The Innovation Systems for the Drylands (ISD) program at ICRISAT aims to create and share knowledge to support profitable, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems at scale. ISD takes a systems approach and works across several themes including agribusiness, climate-smart agriculture, digital agriculture, markets and institutions, and nutrition. The document outlines the goals and approaches within each theme.
Crop livestock farming systems research in semi-arid southern Africa IIICRISAT
Despite expanding local and regional markets for crop and livestock products, most farmers in Marara, Tete, do not make a profit. Farmers are unable to invest in low cost biomass and protein that would increase food security and resilience despite high risk environment.Innovation platforms help, but still need further strengthening to promote learning and all levels,and to realise their full potential to generate solutions.
Africa RISING in the Ethiopian Highlands: An overviewafrica-rising
Presented by Kindu Mekonnen, Peter Thorne, Melkamu Bezabih and Aberra Adie at the ESAP (Ethiopian Society Animal Production) Annual Conference, EIAR, Addis Ababa, 29-31 August 2019
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).
Big Data and Digital Augmentation for Sustainable AgroecosystemsICARDA
23-25 April 2019. Morocco. Agri Analytics Days.
Presentation by Dr. Biradar Chandrashekhar (see picture) - Digital augmentation for sustainable agroecosystems - ICARDA
Dr. Ken Sayre: Conservation Agriculture based hub strategy in Mexico sept 2...CIMMYT
Strategies to Develop and Extend Conservation Agriculture-Based Crop Management Practices to Farmers. Sound innovation systems involve multiple agents (especially including farmers), each registering their expectations and contributing their own comparative advantage towards resolving the problems associate with the development of functional CA systems
Deliver Mechanisms to Accelerate Dissemination: Building BridgesHillary Hanson
Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa: Technologies, Platforms, and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Opening Data, Information and Knowledge for Agriculture Development FRANK Water
Ajit Maru,Senior Knowledge Officer at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, OiC, SRO at Global Forum on Agricultural Research presented where the international agricutural open access movement is heading towards.
Crop livestock farming systems research in semi-arid southern Africa IIICRISAT
Despite expanding local and regional markets for crop and livestock products, most farmers in Marara, Tete, do not make a profit. Farmers are unable to invest in low cost biomass and protein that would increase food security and resilience despite high risk environment.Innovation platforms help, but still need further strengthening to promote learning and all levels,and to realise their full potential to generate solutions.
Africa RISING in the Ethiopian Highlands: An overviewafrica-rising
Presented by Kindu Mekonnen, Peter Thorne, Melkamu Bezabih and Aberra Adie at the ESAP (Ethiopian Society Animal Production) Annual Conference, EIAR, Addis Ababa, 29-31 August 2019
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).
Big Data and Digital Augmentation for Sustainable AgroecosystemsICARDA
23-25 April 2019. Morocco. Agri Analytics Days.
Presentation by Dr. Biradar Chandrashekhar (see picture) - Digital augmentation for sustainable agroecosystems - ICARDA
Dr. Ken Sayre: Conservation Agriculture based hub strategy in Mexico sept 2...CIMMYT
Strategies to Develop and Extend Conservation Agriculture-Based Crop Management Practices to Farmers. Sound innovation systems involve multiple agents (especially including farmers), each registering their expectations and contributing their own comparative advantage towards resolving the problems associate with the development of functional CA systems
Deliver Mechanisms to Accelerate Dissemination: Building BridgesHillary Hanson
Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa: Technologies, Platforms, and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Opening Data, Information and Knowledge for Agriculture Development FRANK Water
Ajit Maru,Senior Knowledge Officer at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, OiC, SRO at Global Forum on Agricultural Research presented where the international agricutural open access movement is heading towards.
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
Rice - Advanced rice varieties for Africa Hillary Hanson
Science and Technical Partnership in Africa: Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Assessment of the sectoral effects of selected CGIAR technologiesHillary Hanson
Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa: Technologies, Platforms, and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Soon we’re all going to be eating data, one byte at a timeCIAT
Talk during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary: Data is the flux capacitor of agricultural research, accelerating us into a future of sustainable, resilient food production, where no-one is left behind.
