Mediterranean Innovation Partnership Network for Youth and Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer in Agro-food Sector: The Role of Research and Innovation Systems
The document discusses challenges facing dryland areas and opportunities for research and innovation to address these challenges. It presents ICARDA's new strategy for 2017-2026, which aims to develop science-based solutions for thriving and resilient drylands through innovative research. The strategy focuses on five strategic research outcomes: preserving agricultural biodiversity; improving drought-resistant crops; integrated dryland farming systems; sustainable natural resource management; and developing value chains and off-farm activities. ICARDA will work with partners to conduct cutting-edge science and translate research into impacts through strategic partnerships and capacity development.
Rice production, area, and consumption have increased substantially in sub-Saharan Africa between 2008-2018, however self-sufficiency levels have decreased. While rice area and production grew by 40% and 55% respectively, consumption rose even faster at 81%, leading to a widening gap. Yield growth also slowed after initial increases following the 2008 food crisis. To achieve rice self-sufficiency by 2025, production would need to increase at over 16% annually through increased investments estimated at $2.7 billion under a new investment plan for 10 pilot countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Additional policy measures are also needed such as reducing rice imports and supporting improved technologies, organization of value chains, and market access for producers.
Presented at the High-Level Ministerial (HLM) Conference on Rice Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 25 September 2018
Dakar, Senegal
Presented by Dr Amadou Beye, Seed Specialist,
Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Presented at the High-Level Ministerial (HLM) Conference on Rice Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 25 September 2018
Dakar, Senegal
Abebe Haile-Gabriel
FAO Regional Programme Leader for Africa, RAF
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
The CRP MAIZE was launched in 2011 as a global alliance to improve food security and livelihoods through maize. Its mission is to double maize productivity and increase incomes from more productive, resilient and sustainable maize systems. It focuses on low-income countries through 10 strategic initiatives addressing issues like abiotic and biotic stresses, post-harvest management, and unlocking genetic diversity. The CRP partners with over 340 institutions and aims to meet the growing global demand for maize through 2030 by increasing productivity 33% and supplying enough maize for 600 million more consumers. It uses competitive grants and impact-oriented research to achieve its goals.
Harold Roy-Macauley's presentation on "Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice): A CGIAR research center and pan-African association of member countries" to the World Bank delegation from Côte d'Ivoire led by Mr Pierre Laporte, World Bank Country Director for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Togo based in Abidjan, visited AfricaRice headquarters on 15 July 2016. The other members of the delegation were Mr Abdoulaye Touré, Lead Agricultural Economist and Task Team Leader of WAAPP-World Bank (Africa Bureau); and Mr Taleb Ould Sid Ahmed, Senior Communications Officer. Mr Hiroshi Hiraoka, Senior Agriculture Economist, AFTA2, World Bank and member of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) Steering Committee also accompanied the delegation.
Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Securit...FMNR Hub
SIMLESA is a project aimed at sustainably intensifying maize and legume production in Eastern and Southern Africa through conservation agriculture practices and improved varieties. Over its first 5 years, SIMLESA worked with national agricultural research partners in 5 countries to test promising cropping systems, increase the availability of improved seeds, and build regional innovation systems. Key lessons included the need to link smallholder farms to domestic and international value chains, engage agribusiness, and integrate value chain, technology, capacity building and policy work through innovation platforms. Sustainable intensification requires systems research, innovation systems bridging research and scaling, attention to policies and partnerships, and strong monitoring and evaluation of impact.
Rice production, area, and consumption have increased substantially in sub-Saharan Africa between 2008-2018, however self-sufficiency levels have decreased. While rice area and production grew by 40% and 55% respectively, consumption rose even faster at 81%, leading to a widening gap. Yield growth also slowed after initial increases following the 2008 food crisis. To achieve rice self-sufficiency by 2025, production would need to increase at over 16% annually through increased investments estimated at $2.7 billion under a new investment plan for 10 pilot countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Additional policy measures are also needed such as reducing rice imports and supporting improved technologies, organization of value chains, and market access for producers.
Presented at the High-Level Ministerial (HLM) Conference on Rice Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 25 September 2018
Dakar, Senegal
Presented by Dr Amadou Beye, Seed Specialist,
Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Presented at the High-Level Ministerial (HLM) Conference on Rice Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 25 September 2018
Dakar, Senegal
Abebe Haile-Gabriel
FAO Regional Programme Leader for Africa, RAF
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
The CRP MAIZE was launched in 2011 as a global alliance to improve food security and livelihoods through maize. Its mission is to double maize productivity and increase incomes from more productive, resilient and sustainable maize systems. It focuses on low-income countries through 10 strategic initiatives addressing issues like abiotic and biotic stresses, post-harvest management, and unlocking genetic diversity. The CRP partners with over 340 institutions and aims to meet the growing global demand for maize through 2030 by increasing productivity 33% and supplying enough maize for 600 million more consumers. It uses competitive grants and impact-oriented research to achieve its goals.
Harold Roy-Macauley's presentation on "Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice): A CGIAR research center and pan-African association of member countries" to the World Bank delegation from Côte d'Ivoire led by Mr Pierre Laporte, World Bank Country Director for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Togo based in Abidjan, visited AfricaRice headquarters on 15 July 2016. The other members of the delegation were Mr Abdoulaye Touré, Lead Agricultural Economist and Task Team Leader of WAAPP-World Bank (Africa Bureau); and Mr Taleb Ould Sid Ahmed, Senior Communications Officer. Mr Hiroshi Hiraoka, Senior Agriculture Economist, AFTA2, World Bank and member of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) Steering Committee also accompanied the delegation.
Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Securit...FMNR Hub
SIMLESA is a project aimed at sustainably intensifying maize and legume production in Eastern and Southern Africa through conservation agriculture practices and improved varieties. Over its first 5 years, SIMLESA worked with national agricultural research partners in 5 countries to test promising cropping systems, increase the availability of improved seeds, and build regional innovation systems. Key lessons included the need to link smallholder farms to domestic and international value chains, engage agribusiness, and integrate value chain, technology, capacity building and policy work through innovation platforms. Sustainable intensification requires systems research, innovation systems bridging research and scaling, attention to policies and partnerships, and strong monitoring and evaluation of impact.
- TAAT aims to increase rice self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa through disseminating improved technologies and innovations.
- Key technologies being deployed include new rice varieties, good agricultural practices, the GEM rice parboiling facility, ASI threshers, and the RiceAdvice app.
- The program targets Nigeria, Uganda, and Cameroon, and expects outcomes such as increased paddy yields, additional paddy production, income gains, job creation, and improved household nutrition.
