihar
India-Odissa
B‟desh-South,
coastal
Myanmar-
cebtral,delta
Vietnam-
South
Laos,
cambodia
Philippines
Nigeria
Ghana
Tanzania
Mozambique
Senegal
Madagascar
Colombia
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Uruguay,
RGS-Brasil
1 Genetic gain 1 1,2 x x X
2 Farmers‟ yield 1 2,3 x x x x X
3 Water productivity 2,4 3
4 Fertilizer productivity 2,4 3
5 Consumer expenditure
on rice
3 5 X
6 Income from rice farming 3 5
7 Pesticide use 4 3
8 Greenhouse gas
emissions
4 3 X
9 Post-harvest loss 5 4
10 Value added through
specialty products
5 4
11 Nutrition parameter tbd 6 2
12 Area under adoption of
new technologies
1-6 2,3,5,6 X
13 # Farmers adopting new
technologies
1-6 2,3,5,6 X
14 Rice genetic diversity
parameter tbd
7 1,2 X
15 Improved delivery
partners and service
providers
8 6
16 Women empowerment
Index
9 5
17 Peer-reviewed Journal
publications; other
publications
1-9 1-6 X
18 Capacity built (graduate
and post-graduate; short
term; by male/female)
1-9 1-6 X
26. Global Rice
Harvested Area
(M ha)
Production rough rice
(M t)
Yield rough rice
(t/ha)
World 154 672 4.4
Asia 137 607 4.5
Latin America 6 25 4.5
Africa (SS) 9 23 2.5
Rest of World 3 17 6.7
31. • South Asia: deep poverty, hunger, CC
–Stress environment (drought, salinity, submergence); home
food security; stress tolerance, risk
–Irrigated environment: yield, national food security, export
• Vietnam: export, quality, value chain, reduced
environmental footprint, labeling
• Philippines: self sufficiency, yield
• Myanmar: „everything‟
• SSA: import substitution, yield, quality, value chain
• Latin America
–temperate; export, quality, reduced environmental footprint
–Tropical: yield, home food security, poverty
Diverse priorities
32. Global Intermediate Development
Outcomes and targets
–Global food security -> improved markets and
affordable market price, trade flows, sustainability
criteria (SRP) and value chains
–Global poverty alleviation, eg in mega-cities outside
rice-production area
Regional/national Intermediate
Development Outcomes and targets
Global vs Regional targets
33. The realization of IDOs is, however, not under
control of the CRPs and depends on multiple,
often iterative steps conducted by other players
and necessarily with substantial additional
investment (typically 10 x). While the CRPs are
accountable for their outputs and have some
control over the near-term adoption and use of
their research results, the development outcomes
occur, particularly at scale, as a result of
activities, policies and investments outside the
CGIAR [CRP]”
ISPC: Strengthening Strategy and Results Framework through Prioritization
Partners for development outcomes
34. CORRA: Council for
Partnerships on Rice Research
in Asia
IRRI
AfricaRice
CIAT
JIRCAS
Cirad
IRD
CRP 3.3
India
China
Philippines
Laos
Cambodia
Bangladesh
FLAR: Latin American Fund for
Irrigated Rice
RRRTC-WCA:
Regional Rice
Research and
Training Centre for
West and Central
Asia
AfricaRice council of ministers
CARD
GRiSP
GRiSP upscaling partners
NGOs: CRS,
WV, BRAC, …
Private
sector
ARIs
NARES
CRP 3.3 and GRiSP
35. CORRA: Council for
Partnerships on Rice Research
in Asia
IRRI
AfricaRice
CIAT
JIRCAS
Cirad
IRD
CRP 3.3
India
China
Philippines
Laos
Cambodia
Bangladesh
FLAR: Latin American Fund for
Irrigated Rice
RRRTC-WCA:
Regional Rice
Research and
Training Centre for
West and Central
Asia
AfricaRice council of ministers
CARD
GRiSP
GRiSP upscaling
partners
NGOs: CRS,
WV, BRAC, …
Private
sector
ARIs
NARESCGIAR: W 1,2
(25%)
CGIAR: W 3
Bilateral (75%)
Own funding
Distributed
funding
36. Results-Based Financing CRP 3.3
Minimum commitment 55 M $/y from W1,2 CGIAR
for:
1. Research and Product development CGIAR
centers IRRI, AfricaRice, CIAT (40 M)
2. Partnerships
a) GRiSP network support to partners (1 M)
b) Discovery Research (5 M)
c) Upscaling products and services (5 M)
d) Boosting gender-equity outcomes (2 M)
e) Capacity building/GRISS (2 M)
W3 and bilateral grants to CRP 3.3/CGIAR Centers
complement above activities
37. Fast-tracking RBM in GRiSP I
2014-2015: develop and put in place a SMART
system of indicator collection, aggregation, analysis
and evaluation; target setting and implementation
with partners, training
Regional: in key target areas: surveys (tablets),
measurements, local stastistics and data bases
Global: aggregation and synthesis of the above,
(inter)national databases, modeling, RS, GIS
Rough cost: 5 M$
40. Theme 1 ----- Theme 2, 3,4 -------------------------- Theme 5 Theme 6