Speaker: Andy Jarvis, Director, Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area, CIAT
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Presenting the Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP) and the IBP Breeding Management System at the Symposium on Crop Breeding Databases, held by
the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) for their Annual Meeting in Minneapolis.
This is a presentation by Clare Stirling at the integrated agricultural production and food security forecasting system for East Africa Planning Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya
The BecA-ILRI Hub: B4FA Animal Genetics for AfricaILRI
Presented by Jagger Harvey, BecA-ILRI, at the Workshop on Animal Genetic Research for Africa (Biosciences for Farming in Africa), Nairobi, 10-11 September 2015
Better lives through livestock: ILRI in SADC Region ILRI
Presented by Amos Omore and Sikhalazo Dube at the Virtual Food Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) / International Cooperating Partner (ICP) Group Meeting on Agriculture and Food Security. Gaborone, Botswana, 7 October 2020.
Presented by Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon (IITA) and Peter Thorne (ILRI) at the Africa RISING–SIMLESA Joint Learning Event, Arusha, Tanzania, 13–15 March 2018
Introducing some ILRI and CGIAR activities in EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Siboniso Moyo, Barbara Wieland, Carlo Fadda (Bioversity International), Simon Langan (IWMI), Andrew Mude and Peter Ballantyne at the SDC visit to the ILRI Ethiopia campus, 16 July 2015
Anchoring Growth: Unleashing the Wonders of African CassavaLateef Dimeji
Anchoring Growth: Unleashing the Wonders of African Cassava
A Keynote by Prof. L. O. Sanni
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development)
Country Manager, Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (2008-2019)
President, International Society for Tropical Root Crops
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019:CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Inst...ICRISAT
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) leads action-oriented research to equip decisionmakers with the evidence required to develop food and agricultural policies that better serve the interests of poor producers and consumers, both men and women.
DryArc Interface: R4D framework for collaboration between CGIAR and FAO on Dr...Francois Stepman
DryArc Interface
Chandrashekhar Biradar
Head of Geoinformatics and RDM Unit
Research Theme Leader- GeoAgro and Digital Augmentation
FAO e-Agriculture Webinar, June 15, 2020
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
Rice - Advanced rice varieties for Africa Hillary Hanson
Science and Technical Partnership in Africa: Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Assessment of the sectoral effects of selected CGIAR technologiesHillary Hanson
Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa: Technologies, Platforms, and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Soon we’re all going to be eating data, one byte at a timeCIAT
Talk during CIAT’s 50th Anniversary: Data is the flux capacitor of agricultural research, accelerating us into a future of sustainable, resilient food production, where no-one is left behind.
Speaker: Andy Jarvis, Director, Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area, CIAT
Cali, Colombia. 8-9 November 2017
Presenting the Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP) and the IBP Breeding Management System at the Symposium on Crop Breeding Databases, held by
the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) for their Annual Meeting in Minneapolis.
This is a presentation by Clare Stirling at the integrated agricultural production and food security forecasting system for East Africa Planning Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya
The BecA-ILRI Hub: B4FA Animal Genetics for AfricaILRI
Presented by Jagger Harvey, BecA-ILRI, at the Workshop on Animal Genetic Research for Africa (Biosciences for Farming in Africa), Nairobi, 10-11 September 2015
Better lives through livestock: ILRI in SADC Region ILRI
Presented by Amos Omore and Sikhalazo Dube at the Virtual Food Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) / International Cooperating Partner (ICP) Group Meeting on Agriculture and Food Security. Gaborone, Botswana, 7 October 2020.
Presented by Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon (IITA) and Peter Thorne (ILRI) at the Africa RISING–SIMLESA Joint Learning Event, Arusha, Tanzania, 13–15 March 2018
Introducing some ILRI and CGIAR activities in EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Siboniso Moyo, Barbara Wieland, Carlo Fadda (Bioversity International), Simon Langan (IWMI), Andrew Mude and Peter Ballantyne at the SDC visit to the ILRI Ethiopia campus, 16 July 2015
Anchoring Growth: Unleashing the Wonders of African CassavaLateef Dimeji
Anchoring Growth: Unleashing the Wonders of African Cassava
A Keynote by Prof. L. O. Sanni
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development)
Country Manager, Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (2008-2019)
President, International Society for Tropical Root Crops
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019:CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Inst...ICRISAT
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) leads action-oriented research to equip decisionmakers with the evidence required to develop food and agricultural policies that better serve the interests of poor producers and consumers, both men and women.