Potential Areas of Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture in South Asia GCARD Conferences
Potential areas of investment in climate-smart agriculture in South Asia include research, development, capacity building, and private sector opportunities. Specifically, research is needed on climate risks, adaptation and mitigation options for different farming systems. Infrastructure investments could support weather stations, ICT, and research stations. Capacity building programs are also important. Private sector opportunities exist in sustainable value chains, ICT tools, agricultural inputs, and financial services like insurance. The Climate-Smart Village program shows promise for converging different investments at the local level through farmer participation.
The document discusses the importance of rice production in Ethiopia, current trends, and challenges. It notes that rice production has increased significantly but imports have increased even more, decreasing self-sufficiency. While demand is growing, productivity remains low compared to imports. Key challenges include low yields, lack of processing technologies, inadequate market development and human resources. Strengthening research and development partnerships is seen as critical to transforming Ethiopia's rice sector and reducing its reliance on imports to meet demand.
Crops for the Future: Current Activities by Max Herriman, CFF, Malaysiaapaari
Crops for the Future: Current Activities by Max Herriman, CFF, Malaysia - Regional Expert Consultation on Underutilized Crops for Food and Nutritional Security in Asia and the Pacific November 13-15, 2017, Bangkok
CGIAR is a global research partnership addressing agricultural challenges related to poverty, food insecurity, and environmental degradation through research conducted by 15 centers and hundreds of partners. Research products from CGIAR have transformed lives in sub-Saharan Africa, including new rice varieties that have lifted 8 million people out of poverty, drought-resistant sorghum and millet varieties that have increased yields and incomes, and provitamin A maize that provides key nutrients to households. Looking ahead, the second generation CGIAR strategy will focus research on food security, nutrition, health, and climate change through its portfolio of research programs.
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.
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 4: Rice policy for food security through smallholder and agribusiness development
Mini symposium1: Trade policies to boost Africa’s rice sector
Author: Kuku-Shittu
Presentation by Dr Joyce Mitti from FAO Zimbabwe, at the Regional planning meeting on ‘Scaling-Up Climate-Smart Agricultural Solutions for Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Southern Africa – Building partnership for successful implementation’,13–15 September 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa
The document summarizes the achievements and perspectives of the SARD-SC rice value chain project in Africa. The project has:
1) Tested over 50 agricultural innovations to address rice production constraints and close yield gaps across Africa. This includes weeders, seeders, decision support tools, and improved rice processing technologies.
2) Disseminated improved technologies and best practices through rice sector hubs, reaching over 250,000 farmers. This has increased yields, incomes, and market access for smallholders.
3) Built the capacity of over 450 African researchers and stakeholders through training programs. This has strengthened national agricultural research and innovation systems.
4) Effectively managed project implementation through monitoring and evaluation
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.
Three key points from the document:
1. Large areas of land in Asia, particularly China and India, are experiencing degradation from factors like accelerated soil erosion from agriculture. This contributes to high global sediment loads discharged into oceans.
2. Many regions in India are experiencing widespread deficiencies in micronutrients and secondary nutrients important for agriculture due to issues like nutrient depletion and inappropriate management practices.
3. Community-based watershed management approaches can help address problems of land degradation, poverty, and water scarcity when designed and implemented through a collaborative approach focused on sustainability, equity, participation, and capacity building.
Innovation Systems for Drylands Governing Board April 2021ICRISAT
This document summarizes RP Innovation Systems for the Drylands and RP WCA programs at ICRISAT for addressing climate risks smallholder farmers face. It discusses tactical and strategic ways of coping with climate risks, including climate-smart villages and disseminating climate advisories to farmers. Examples from West Africa, Telangana, Zimbabwe, and mobile apps like Meghdoot and Mausam are provided. Upcoming projects like AICCRA aim to provide climate information services to millions of African farmers to improve decision-making and adoption of climate-smart practices.
Presentation by Dr Rebbie Harawa from AGRA, at the Regional planning meeting on ‘Scaling-Up Climate-Smart Agricultural Solutions for Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Southern Africa – Building partnership for successful implementation’,13–15 September 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa
Africa RISING in the Ethiopian highlands: Phase one R4D initiatives and Phase...africa-rising
1) The Africa RISING program worked in eight research sites across four Ethiopian highlands regions from 2012-2016 to identify constraints to sustainable intensification and test solutions through action research.
2) Major challenges identified included low crop yields, soil fertility depletion, lack of improved technologies, and weak market links. Thematic areas of research addressed crop varieties, integrated crop-livestock systems, and natural resource management.
3) Phase two of the program from 2016-2021 will focus on supporting the scaling of phase one innovations through partnerships with development organizations, with a goal of benefiting over 1 million households.
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
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)
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.
GRiSP - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013cgxchange
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.
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019:CGIAR Research Program Grain Legumes and...ICRISAT
The CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals Agri-food Systems (CRP GLDC) focused on increasing the productivity, profitability, resilience and marketability of critical and nutritious grain legume and cereal crops grown in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia.
ICARDA Research and Decentralization Strategies ICARDA
This document summarizes ICARDA's research and decentralization strategies with a focus on the MENA region. It outlines the challenges facing sustainable agriculture in dry areas like water scarcity, degradation, and climate change. ICARDA's research focuses on crop improvement, natural resource management, and socioeconomic issues to boost food security and livelihoods. Its decentralization strategy establishes research platforms aligned with CRPs in countries like Morocco, Ethiopia, India, and Turkey to better serve dryland systems and partnerships. The strategy aims to strengthen partnerships, target investments, and reduce vulnerability through a more decentralized organization.
- TAAT aims to increase rice self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa through disseminating improved technologies and innovations.
- Key technologies being deployed include new rice varieties, good agricultural practices, the GEM rice parboiling facility, ASI threshers, and the RiceAdvice app.
- The program targets Nigeria, Uganda, and Cameroon, and expects outcomes such as increased paddy yields, additional paddy production, income gains, job creation, and improved household nutrition.
Potential Areas of Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture in South Asia GCARD Conferences
Potential areas of investment in climate-smart agriculture in South Asia include research, development, capacity building, and private sector opportunities. Specifically, research is needed on climate risks, adaptation and mitigation options for different farming systems. Infrastructure investments could support weather stations, ICT, and research stations. Capacity building programs are also important. Private sector opportunities exist in sustainable value chains, ICT tools, agricultural inputs, and financial services like insurance. The Climate-Smart Village program shows promise for converging different investments at the local level through farmer participation.
The document discusses the importance of rice production in Ethiopia, current trends, and challenges. It notes that rice production has increased significantly but imports have increased even more, decreasing self-sufficiency. While demand is growing, productivity remains low compared to imports. Key challenges include low yields, lack of processing technologies, inadequate market development and human resources. Strengthening research and development partnerships is seen as critical to transforming Ethiopia's rice sector and reducing its reliance on imports to meet demand.