Genes, varieties,
management
technologies,
information
gateway, models,
data, tools,
capacity, etc
Products
locally
adapted and
promoted by
public, NGO,
and private
sector
Products
adopted by
farmers, value
chain actors,
policy makers,
other
stakeholders
Increased
nutritious rice
production
Stable and
affordable
price of rice
Increased
resource use
efficiency
Rural Poverty
Nutrition and
health
Food Security
Sustainability
Products Intermediate Development Outcomes Impact
Development partnerships
Science partnerships
Timeline
Farmers: 1000s 10.000s 100.000s millions
GRiSP
CGIAR outcomes
41. • To increase rice productivity through
development of improved varieties and other
technologies along the value chain
• To foster more sustainable rice-based
production systems that use resources more
efficiently
• To improve the efficiency and equity of the rice
sector through better and more accessible
information and strengthened delivery
mechanisms (“enabling environment”)
GRiSP Objectives
42. GRiSP research themes
1. Conserving genetic diversity; gene
discovery
2. Development of improved varieties
3. Sustainable management practices
4. Value adding (post harvest, new products)
5. Technology targeting and policy
6. Partnerships for large-scale
impact, capacity building)
43. Outputs: products and services
Product Line 3.1. Future management systems for efficient rice monoculture
Product 3.1.1. Strategies to increase water use efficiency
Product 3.1.2. Principles and tools for site-specific nutrient management
Product 3.1.3. Management options for pests, weeds, and diseases
Product 3.1.4. Integrated Good Agricul-tural Practices (GAP)
Product Line 3.2. Resource-conserving technologies for diversified farming systems
Product 3.2.1. Diversified cropping systems in Asia
Product 3.2.2. Mechanization and conservation agriculture
Product Line 3.3. Management innovations for poor farmers in rainfed and stress-prone areas
Product 3.3.1. Management options for drought, submergence, and salinity
Product 3.3.2. Management options for pests, diseases, and weeds
Product 3.3.3. Mechanization and Conserva-tion Agriculture for low-input and upland systems
Product 3.3.4. Land and water develop-ment options for inland valleys
Product Line 3.4. Increasing resilience to climate change and reducing global warming potential
Product 3.4.1. Assessment tools (ecological resilience, impact of climate change, adaptive
value of response options)
Product 3.4.2. Field management technologies to reduce green-house gas emissions
Product 3.4.3. Strategies to adapt to climate change and increase resilience
44. > 25 years of „discovery science‟: gene, markers,…
11 million ha flood prone
Swarna-Sub1
17 d submergence
Submergence-tolerant rice
45. 2006: Swarna-Sub1 developed by marker assisted backcrossing
Farmers‟ submergence tolerant landraces collected; FR13A
1950 1978 1990 2000 2010
Gene bank screened; FR13A identified
Semi-dwarf & submergence tol. combined
First high-yielding dwarf varieties
1995: Sub1 mapped to Chr. 9
Fine mapping & marker development initiated
2002: Swarna crossed with IR49830-7 (Sub1)
2006: Sub1-A gene conferring submergence tolerance
2009: Swarna-Sub1 released in Indian, Indonesia, IR64-
Sub1 in Indonesia, Philippines
2008: Sub1-A mode of action: inhibit response to GA
2010: Two Sub1 varieties released in Bangladesh
46. Swarna-Sub1 Timeline in
in India
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2 kg
~ 700 ~5,000
Partners
NARES
(2)
NARES
(8)
+
NGOs, FOs, S
eed Co (P)
(22)
+ NFSM, State
Govs., Seed Co
(P&Pv), NGOs,
IPs (54)
100
public &
private
sector
Multiplication Evaluation
Evaluation, De
monstration
Seed Mult (boro)
Release
(June), Seed
Mult. (BS
+TL), Demonstr.
100 kg 3,000 kg 15 tons
BS: 170 t
TL: 450 t
FS : > 500
BS/FS/CS/
TL,10,000 t
(+FS)
>100,000
Activities
Seed
amount
No. of
Farmers
Dissemination, adoption, tacking
& impact assessment
2011
>130
public &
private
sectors
BS/FS/
CS/TL,
40000 t
(+FS)
1.3 mil
2012
4.0 mil
Swarna-Sub1 reached about 3 million farmers
in India and 0.5 million in Bangladesh by 2012
and B’Desh
Breeding status Africa 2011: sub1 works in
elite African rice germplasm
WITA 4 x Swarna sub1 BC2F1
NERICA L-19 x IR64 sub1 F1
FARO 57 x Swarna sub1 BC1F1
October 2012: urgent request from Nigerian
Minister of Agriculture for submergence
tolerant rice
47. 12 million ha salt affected
10 days submerged
in saline water
Sub1 only SalTol+ Sub1
New Products: “2 in 1”
Submergence + salinity tolerance