DryArc Interface: R4D framework for collaboration between CGIAR and FAO on Dr...Francois Stepman
DryArc Interface
Chandrashekhar Biradar
Head of Geoinformatics and RDM Unit
Research Theme Leader- GeoAgro and Digital Augmentation
FAO e-Agriculture Webinar, June 15, 2020
Digital Agriculture – A key enabler for nutritional security and SDGs by Dr D...ICRISAT
Digital Agriculture - ICT and data ecosystems to support the development and delivery of timely, targeted information and services to make farming profitable and sustainable while delivering safe nutritious and affordable food for ALL.
Africa imperatively needs to increase food and nutritional security to serve a growing population and reduce food importation costs (currently estimated at US$ 35 billion/year). There is considerable potential to raise agricultural productivity through the development of improved cultivars that lift yields, and respond to both local and global market demands. However, and despite decades of major investment in R4D, the impact in farmers’ field remains limited, especially for subsistence crops. Farmers still have difficulty accessing water, fertilizers and phytosanitary products, amongst others, and seed quality and distribution are a major bottleneck in most places. Even if improved germplasm with large genetic potential is available, it often lacks critical or specific local characteristics, or only performs well under optimal conditions. In the African context, some links of the crop value chain are either broken or missing, and only an integrated approach – from crop diversity to production in the field – can have a sustainable impact on agricultural productivity. Improvement toward sustainable change will include the implementation of a demand-led breeding practice, that is based on modern technologies aligned with local reality, and supported by a strong capacity development component (human and infrastructure). Stimulating entrepreneurial spirit to implement local/regional businesses at strategic points down the chain is also a must to succeed. The case for this vision builds on examples and lessons learnt from the Generation Challenge Programme and the Integrated Breeding Platform, after working in R4D, with and for African partners, for more than 15 years.
Project Description - Collection, sustainable cultivation, value addition and marketing linkages of selected medicinal and aromatic species (MAP) using emerging technology interventions.
JAI TEAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT – a PerspectiveCH.docxjaisingh277
This presentation deals with the agricultural technology management meaning, objectives, aims and methodologies for the benefit of students, faculty, extension specialists, agri – entrepreneurs and agri – policy makers.
ICRISAT’s soil laboratory registers with FAO’s International Network on Ferti...ICRISAT
The Charles Renard Analytical Laboratory at ICRISAT has been officially registered with the International Network on Fertilizer Analysis – a network created in December 2020, to build and strengthen the capacity of laboratories in fertilizer analysis and harmonize fertilizer quality standards. Dr Pushpajeet L Choudhari, Manager of the soil laboratory, said that testing serves as a preventive measure to avoid the misuse of fertilizers leading to better soil management.
Uzbek delegation explores climate-resilient crop options for arid, degraded e...ICRISAT
A delegation from Uzbekistan visited ICRISAT headquarters in India in search of a short-duration second crop suited to arid ecologies that mature before winter. The visit aligns with the Government of Uzbekistan’s efforts to increase agricultural production through double cropping. The visitors were briefed on dryland crop options and expressed interest in academic exchanges and internships based on the Institute’s expertise in genomic technologies and dryland agri-food systems.
Indian Ambassador to Niger explores opportunities for South-South cooperationICRISAT
The Ambassador of India to Niger, His Excellency Mr Prem K Nair, visited ICRISAT’s research station at Sadore, to explore opportunities for South-South collaboration. He said that the objective of his visit was to learn about ICRISAT’s activities in Niger and to identify possible areas of cooperation for implementing agri-development initiatives introduced by India.
WFP, ICRISAT to partner on climate-resilience, food security, nutrition and l...ICRISAT
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) will partner on programs and research to improve food, nutrition security and livelihoods in India against the impacts of climate change. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Mr. Bishow Parajuli, WFP India Representative and Country Director, and Dr. Jacqueline Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT.