Crops for the Future: Current Activities by Max Herriman, CFF, Malaysiaapaari
Crops for the Future: Current Activities by Max Herriman, CFF, Malaysia - Regional Expert Consultation on Underutilized Crops for Food and Nutritional Security in Asia and the Pacific November 13-15, 2017, Bangkok
CGIAR is a global research partnership addressing agricultural challenges related to poverty, food insecurity, and environmental degradation through research conducted by 15 centers and hundreds of partners. Research products from CGIAR have transformed lives in sub-Saharan Africa, including new rice varieties that have lifted 8 million people out of poverty, drought-resistant sorghum and millet varieties that have increased yields and incomes, and provitamin A maize that provides key nutrients to households. Looking ahead, the second generation CGIAR strategy will focus research on food security, nutrition, health, and climate change through its portfolio of research programs.
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.
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 4: Rice policy for food security through smallholder and agribusiness development
Mini symposium1: Trade policies to boost Africa’s rice sector
Author: Kuku-Shittu
Presentation by Dr Joyce Mitti from FAO Zimbabwe, at the Regional planning meeting on ‘Scaling-Up Climate-Smart Agricultural Solutions for Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Southern Africa – Building partnership for successful implementation’,13–15 September 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa
The document summarizes the achievements and perspectives of the SARD-SC rice value chain project in Africa. The project has:
1) Tested over 50 agricultural innovations to address rice production constraints and close yield gaps across Africa. This includes weeders, seeders, decision support tools, and improved rice processing technologies.
2) Disseminated improved technologies and best practices through rice sector hubs, reaching over 250,000 farmers. This has increased yields, incomes, and market access for smallholders.
3) Built the capacity of over 450 African researchers and stakeholders through training programs. This has strengthened national agricultural research and innovation systems.
4) Effectively managed project implementation through monitoring and evaluation
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.
Three key points from the document:
1. Large areas of land in Asia, particularly China and India, are experiencing degradation from factors like accelerated soil erosion from agriculture. This contributes to high global sediment loads discharged into oceans.
2. Many regions in India are experiencing widespread deficiencies in micronutrients and secondary nutrients important for agriculture due to issues like nutrient depletion and inappropriate management practices.
3. Community-based watershed management approaches can help address problems of land degradation, poverty, and water scarcity when designed and implemented through a collaborative approach focused on sustainability, equity, participation, and capacity building.
Innovation Systems for Drylands Governing Board April 2021ICRISAT
This document summarizes RP Innovation Systems for the Drylands and RP WCA programs at ICRISAT for addressing climate risks smallholder farmers face. It discusses tactical and strategic ways of coping with climate risks, including climate-smart villages and disseminating climate advisories to farmers. Examples from West Africa, Telangana, Zimbabwe, and mobile apps like Meghdoot and Mausam are provided. Upcoming projects like AICCRA aim to provide climate information services to millions of African farmers to improve decision-making and adoption of climate-smart practices.
Presentation by Dr Rebbie Harawa from AGRA, at the Regional planning meeting on ‘Scaling-Up Climate-Smart Agricultural Solutions for Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Southern Africa – Building partnership for successful implementation’,13–15 September 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa
Africa RISING in the Ethiopian highlands: Phase one R4D initiatives and Phase...africa-rising
1) The Africa RISING program worked in eight research sites across four Ethiopian highlands regions from 2012-2016 to identify constraints to sustainable intensification and test solutions through action research.
2) Major challenges identified included low crop yields, soil fertility depletion, lack of improved technologies, and weak market links. Thematic areas of research addressed crop varieties, integrated crop-livestock systems, and natural resource management.
3) Phase two of the program from 2016-2021 will focus on supporting the scaling of phase one innovations through partnerships with development organizations, with a goal of benefiting over 1 million households.
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
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)
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.
GRiSP - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013cgxchange
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.
GRiSP - Presentation for Discussion with Donors and Partners - June 2013
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The CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals Agri-food Systems (CRP GLDC) focused on increasing the productivity, profitability, resilience and marketability of critical and nutritious grain legume and cereal crops grown in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia.
ICARDA Research and Decentralization Strategies ICARDA
This document summarizes ICARDA's research and decentralization strategies with a focus on the MENA region. It outlines the challenges facing sustainable agriculture in dry areas like water scarcity, degradation, and climate change. ICARDA's research focuses on crop improvement, natural resource management, and socioeconomic issues to boost food security and livelihoods. Its decentralization strategy establishes research platforms aligned with CRPs in countries like Morocco, Ethiopia, India, and Turkey to better serve dryland systems and partnerships. The strategy aims to strengthen partnerships, target investments, and reduce vulnerability through a more decentralized organization.
The CAADP, ECOWAP, APP, NAIP and Poverty and Hunger reduction in NigeriaFrancois Stepman
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Presentation by Marcelo Regúnaga, Professor, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Former Secretary of Agriculture, Argentina), IFPRI Policy Seminar: "A Post-Bali Food Security Agenda," May 6, 2104 in Washington, DC.
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It first discusses predictive modeling plans for Agriculture Watch to forecast crop status, climate, land use and cover changes, and yields using remote sensing data and machine learning. Initial results show good prediction of vegetation indices in Senegal.
It then summarizes support provided to five countries to improve data quality for the CAADP biennial review process. Pilot activities were found to increase reporting rates and reduce data issues compared to non-pilot countries.
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DRM Webinar III: Benefits of farm-level disaster risk reduction practices in ...FAO
Over the past decade, economic damages resulting from natural hazards have amounted to USD 1.5 trillion caused by geophysical hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides, as well as hydro-meteorological hazards, including storms, floods, droughts and wild fires. Climate-related disasters, in particular, are increasing worldwide and expected to intensify with climate change. They disproportionately affect food insecure, poor people – over 75 percent of whom derive their livelihoods from agriculture. Agricultural livelihoods can only be protected from multiple hazards if adequate disaster risk reduction and management efforts are strengthened within and across sectors, anchored in the context-specific needs of local livelihoods systems.
This series of three webinars on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRR/M) in agriculture is organized to:
1. Discuss the new opportunities and pressing challenges in reducing and managing disaster risk in agriculture;
2. Learn and share experiences about disaster risk reduction and management good practices based on concrete examples from the field; discuss how to create evidence and conditions for upscaling of good practices; and
3. Exchange experiences and knowledge with partners around resilience to natural hazards and climate-related disasters.
This webinar covered:
• measuring the benefits of farm-level disaster risk reduction practices in agriculture – approaches, methods and findings from FAO’s preliminary study;
• a case study from Uganda on how the agricultural practices for disaster risk reduction were implemented and monitored at farm level; and
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Science, Technology and Innovation delivery in the Context of Africa's Agricu...Hillary Hanson
This document discusses science, technology, and innovation delivery in the context of Africa's agricultural transformation. It outlines the Malabo Declaration commitments around accelerated agricultural growth, including ending hunger and reducing poverty through agriculture. It discusses how achieving the Malabo Declaration goals through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme contributes to the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It notes that agricultural knowledge institutions, development partners, and technical networks will support country efforts to deliver on the Malabo commitments through science, technology, and innovation partnerships.