Visit by Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner to ICRISAT opens opportunities f...ICRISAT
Dr Doraiswamy Venkateshwaran, Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner stationed in Chennai, recently visited the ICRISAT campus in Hyderabad to learn more about the Institute’s science-backed research for dryland agriculture. Along with his team, he visited the genebank and toured the pigeonpea and finger millet field plots, where Dr Prakash Gangashetty and Dr Sobhan Sajja explained to him the research focus and various traits of hybrids and varieties developed by ICRISAT.
UK Ambassador to Niger discusses climate change adaptation and humanitarian i...ICRISAT
Niger needs support for the implementation of climate change adaptation measures,” said Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, Ms Catherine Inglehearn while on a recent visit to ICRISAT-Niger. She spoke about the ongoing discussion with the government regarding Niger’s participation at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) meeting in November 2021 in Glasgow.
New climate-resilient, disease-resistant chickpea varieties coming farmers’ wayICRISAT
Three new chickpea varieties, with enhanced drought tolerance, disease resistance and increased yield, are set to become available to the Indian farmers. These have been notified to be available for cultivation by the Central Varietal Release Committee. Calling for the deployment of ‘fast-forward breeding’, a newly conceived framework that promises faster delivery of varieties to farmers, Dr Rajeev Varshney, Research Program Director – Accelerated Crop Improvement, ICRISAT, who coordinated the integration of genomics-assisted breeding activities for developing these varieties
Deputy Collector gets training on agriculture research at ICRISAT HyderabadICRISAT
Mrs Bikumalla Santoshi, Deputy Collector of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district in Telangana, India, visited ICRISAT, Hyderabad recently as part of her orientation and training in agricultural research. Mrs Santoshi toured the campus and learnt about the research done on dryland cereals and legumes at ICRISAT’s centers in India as well as Africa.
Cereal-legume value chain stakeholders in WCA meet to develop demand-driven a...ICRISAT
ICRISAT’s Gender Research Program recently brought together breeders, value chain stakeholders and social scientists from Mali, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria to define priority traits of cultivars of sorghum, millet and groundnut during a 4-day workshop. Prior to the workshop, studies were carried out with the national agricultural research systems (NARS) partners in the above countries, to examine and assess the trait preferences of key stakeholders, especially taking into account the specificity of traits with respect to gender-related needs. The results of these studies were presented during the workshop. The expected output is priority trait demands translated into new market-driven and gender-responsive product profiles for the breeding programs at ICRISAT and NARS.
ICRISAT to share expertise on sorghum production with farmers in SomaliaICRISAT
ICRISAT is collaborating with the Somali Agricultural Technical Group (SATG) to provide technical support for sorghum production in Somalia. The expertise provided includes identification of sorghum varieties suitable for Somalia, provision of breeder seed of the identified varieties and training of SATG staff and their partners in sorghum seed production.
4CAST: New digital tool to enhance farmers’ access to modern varietiesICRISAT
To improve smallholder farmers’ access to new improved varieties, a digital variety catalog tool created by ICRISAT in partnership with public and private institutions was recently launched. Called 4CAST, the tool is a user-friendly data driven platform that gives information about new improved varieties, quality and availability of seeds nationally and regionally. 4CAST, which stands for Digital Tools 4 Cataloguing and Adopting Improved Seed Technologies, also provides stakeholders in seed value chains a digital workflow, decentralized access, real-time tracking of progress, private catalogues as well as seed roadmaps.
New ‘one-stop shop’ team formed to take ICRISAT’S plant breeding program in W...ICRISAT
ICRISAT West and Central Africa has reorganized all disciplines of agronomic research (agronomy, breeding, biotechnology/ genomics, integrated crop management, physiology, sociology, agroeconomics, etc.) under one umbrella called the Crop Improvement Operations Team (CIOT). A “one-stop shop” for all crop improvement operations, the CIOT was launched on Tuesday 24 August 2021 at ICRISAT’s Samanko research station in Mali.
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for work that has improved food security across 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT, a CGIAR Research Center, is a non-profit, non-political public international research organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world.
Rooting for strong partnerships and participatory extension in Nigeria for ro...ICRISAT
To enhance partnerships and make the extension systems for cereals and legumes production technologies in Nigeria more participatory, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and ICRISAT recently organized a workshop for agencies implementing the Kano State Agro Pastoral Development Project.
Understanding consumption preferences for sorghum and millets globallyICRISAT
In support of the objectives of the International Year of Millets (2023), a global study, “Prioritizing Regular Intake of Sorghum and Millets (PRISM)”, is being conducted to understand the potential drivers of sorghum and millets consumption. PRISM is a collaborative effort of researchers in the Markets, Institutions and Policy team at ICRISAT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) to understand the choices that drive the consumption of these nutricereals and to explore their increased inclusion in diets globally for the good of dryland farmers, human health and the environment.
ICRISAT introduces an invigorated research structure (The research structure ...ICRISAT
A robust, more efficient research structure is part of the reorganization initiative at ICRISAT that aims at building a cohesive and interconnected body of work in agricultural research. The revitalized framework is expected to seamlessly integrate and deliver agricultural research outputs across the drylands of Asia and Africa. The strength of this framework is the deeply interlinked global and regional programs working towards common and interdependent goals.
Training on science communication to engage funders and stakeholdersICRISAT
Communicating research findings to policy makers, peers and civil society is crucial for research uptake and development. To meet this goal, a one-day training session on messaging through newsletters and journal articles was held for participants of the International Training Programme on Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation of the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) at ICRISAT, Mali.
Virtual training in the use of remote sensing for the agriculture sector in P...ICRISAT
A virtual hands-on training program on developing geospatial maps for supporting insurance products using Google Earth Engine and semi-automatic techniques was conducted for participants in Pakistan as part of the project “Strengthening Post-COVID-19 Food Security and Locust Attacks”. The nine participants were from the PARC Agrotech company (PATCO) technical team and crop reporting service teams from Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan. They were introduced to remote sensing and its applications in agriculture. Hands-on training using Google Earth Engine (GEE), Image Processing Software – ERDAS 2015 and various automatic classification techniques was provided along with several applications for using these modern tools.
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.
ICRISAT and HarvestPlus to collaborate on mainstreaming nutrition research an...ICRISAT
ICRISAT and HarvestPlus signed an agreement for scientific and technical collaboration between the two global organizations. Mr Arun Baral, CEO, HarvestPlus, and Dr Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT, signed the Memorandum of Understanding, which is made and entered into by IFPRI on behalf of its HarvestPlus Program. On the occasion, Dr Hughes said, After 17 years of fruitful collaboration on biofortification research, we have now decided to elevate this partnership. ICRISAT and HarvestPlus will work together more closely, making available micronutrient-rich varieties, high-quality seed and related technologies to the farming communities and consumers. This will contribute to eliminating micronutrient malnutrition in the drylands.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
A process server is a authorized person for delivering legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and other court papers, to peoples involved in legal proceedings.
Donate to charity during this holiday seasonSERUDS INDIA
For people who have money and are philanthropic, there are infinite opportunities to gift a needy person or child a Merry Christmas. Even if you are living on a shoestring budget, you will be surprised at how much you can do.
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-to-donate-to-charity-during-this-holiday-season/
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Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
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ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdf
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019:Research Program - Innovation Systems for the Drylands (ISD) by Dr Anthony Whitbread and Team
1. Innovation Systems
for the Drylands
(ISD)
RP Director Anthony Whitbread
DAY–Ram Dhulipala
MIND – Michael Hauser
AIP – Aravazhi (Acting)
SACSA – under recruitment
2. What is an Innovation Systems Approach?
The goal: In support of ICRISAT’s vision, ISD creates and uses knowledge, methodologies and tools to
create innovations, understand entry points/tradeoffs and leverage actors towards profitable
resilient and sustainable agri-food systems at scale.
An innovation systems approach harnesses the conditions needed to create demand for
technologies and creates the knowledge that may be used to bring about such changes…innovations
most often emerge from a systems of actors collaborating, communicating and learning.