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2) ACBF supports STI capacity building through research, training centers of excellence, and case studies on successes like drought-resistant maize in Zimbabwe.
3) Effectively developing STI in Africa requires evidence-based agricultural policies,
Progress and achievement of Africa RISING (Phase II) in the Ethiopian highlandsafrica-rising
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(ii) The study tested several technologies: collapsible grain dryers, mechanized shelling, and hermetic bags. These technologies reduced drying and storage losses, increased grain quality, and reduced labor costs.
(iii) Adoption of the technologies led to reductions in post-harvest losses of 15-84%, increases in additional food available per hectare of 2-45%, and savings in agricultural land use and higher incomes for farmers. Over 15,000 farmers have already benefited from using these improved post-harvest techniques.
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The document summarizes constraints to food security and poverty in dry areas, and discusses ICARDA's research approaches and outputs to enhance food security and livelihoods. It outlines challenges including climate change, water scarcity, and population growth. ICARDA's strategic plan focuses on risk management, integrated water and land management, diversification, and capacity building. The organization develops improved crop varieties and management practices to intensify sustainable production and increase resilience to stresses.
1. pumpkin against poverty: A Climate Smart Food Production Model for PoorNazmul Islam Chowdhury
1) The document summarizes an initiative by Practical Action to address poverty and food insecurity in Bangladesh through sandbar cropping.
2) Extreme poor households are given access to river sandbars to grow pumpkins and other crops, providing improved income, food security, nutrition, and market access.
3) Over 72,000 households have been reached since 2004, producing over 128,000 metric tons of crops worth $8.2 million locally. The initiative aims to scale up to benefit more households and regions of Bangladesh.
1.3 S. Altantsetseg Promotion of Green Economy in Mongolia Unison Group
Green Economy Forum, Bishkek, November 30, 2016
Session 1.
Ms. Altantsetseg Sodnomtseren, PAGE Coordinator, Mongolia
The presentation includes a review of the current Mongolia's situation, Green development policy and PAGE support for Mongolia, green building and sustainable procurement, needed investments and next steps.
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Can we measure female social entrepreneurship? ICARDA
1st Annual Conference of the Private Sector Development Research Network:Private Enterprise and Inclusion12-13 December 2019
Presentation by Anastasia Seferiadis, Sarah Cummings and Bénédicte Gastineau
Building Climate Smart FARMERSThe Indian PerspectiveICARDA
Presented by
DR. KIRIT N SHELAT, I.A.S. (Rtd)
National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership (NCCSD)
AHMEDABAD - INDIA
The document discusses the concepts of Food, Energy, and Water (FEW) and their interlinkages. It describes the Solar Universities Network (SUN) which has 72 registered universities working towards sustainability goals. The network is establishing guidelines around campus water, energy, and plastics use to help universities become carbon neutral. It also presents various perspectives on FEW such as production for food versus fodder, large versus small systems, and using FEW for multiple purposes.
Just Add Water: Approaches to Smart Agricultural Water ManagementICARDA
1) The document discusses approaches to smart agricultural water management including using water more productively, increasing water availability through small reservoirs and managed aquifer recharge, and bringing innovations such as solar irrigation under smarter water management.
2) It notes that water is the first and worst hit resource by climate change and is vital, connecting sectors. The Global Commission on Adaptation report emphasizes helping small-scale producers manage risks and making agriculture climate smart.
3) Pilot projects on on-grid and off-grid solar solutions for irrigation can provide energy access, food security, and incomes while diversifying power grids and reducing costs for farmers.
The DryArc Initiative aims to develop innovative and resilient agri-food systems in dryland regions through a global partnership. It will pursue two pathways: 1) combining existing technologies into systemic innovations tailored to each context, and 2) accelerating the scaling up of impact-targeted innovations. Over four phases from 2019-2030, DryArc will co-design solutions with stakeholders, strengthen capacities, and establish an enabling environment through decision support, monitoring and evaluation, and attracting investment. The goal is to transform agri-food systems and support food/nutrition security and employment in dryland regions vulnerable to problems like land degradation, water scarcity, and climate change impacts.
SUSTAINABLE SILVOPASTORAL RESTORATION TO PROMOTE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN TUNISIAICARDA
25 - 29 November 2019. Antalya, Turkey. Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) - 24th Session
Presentation by Dr. Mounir Louhaichi
Rangeland Ecology & Management
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
M.Louhaichi@cigar.org
Highlights on 2019 research outputs and outcomesICARDA
18-20/11/2019. ICARDA Board of Trustees. The Program Committee of the first day was open to all staff. It included:
Highlights of recent research breakthroughs and strategic questions presented by Strategic Research Priorities (CRPs) and Cross Cutting Themes (CCTs).
This document discusses mobile data collection and the advantages of using Computer Aided Personal Interviewing (CAPI) over traditional Pen and Paper Interviewing (PAPI). It introduces Open Data Kit (ODK) as an open source mobile data collection platform that allows for quicker and easier data collection with real-time quality checks. ODK facilitates offline data collection with centralized data storage and repeat questions.
BRINGING INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ALONG THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN IN THE MED...ICARDA
Tunis, 6-7 November 2019. Training workshop PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
Presentation by Prof. M. Hachicha National Research Institute in Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, University of Carthage | UCAR
Utilizing the reject brine from desalination for implementing integrated agri...ICARDA
14-15 November 2019. Madrid. International Symposium on the use of Non-Conventional Waters to achieve Food Security
DESALINATION - “Advancing desalination: reducing energy consumption and environmental footprint”
Presentation by Ms Dionysia Lyra, International Centre on Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), United Arab Emirates
The role of higher and vocational education and training in developing knowle...ICARDA
This document discusses the role of higher and vocational education in developing skills for agricultural transformation in Africa. It notes that while there are many collaborative projects focusing on research, education, and development, higher education and vocational training institutions do not always collaborate effectively. Specifically, vocational training is often focused on production rather than broader sector transformation. There are opportunities to better connect capacity development projects with development projects through student internships and theses. Improved collaboration between higher education, vocational education, and the private sector could enhance skills development and relevance for employment.
Characteristics of a winning research proposal ICARDA
Tunis, 6-7 November 2019. Training workshop PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation.
Yehia Selmi, co-founder, Bio-wonder, Tunisia.
28 October 2019. Cairo. On the occasion of the 10th Africa Food Day Commemoration, held in joint food and nutrition security research and innovation projects within the Africa-EU Partnership.