Agribusiness and
Innovation Platform
Systems Analysis for
CSA
(Incl. GIS/RS)
Digital Agri. & Youth
(incl. M&E)
Markets Institutions
Nutrition & Diversity
(incl. impact
assessment)
3. Agribusiness and
Innovation Platform
Systems Analysis for
CSA
(Incl. GIS/RS)
Digital Agri. & Youth
(incl. M&E)
Markets Institutions
Nutrition & Diversity
(incl. impact
assessment)
IRS: 1 / SMG 3 IRS 3/ SMG 3 /PDF 3/VS 2 SMG 3 IRS 5/SPS 1/SMG3
LRS/NRS 11 LRS 16 LRS 5 LRS/NRS 14
Consultants: 13-20 Consultants 3-5 Consultants 5-7
Students 10+ Students 10+ Students 10+
Honorary Fellows 3 Honorary Fellows 2
CIRAD/IRD CIM Experts 1
Consultants/LRS to
manage Walmart project
Theme Lead/Senior
Scientist (Farming
Systems) (HQ)
PDF (RA) 3 (HQ)
PDF (RA) 1 (HQ) Development Economist
(Nairobi)
CIM Experts - Behavioural
/VC Economist)
(Nairobi and Lilongwe)
PDF Value chain
Economist (HQ)
Strategic Hires
Strategic exchange: Prof. Sieg Snapp MSU/CSIRO/CIRAD/IRD/UniAdelaide
4. ICRISAT Mandate & Regional Programs
WCA ESA SA
Genetic Gains
Innovation Systems
in the Drylands
• Social Sciences
• Nutrition and agri-food systems
• Gender and equity
• Economics (foresight, ag econ,
behavioural, institutional)
• Systems Science
• Modelling (crop, household, value
chain)
• Crop physiology and trait identification
• Innovation
• Digital Ag
• M&E
• Incubation
ISD, as a cross-cutting global program,
aims to build core expertise and be fully
meshed with the regional programs to
support innovation esp. in:
CRP – 40% of income
• CCAFS
• GLDC
• WLE
• PIM
• A4NH
5. Global public goods (not just analysis!)
ISD Research in
Africa and Asia
Better suited technologies, seeds
and ecosystem management
Improved access to mainstream and
alternative markets, agri-business
incubation and trade
Catalyse agri-food
system transitions
Resilient cross-border collaboration
for resource sustainability, prosperity
and peace
Tools
We analyse risks and opportunities
for leverage points to intervene in
complex and dynamic food systems.
Rules
We use scientific evidence to influence
policies affecting producers, retainers
and consumers.
Agency
We build the capacity and skills of
women and men for scaling
beneficial food system outcomes
6. Systems Analysis for CSA
1. Climate Risk Management and adaptation
2. Spatial Analytics (GIS/Remote Sensing)
3. Crop Physiology, crop model development and
high throughput phenotyping
(Dr Sunita Choudhary –HQ Dr Myriam Adam
WCA)
8. Climate Analysis – Exposure Index
Mandal wise climate exposure
index for baseline climate
Mandal wise climate exposure
index for Mid-century RCP 8.5
9. Tracking adoption of Chickpea: Andhra Pradesh
Gumma et al., 2016. Int’l Journal of Remote Sensing. 37(8):1955-1972.
Districts
2012-13
2000-01 2005-06 2012-13
Anantapur 34,777 51,304 84,493
YSR (Kadapa) 30,343 69,258 117,903
Kurnool 68,113 140,511 196,793
Prakasam 35,129 128,288 159,524
1,62,362 ha
3,89361 ha
5,58,713 ha
10. Tracking legume crops: Malawi
Gumma et al., 2019. Monitoring changes in the cultivation of
pigeonpea and groundnut in Malawi using time series
satellite imagery and its relationship to export and import
dynamics. (Prep).