Panel 4: Panel 4 – Idea-carriers:
Powering dry areas by empowering food security under the context of climat...ICARDA
This document summarizes a presentation on powering dry areas through food security under climate change. It discusses critical factors like extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and climate impacts. Key themes in Tunisia include effects of climate change on agriculture/food security as population grows. The most pressing priorities are enhancing water productivity, crop improvement, managing salinity, and integrated livestock. Achievable goals include conserving water, developing drought/salt tolerant varieties, reducing yield gaps, and regional technology sharing. Key actors are researchers, farmers, and international organizations. Overall, it stresses the need for collaborative research on scenarios to ensure food/nutrition security under challenges like resource degradation and climate change.
Dr. Jacques Wery, Deputy Director General Research, ICARDA (CGIAR)
28 October 2019. On the occasion of the 10th Africa Food Day Commemoration, held in Egypt under the chairmanship of the African Union by Egypt in 2019, the North Africa event, organized by LEAP4FNSSA with the support of ARC/ Agricultural Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, launched a public private alliance of partners between Europe and North Africa to develop joint food and nutrition security research and innovation projects within the Africa-EU Partnership
Funding networks and mechanisms to support EU AU FNSSA R&I ICARDA
Dr. Bernard Mallet, Agriculture Projects Coordinator, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France
28 October. On the occasion of the 10th Africa Food Day Commemoration, held in Egypt under the chairmanship of the African Union by Egypt in 2019, the North Africa event, organized by LEAP4FNSSA with the support of ARC/ Agricultural Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, launched a public private alliance of partners between Europe and North Africa to develop joint food and nutrition security research and innovation projects within the Africa-EU Partnership
https://www.icarda.org/media/events/building-research-and-innovation-collaborations-within-frame-african-european
Mapping suitable niche for cactus and legumes in diversified farming in drylandsICARDA
Presentation by Chandrashekhar Biradar and team.
16-18 October 2019. Hyderabad, India. TRUST: Humans, Machines & Ecosystems. This year’s Convention was hosted by The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The Platform is led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
Immersive Learning That Works: Research Grounding and Paths ForwardLeonel Morgado
We will metaverse into the essence of immersive learning, into its three dimensions and conceptual models. This approach encompasses elements from teaching methodologies to social involvement, through organizational concerns and technologies. Challenging the perception of learning as knowledge transfer, we introduce a 'Uses, Practices & Strategies' model operationalized by the 'Immersive Learning Brain' and ‘Immersion Cube’ frameworks. This approach offers a comprehensive guide through the intricacies of immersive educational experiences and spotlighting research frontiers, along the immersion dimensions of system, narrative, and agency. Our discourse extends to stakeholders beyond the academic sphere, addressing the interests of technologists, instructional designers, and policymakers. We span various contexts, from formal education to organizational transformation to the new horizon of an AI-pervasive society. This keynote aims to unite the iLRN community in a collaborative journey towards a future where immersive learning research and practice coalesce, paving the way for innovative educational research and practice landscapes.
EWOCS-I: The catalog of X-ray sources in Westerlund 1 from the Extended Weste...Sérgio Sacani
Context. With a mass exceeding several 104 M⊙ and a rich and dense population of massive stars, supermassive young star clusters
represent the most massive star-forming environment that is dominated by the feedback from massive stars and gravitational interactions
among stars.
Aims. In this paper we present the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey (EWOCS) project, which aims to investigate
the influence of the starburst environment on the formation of stars and planets, and on the evolution of both low and high mass stars.
The primary targets of this project are Westerlund 1 and 2, the closest supermassive star clusters to the Sun.
Methods. The project is based primarily on recent observations conducted with the Chandra and JWST observatories. Specifically,
the Chandra survey of Westerlund 1 consists of 36 new ACIS-I observations, nearly co-pointed, for a total exposure time of 1 Msec.
Additionally, we included 8 archival Chandra/ACIS-S observations. This paper presents the resulting catalog of X-ray sources within
and around Westerlund 1. Sources were detected by combining various existing methods, and photon extraction and source validation
were carried out using the ACIS-Extract software.
Results. The EWOCS X-ray catalog comprises 5963 validated sources out of the 9420 initially provided to ACIS-Extract, reaching a
photon flux threshold of approximately 2 × 10−8 photons cm−2
s
−1
. The X-ray sources exhibit a highly concentrated spatial distribution,
with 1075 sources located within the central 1 arcmin. We have successfully detected X-ray emissions from 126 out of the 166 known
massive stars of the cluster, and we have collected over 71 000 photons from the magnetar CXO J164710.20-455217.
Or: Beyond linear.
Abstract: Equivariant neural networks are neural networks that incorporate symmetries. The nonlinear activation functions in these networks result in interesting nonlinear equivariant maps between simple representations, and motivate the key player of this talk: piecewise linear representation theory.
Disclaimer: No one is perfect, so please mind that there might be mistakes and typos.
dtubbenhauer@gmail.com
Corrected slides: dtubbenhauer.com/talks.html
ESPP presentation to EU Waste Water Network, 4th June 2024 “EU policies driving nutrient removal and recycling
and the revised UWWTD (Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive)”
When I was asked to give a companion lecture in support of ‘The Philosophy of Science’ (https://shorturl.at/4pUXz) I decided not to walk through the detail of the many methodologies in order of use. Instead, I chose to employ a long standing, and ongoing, scientific development as an exemplar. And so, I chose the ever evolving story of Thermodynamics as a scientific investigation at its best.
Conducted over a period of >200 years, Thermodynamics R&D, and application, benefitted from the highest levels of professionalism, collaboration, and technical thoroughness. New layers of application, methodology, and practice were made possible by the progressive advance of technology. In turn, this has seen measurement and modelling accuracy continually improved at a micro and macro level.
Perhaps most importantly, Thermodynamics rapidly became a primary tool in the advance of applied science/engineering/technology, spanning micro-tech, to aerospace and cosmology. I can think of no better a story to illustrate the breadth of scientific methodologies and applications at their best.
Authoring a personal GPT for your research and practice: How we created the Q...Leonel Morgado
Thematic analysis in qualitative research is a time-consuming and systematic task, typically done using teams. Team members must ground their activities on common understandings of the major concepts underlying the thematic analysis, and define criteria for its development. However, conceptual misunderstandings, equivocations, and lack of adherence to criteria are challenges to the quality and speed of this process. Given the distributed and uncertain nature of this process, we wondered if the tasks in thematic analysis could be supported by readily available artificial intelligence chatbots. Our early efforts point to potential benefits: not just saving time in the coding process but better adherence to criteria and grounding, by increasing triangulation between humans and artificial intelligence. This tutorial will provide a description and demonstration of the process we followed, as two academic researchers, to develop a custom ChatGPT to assist with qualitative coding in the thematic data analysis process of immersive learning accounts in a survey of the academic literature: QUAL-E Immersive Learning Thematic Analysis Helper. In the hands-on time, participants will try out QUAL-E and develop their ideas for their own qualitative coding ChatGPT. Participants that have the paid ChatGPT Plus subscription can create a draft of their assistants. The organizers will provide course materials and slide deck that participants will be able to utilize to continue development of their custom GPT. The paid subscription to ChatGPT Plus is not required to participate in this workshop, just for trying out personal GPTs during it.
Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomati...AbdullaAlAsif1
The pygmy halfbeak Dermogenys colletei, is known for its viviparous nature, this presents an intriguing case of relatively low fecundity, raising questions about potential compensatory reproductive strategies employed by this species. Our study delves into the examination of fecundity and the Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) in the Pygmy Halfbeak, D. colletei (Meisner, 2001), an intriguing viviparous fish indigenous to Sarawak, Borneo. We hypothesize that the Pygmy halfbeak, D. colletei, may exhibit unique reproductive adaptations to offset its low fecundity, thus enhancing its survival and fitness. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study utilizing 28 mature female specimens of D. colletei, carefully measuring fecundity and GSI to shed light on the reproductive adaptations of this species. Our findings reveal that D. colletei indeed exhibits low fecundity, with a mean of 16.76 ± 2.01, and a mean GSI of 12.83 ± 1.27, providing crucial insights into the reproductive mechanisms at play in this species. These results underscore the existence of unique reproductive strategies in D. colletei, enabling its adaptation and persistence in Borneo's diverse aquatic ecosystems, and call for further ecological research to elucidate these mechanisms. This study lends to a better understanding of viviparous fish in Borneo and contributes to the broader field of aquatic ecology, enhancing our knowledge of species adaptations to unique ecological challenges.
Describing and Interpreting an Immersive Learning Case with the Immersion Cub...Leonel Morgado
Current descriptions of immersive learning cases are often difficult or impossible to compare. This is due to a myriad of different options on what details to include, which aspects are relevant, and on the descriptive approaches employed. Also, these aspects often combine very specific details with more general guidelines or indicate intents and rationales without clarifying their implementation. In this paper we provide a method to describe immersive learning cases that is structured to enable comparisons, yet flexible enough to allow researchers and practitioners to decide which aspects to include. This method leverages a taxonomy that classifies educational aspects at three levels (uses, practices, and strategies) and then utilizes two frameworks, the Immersive Learning Brain and the Immersion Cube, to enable a structured description and interpretation of immersive learning cases. The method is then demonstrated on a published immersive learning case on training for wind turbine maintenance using virtual reality. Applying the method results in a structured artifact, the Immersive Learning Case Sheet, that tags the case with its proximal uses, practices, and strategies, and refines the free text case description to ensure that matching details are included. This contribution is thus a case description method in support of future comparative research of immersive learning cases. We then discuss how the resulting description and interpretation can be leveraged to change immersion learning cases, by enriching them (considering low-effort changes or additions) or innovating (exploring more challenging avenues of transformation). The method holds significant promise to support better-grounded research in immersive learning.
Mediterranean Innovation Partnership Network for Youth and Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer in Agro-food Sector: The Role of Research and Innovation Systems
1. Science-based solutions for thriving, resilient
livelihoods in the dry areas
Mediterranean Innovation Partnership Network for
Youth and Entrepreneurship and Technology
Transfer in Agro-food Sector: The Role of Research
and Innovation Systems
Presented by:
K. Shideed, ADG-ICC, ICARDA
18-19 Jan 2018, CIHEAM- BAri
2. 2
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Why the dry areas (non-tropical)
matter?
Challenges and opportunities for
research and science
New ICARDA Strategy 2017- 2026
for Scientific Rigor and Excellence
to spur Agricultural Development in
the Dry Areas
4. 4
CHALLENGES FACED IN DRY AREAS
Climate change
Poverty and equity issues
Land degradation and desertification
Water scarcity
Political instability and conflict
Global food trade and yield gaps
Loss of agro biodiversity
Population growth and rapid
urbanization
9. Middle East
and North
AfricaIraq, Libya, Syrian
Arab Republic, West
Bank and Gaza Strip,
Yemen
Europe and
Central Asia
Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Kosovo
Sub-Saharan
AfricaBurundi, Cameron, Central African Republic,
Chand, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
South Asia
Afghanistan,
Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Nepal, Sri
Lanka
Latin America
and the
CaribbeanHaiti
East Asia and
PacificDemocratic People’s Republic
of Korea, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar,
Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste,
Tuvalu
FRAGILE STATES &ECONOMIES MOSTLY FOUND IN DRY AREAS
50 countries listed a fragile
countries and economies.
These countries are home to
43% of poor people.
ICARDA has been collaborating
– for many years- with at least
20 fragile countries in the
MENA, South Asia and Sub-
Saharan Africa regions.
Data Sources: OECD,
2015; World Bank Fund
for Peace; ICARDA, 2016
10. 10
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHAPING DEVELOPMENT IN DRY AREAS
Science research opportunities
ICARDA’s solid network of partnerships for
impact and unique experience
11. 11
NEW ICARDA STRATEGY 2017-2026
Science-based solutions for thriving and resilient
drylands.
Thriving and resilient livelihoods in dry areas of the
developing world with robust incomes, secure access
to food, markets, nutrition & health, & the capacity to
manage natural resources in equitable, sustainable,
innovative ways.
Our Mission
To reduce poverty, food and nutritional insecurity and
environmental degradation in the face of climate
change.
We will seek:
• innovative science-based solutions for improving
the livelihoods and resilience of the resource-poor
in non-tropical drylands in order to reduce poverty,
enhance food, nutrition, and water security, through
the sustainable management of natural resources in
the face of climate change.
• cutting-edge science, strategic partnerships and
capacity development for inclusive and equitable
growth.
Our Vision
12. SDGsCGIAR
SLOs
OURRESEARCH
5
SRATEGIC
RESEARCH
OUTCOMES
(SRO)
4
CROSS-
CUTTING
OUTCOMES
(CCO)
SRP2. Improved
and resilient
crops for greater
food security in
face of climate
change and
market
volatilities.
SRP3.
Develop
integrated
drylands farming
systems for
improved and
resilient
livelihoods.
SRP5: Support
sustainable use
and management
of water and land
resources in
drylands.
SRP1.
Preserve and
protect
agricultural
biodiversity in
drylands in order to
meet future climate
and market related
challenges.
REDUCED
POVERTY
FOOD &
NUTRITION
SECURITY
SUSTAINABLE
MANAGEMENT
OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
Climate Change
Adaptation & Mitigation Gender Equity & Youth Big Data & ICT
Taking Research to Scale – Partnerships for Impact
SRP4.
Support the
establishment of
functional value
chains and viable off-
farm activities for
diversified incomes
and improved
livelihoods in drylands.