11. Sorghum modelling in West Africa
Data needs and recent applications
to set priorities for guiding agronomic
and genetic interventions
Myriam ADAM- GPM ICRISAT 5 Feb 2019
12. High-throughput phenotyping for crop improvement
LeasyScan
o 32 trials in 4 years =255 experiments
o 10 different crops
o Several collaborations: public & private;
national & international partners
LeasyField
2800 tubes of 1.2 m × 20 cm diameter
1700 tubes of 2.0 m × 25 cm diameter
4800 Micro-plots
4500 Cylinders
13. Component Traits of Adaptations
Key traits we explore:
• Canopy dynamics
• Early vigor
• Water-saving traits (transpiration
rate under high/low VPD
environments; critical for SAT
crops)
• Water uptake across crop cycle,
TE, biomass, grain yield
Hi-throughput phenotyping
platform (LeasyScan)
Lysimetric facility
(LeasyField)
Grain Yield
Grain Number
Biomass
RADN
TE T RUE Rint
vpd
kl LAISLNRoots k
A >A
Grain Size & N
14. IIT-H & University of
Tokyo team
Crop-imaging by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to accelerate
high-throughput phenotyping for crop improvement
UAV equipped with multispectral/
hyperspectral RGB sensors
Images captured are processed and
analysed for various agronomic
traits: phenology, plant count,
canopy coverage
Entered in the scope of EiB across CG
centres for ensuring quality imaging
and robust data processing by
experts
Aerial view of sorghum density trial
UAV capturing images over sorghum field
Work in collaboration with IIT, Hyderabad
15. Digital Agriculture and Youth
Agri-Tech is already driving innovation in India
• Information delivery (downscaled market, weather, farming system, soil
management) as specific advisories direct to farmers on smart phones
or tablets
• Risk management intelligence on markets, weather, banking or
insurance
• Business intelligence through harnessing dashboards to monitor
implementation
16. Agri-entrepreneurship can :
Attract youth to agriculture
Foster entrepreneurial spirit and accelerate increases
in rural incomes
Our Innovation - Incubation and research in Digital Ag
ICRISAT ihub launched on February 13, 2017 to accelerate
opportunities for agri-preneurs in India and beyond
ICRISAT’s digital agriculture
innovation platform
18. Plantix
Keansa
KheytiNext
Smallholder Farmer
FPOs
Constellation of FPOs
Formal and informal
network of
agriculture
Plantix Plant protection app for farmers
Keansa FPO management solutions
KheytiNext Network of FPOs solution
Kalgudi Linkedin for farmers, FPOs,
traders, input companies
Kalgudi
ihub Startups
USAID case study and BDP commissioned Accenture review: ‘a radical new way of
provisioning and researching Digital Agriculture’
19. Plan for 2019 – 21 (Asia)
• ICTs for managing climate risk
• Drones for Agriculture (surveying and crop health monitoring)
• MEASURE for IDC projects and Walmart
• Digital Learning platforms/tools for farmers MOOCs courses for farmers
• ICT based market linkages and platforms - digitization and linkages of FPOs in AP
(SERP, WALMART)
• Crop Insurance
• AI, ML, Big Data and strategic initiatives in Agriculture
• Scaling up the plantix app in collaboration with PEAT Gmbh
• Blockchain in agriculture –pilots with ELEVEN01 and KhethiNext
• IOT based smart farm at ICRISAT
20. Plan for 2019 – 21 (Africa)
• Continuing support of MEASURE for M&E and Digital
Seed Catalogue and Roadmap tools
• Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD)
• MEASURE platform deployment and usage for
M&E
• Digital interventions across AVCD value chains
• Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Systems
for Africa (AVISSA)
• MEASURE platform deployment and usage for
M&E
• Digital Seed Catalog and Roadmap improvements
• Work on new proposals in WCA (MANOBI etc)
• ESA Hub on the lines of ihub
21. Agribusiness and Innovation Platform (AIP)
• Launched in 2003, AIP works towards technology
commercialization and agri-entrepreneurship
development through PPP models
• 100+ agribusiness start-ups incubated/facilitated
investment
• Handholding of >35 research institutions in India and
African NARS for setting up ABIs in those institutions
• Facilitated commercialization
• 331 agro-technologies/1218 agribusiness ventures
• Developed expertise in food product development, food
safety, processing targeting SAT crops.