Capacity Development
13. 13
• Respond to current and future challenges in
drylands of the developing world, and in
particular ICARDA’s traditional sphere of
operation in the MENA region – the global
challenges are manifested in the MENA
• Respond to NARS needs and priorities that
emerged from consultations
• Align with CGIAR SRF and SDGs Agenda
• Consultation with partners, donors, CG
Centers and staff.
• Activities that are core to our business and
likely to produce greatest impact.
• Leverage ICARDA’s strengths and
comparative advantages.
HOW DID WE ARRIVE AT THESE RESEARCH PRIORITIES?
14. Partnerships along the Impact Pathway of Ag. R-4-D
Research
inputs or
activities
Research
Outputs
Outcomes
(Adoption or
use of outputs)
Social, Economic,
or Environmental
Impacts
AR4D Project Interventions
Research Process Process of agricultural
innovation (Diffusion
/dissemination)
Process of agricultural
development
RESEARCH PARTNERS DEVELOPMENTAL PARTNERS
15. Impact Pathway of Agriculture Research for Development
(Raised-bed in Egypt)
IFAD, AFESD, OFID
2004 2006
ARC
ICARDA
Farmers
University
Raisedbed
Technology
Outputs
2010
AFESD
2014
AFESD+ KFAED+ IsDB+ OFID
USAID (on RBM)
Outcomes
Adoption of
MRB at
governorate
level (Al-
Sharkia)
18% of wheat
Area
•Yield increased
•Water saving
•Seed rate reduction
•Water productivity
increase
2016
NWC+ AFESD+ KFAED+ GATES
Foundation+ OFID + FAO
Large Scale
dissemination
to 22
governorates
120, 000 ha
Impact
•Food Security
•Water saving
(national)
•Farm income
increase
Research Process Innovation Process Development Process
Mechanization of RB
ARC
Zagazik Univ
ICARDA
Private Sector
Farmers
Scaling out to
other countries
Research
17. Recommended
Package Dissemination
recommended package
Mass Dissemination Methodology
On-farm verification yield trials
Field Demonstration
Selection based on less
producing fields
2010/2011 2011/2012
Demonstration Fields 115 250
Farmers 1000 2500
18. Farmers-group
Leader and satellite farmers
disseminate innovations
Regular meeting in fields
Discuss and take economical
decisions about the best crop
managemrnt practices
•Dissemination of
recommended package at
satellite fields
Cluster Dissemination Methodology
Field Demonstration
Field demonstrations of (CA)
2010/2011 2011/2012
Fields demonstration 12 132
Farmers 511 1800
22. *** R: Rainfed, SI: Supplemental Irrigation, I: Full irrigation
GRAIN WHEAT YIELD (T/HA) OBTAINED IN THE DEMONSTRATION FIELDS VERSUS FARMERS’ FIELDS
AVERAGE OF 2016/2017 SEASON)
ARAB FOOD SECURITY PROJECT
Country Egypt Iraq Jordan Morocco Palestine Sudan Syria Tunisia Yemen
Overall
mean
Production system **** I I R SI R R I R SI R SI SI
Improved practices 9.27 4.29 2.39 6.19 3.21 1.91 4.45 2.53 5.03 2.69 4.74 3.58 4.19
Farmers’ practices 7.67 3.77 1.99 5.18 2.63 1.69 2.98 2.09 4.71 2.10 3.60 2.72 3.43
Average increase (%) 21 14 20 19 22 13 49 21 7 28 32 32 22
Maximum yield 9.64 5.40 3.06 8.55 4.30 3.16 6.68 3.20 7.80 5.18 6.62 5.83 5.79
Average Yield Increase = 22%
Maximum Yield Increase = 69%
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 Mean
Average Yield Increase (%) 28 23 22 24
Maximum Yield Increase (%) 59 62 69 63
23. Increasing Water Productivity in Wheat for Enhancing Food Security
while Saving Water Resources in Egypt
• Reduce applied water by 30%
• Increased yields by 25%
• Reduced seed rate by 50%
• Increased WUE by 72%
Increasing wheat crop productivity and
food security while saving on water
resources
The development of wheat area
grown on raisedbed (ha) in
Sharkia governorate, Egypt
Adopted on 700,000 acres across Egypt in 6 years. Egyptian
Government National Campaign is targeting 1.8 million acres
(730,000 ha) by 2020.
Mechanized Raisedbed (Evaporation)Farmer practices (Evaporation)
950
2,080
6,293
21,200
29,167
33,600
36,500
38,800
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017
ha
Year
24. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Percentage
Percentage of wheat import in total
demand
BAU RB
0
500
1000
1500
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
MillionUSD
Foreign currency savings:
Import value of the extra
production due to raised
bed adoption
Multiplier Impact of Scaling Up of RB in Egypt: Reducing Imports and
Saving Water
25. Multiplier Impact of Scaling Up of RB in Egypt: Improving Livelihoods
• Cumulative job creation 2017-2026 is 98, 290 jobs
– Manufacturing of RBM
– Maintenance of RBM
– Operating the RBM
– Indirect jobs created due to increased crop production
26. 26
Jobs created from raised bed technology
• Cumulative job creation 2017-2026 is 98, 290 jobs
– Manufacturing of RBM
– Maintenance of RBM
– Operating the RBM
– Indirect jobs created due to increased crop production
27. 27
New Collaborative Projects Between ICARDA and CIHEAM in the Mediterranean
• Starengthening knowledge management for greater development effectiveness in
NENA &CA ($1.8 m- IFAD). 3 components & 3 countries (Morocco):
– KM capacity assessment for enhanced formulation of learning needs
– Capacity development and knowledge systematization
– Enhanced regional knowledge exchange
• A project proposal (under development) on “the development of youth business
innovations in the Mediterranean countries to reduce unemployment in agro-food
sector”. This is within the framework of “Mediterranean innovation Partnership (MIP)
30. Total taxa
Perennial
Cross-pollinated
865
> 100
> 130
% unique accessions 45
% landraces and native
species
65-85
% characterized 78
% safe duplicated 98
% stored in Svalbard 80
Number of Rhizobium
strains
1380
ICARDA’s Germplasm Collection in Numbers
Crop No of
accs.
Crop No of
accs.
Barley 30,201 Pisum spp. 6,121
Bread wheat 14,681 Trifolium spp. 5,883
Durum wheat 20,526 Vicia spp. 6,388
Primitive wheat 1,022 Faba bean 10,034
Aegilops spp. 4,843 Chickpea 15,195
Wild Triticum 2,079 Lentil 13,907
Wild Hordeum 2,359 Wild Cicer 547
Not mandate cereals 179 Wild Lens 605
Lathyrus spp. 4,289 Range & Pasture 7,358
Medicago annual 9,120 Others 50
Total 155,387
Crop
genepool
Global
Ranking
% acc.
globally
Barley 2nd 18
Wheat 3rd 11
Chickpea 2nd 15
Faba bean 1st 48
Lentil 1st 51
Lathyrus 1st 36
Medicago 1st 28
Pisum 2nd 15
Trifolium 2nd 11
Vicia 1st 13
Overall 2nd 5.6
(1) Based on GENESYS information
Total accessions: 3,631,898 in 482 institutions
31. Hydroponics Production Systems
Comparison No of
harvests
Yield/
Harvest
(Kg)
Total
Yield
(Kg)
Land
Productivity
Kg/m2
water
Productivity
Kg/m3
Hydroponic 25 104 2620 8.1 73.6
Conventional 13 77.7 1010 3.1 15.3
Achievements & Impacts: Improved Management of Natural Resources
Benefits: Soil-less production increased yield and water productivity by 50% (average)
32. Achievements & Impacts: Enhancing food production and water security
Buffel grass: water saving forage production
Arabian Peninsula (AFESD, IFAD, OFID)
• Huge water savings in water scarce
countries: switching to Buffel
Grass for forage reduces water
requirement by 50%
– Oman growers produce 418,366 tons
of Green Rhodes grass, with 228
million m3 of water.
– For producing same amount of forage
with Buffel grass, only 116 million m3
of water was required.
Potential national water savings:
112M m3.
Buffle Grass: high-nutrition forage crop
with less water requirements.
33. Water harvesting for rangelands
Low cost WH technologies integrated
Mechanization, laser guided contouring, direct
seedling planting
Water stored in soils and aquifer
Grazing management
Combating desertification
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WANA Benchmark Project: Water Harvesting for Marginal Dry areas
• Country scale, VWH implemented on 3900 ha till
2015, out of 650, 000 ha that are suitable for
development in Jordan.
• CWANA region scale, similarity analysis showed
a potential area of 3.24 million m2 is suitable
35. Adoption of Polycarbonate Drying
Chambers (PDC) led to: Reducing
postharvest loses and waste for dates
by 30-50%
Adoption of Subsurface Drip Irrigation
(SDI) System led to: Significant water
saving/ha: KSA (27%); Oman (35-72%);
Qatar (44.5%)
Adoption of Liquid Pollination (LP)
Technology led to: Reduction in
pollination costs by 89%; At least 20%
higher yields (1300-2000 kg/ha)
Technology in Protected Agriculture and Date Palm
36. Achievements & Impacts: Improving agricultural productivity and food security
Enhanced small-holder wheat-legume cropping systems to improve
food security under changing climate in the drylands of NAWA (EU-IFAD)
• 9 390 farmers exposed to improved technologies and
technology packages in two seasons 2013 and 2014 in 8
countries:
• 2130 farmers in 2013
• 7260 farmers in 2014
• 15 175 farmers were exposed to project technology
packages in 2015.
• Orabanche –resistant feba bean varieties which has
reversed the trend of declining local production
• Application of SI. increased the yield of wheat (27-47%)
and food legume (24-40%) in Tunisia and Algeria
• Supporting policy change: Egypt - national campaign for
faba bean production + lentil. Tunisia – support faba
bean production;
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Efficiency Gains Associated with Conservation Agriculture in
Wheat Production, Iraq
Level of Efficiency (TE) %
PercentageofFarmers(%)13% Efficiency gains associated with the use of ZT
in Iraq
Impacts & achievements: Improved Natural Resource Management
Improving the Food Security and Climate Change Adaptability of Livestock
Producers using the Rainfed Barley-based System in Iraq and Jordan
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drylands of Africa suffer from stunted growth
INNOVATION FOR THE FUTURE – WHAT IS NEW?
• Pre-breeding – mining adaptive genes from crop wild relatives for a
4°C warmer world in our mandated crops- “climate-smart crops”.
• High precision phenotyping for multiple and combined stresses.
• Farming with alternative pollinators.
• Going beyond just agriculture to functional and sustainable value
chains for durum, barley, pulses and small ruminants – job creation
and targeting markets.
• Genomics of small ruminants a tool for understanding heat and cold
tolerance – building “climate resilient” small ruminants.
• Precision feeding and flock/herd reproductive management.
• The Options x Context in sustainable land management-decision
supporting tool.
• Protected agriculture to address water scarcity-full self sustaining
systems producing high value crops-Sundrop systems.
• Sequential biological concentration – adding value to marginal
quality water – developing value chains for saline irrigation drainage
waters.
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NEW STRATEGY BUILDS ON ICARDA PAST ACHIEVEMENTS
High value and climate resilient crops
Crop improvements for yield potential and
for abiotic and biotic stresses
Integrated livestock/rangelands/crops
production systems
Intensification and diversification of
cropping systems
Protected agriculture
Improvements in water availability and
management and greywater use
Added value on dairy products in marginal
dry areas
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• Unique collections of wheat, barley, lentil, chickpea, faba bean,
grass pea and forage genetic resources & rhizobia
• Breeding programs using local indigenous species
• Key contributor to global germplasm conservation
• Small ruminant genetics & expertise
• Develop improved germplasm to meet farmer and market
needs, with resistance to biotic & abiotic stress, with quality &
nutritional attributes
• Water harvesting and on-farm water management
• Integrated Systems research capacity
• Integrated farming systems – in one decentralized Centre
• Biometrics & Statistics support, innovations & knowledge-
sharing
• On-farm research for a deeper understanding of challenges and
enables us to offer adoptable solutions to prevalent problem
• Farming with alternative pollinators (FAP).
• GIS/RS skills and capacity
LEVERAGING ICARDA STRENGTHS AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
Science Strengths
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INDIGENOUS SHEEP & GOATS GENETICS TO ESTABLISH RESILIENCE UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE
5 breeds of goats & 6 breeds of Egyptian sheep analyzed: Both species show high
levels of allelic & genetic diversity but low levels of genetic differentiation.
Research identified & developed abiotic-stress tolerant Barki sheep & goats to
support livelihoods & resilience of desert communities to hot dry conditions in
Egypt’s Coastal Zone of Western Desert. Findings were published in Heredity.
More breeds of sheep and goats were sampled: tests identified chromosomes 6, 12
and 16 which harbor important genes for adaptation to abiotic stress.
The next step is to further confirm the functional significance of the identified
genes in expression studies.
Project began in 2008-2009 under ARC-ICARDA Collaborative Program on Irrigated
Wheat-Based System & Small Ruminant-Based System; Funded by Egypt’s
contribution to the CGIAR through ICARDA; ICARDA L&F CRP; State of Iowa Hatch
Funds & Ensminger fund; Illumina’s “Greater Good Initiative ”GeneSeek Inc.
Team members: ARC-Egypt, Iowa State University, ICARDA