Vision: Enhancing agricultural development through
entrepreneurship, innovation and partnerships
22. Increasing Incubation of Start-ups in India
Focus more towards technology-enabled start-up solutions
• Farm service/Food processing/Agri-biotech
Major capacity building programs & activities
• Agribusiness Start-up Programs
• Domain linked training programs
• Expansion of incubator ecosystem
• CSR partnerships for scaling-up
Major events
• Annual Hackathon and Accelerator programs
• B2B events with industry, FPOs
• Mentoring and Investor camps
Current start-up portfolio of ABI-ICRISAT
23. Increasing Nutrition Work to Support New
Healthy Products around our Mandate
1. Development of nutritious food products and creating “demand pull”
2. Implementing analytical methods to substantiate health/functional
claims
3. Establish and promote standards for millet based food products
4. Capacity building of entrepreneurs/SHGs - local production, marketing
of affordable, safe and nutritious foods
5. Undertake nutritional intervention studies among rural and tribal
communities
Energy Dense
Peanut Spread
Jowar meal
Multigrain meal
24. Increasing Focus on Incubation in SSA
1. Strengthen local food processing sector through FPBIC and FTL platforms supported
by AIP-ICRISAT
2. Capacity building programs under IAFS series:
• Entrepreneurship and business incubation
• Food product development, food processing business, food safety and standards etc.
3. Incubation
• Target SME opportunities for local youth and women
• Value-chain specific ABIs to promote technology-enabled agtech start-ups
4. Facilitate scaling-up of Indian agtech start-ups to Africa
25. Documenting Incubation Process & Impact
• Papers on ICRISAT’s agribusiness entrepreneurship promotion from 2016
• Best practices in agribusiness incubation domain
• Benchmarking performance reports (ex: UBI Global Survey 2019)
• Case studies on scaling-up strategies adopted by incubated agtech start-ups
26. The MIND theme houses the social sciences at
ICRISAT.
With a specific emphasis on collective
behaviour, the group analyses changes of agri-
food system and their effects on environmental
sustainability, social resilience, human nutrition
and health.
27. Production economics
Value chain
development
Behavioural
economics
Institutional
psychology
Governance Public health
Nutrition Transitions
Gender relations
Markets DiversityInstitutions Nutrition
Food baskets, balance
sheets
Ethnicity, women and
youth
Trajectories, foresight
analysis New social contracts
Ex ante/ex post impact
assessments
Dietary behaviour change
analysis
Social network and food flow
analysis
Bio-economic modelling and
scenario planning
Designs for multi-stakeholder
engagements
Institutional analysis and policy
formulation
Methods
In-house
Services
Social science data
management
VDSA Panel Data
*CRP Focal points
Nutrition/Gender
Coordination
Academy
Science training
Capacity
building
Outreach
MIND organises research under the four sub-themes and
two academic service functions.
* Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
(A4NH), and the and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture
and Food Security (CCAFS) , and Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)
28. o this category, projects must be both sustainable, in
ent of natural resources in the region, and engaged in
to increase agricultural productivity and economic
ch system when and where it is best suited.
, pilot projects will be selected which currently support
lture in the region. ICRISAT, working in close
ganisations and a wide range of partners in the EAC
elp to identify scalable agricultural water management
Figure: 1 Study area.
Scaling water-efficient agriculture in the
Lake Victoria Basin (2019 – 2022)
Project Document
Advancing WFaS East Africa:
Aim: Improve the resilience of land and water
resources, and in turn the health of ecosystems and
human wellbeing in the Lake Victoria Basin (45
million concerned people).
How: Foresight water security in rained / irrigated
ecologies + identify scalable water management
approaches + model impact + provide advise to
Council of Ministers of East African Community.
29. Dietary behaviour change in high-density
settlements in urban areas in East and Southern
Africa (2018 – 2019)
Aim: Develop nutrition-sensitive value
chains through dietary behaviour change of
consumers in urban high-density
settlements (Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe)
How (first phase): Identify determinants
of dietary behaviour + develop affordable
food baskets + scale dietary shifts among
low-income producers.
30. Integration of diversity and nutrition issues
Examples include:
• Nutri-Food Basket study with AIP
• Research on tribal issues with AIP
• Nutrition messaging with Digital Agriculture
• Dynamics of urban sprawl - Hyderabad
With other research programs:
• Peanut value chain study in Bangladesh
• Understanding gender norms in watershed
34. Innovation Systems for the Drylands
Agribusiness and
Innovation Platform
Systems Analysis for
CSA
(Incl. GIS/RS)
Digital Agri. & Youth
(incl. M&E)
Markets Institutions
Nutrition & Diversity
(incl. impact
assessment)