PAEPARD PIW1 (Mauritius) - Presentation1

PAEPARD PIW1 (Mauritius) - Presentation1

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  Partnership Inception Workshop -Mauritius Food and Agricultural Research Council (FARC) Conference Room Reduit 9th February 2012
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  AGENDA – Day1 Time Session 09:00-09:30 Welcome address; Intro 09:30-10:00 Introduction to PAEPARD 10:00-10:30 Concept Note/Presentation of partnerships 10:30-11:00 Tea Break 11:00-12:00 Workshop objectives & Activities; Role of Leader/Facilitators; Introduction to group work 12:00-13:00 Lunch 10:00-14:00 Group Work 14:00-14:30 Tea Break 14:30-15:30 Group Work/ Presentations 15:30-16:00 Debriefing Session
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  Introduction to the PAEPARDProject Presented by: Mr. Toolsee Gunesh
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  PAEPARD Definition Platform for African European Partnershipon Agricultural Research for Development
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  Context of PAEPARD  Agriculture is sector with largest potential for enhancing economic growth on African Continent (SSA countries)  Support for agriculture – Funds for agriculture research reducing  EC funding (EDF,FP7) for agricultural research  Challenge : Research be demand led - Quality of partnerships improved
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  Objectives  Overall: Build joint African-European Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in ARD contributing to achieve the MDGs  Specific: Enhanced, more equitable, more demand- driven and mutually beneficial collaboration of Africa and Europe on ARD with the aim of attaining the MDGs
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  PAEPARD Expected Results  Increased awareness of partnership opportunities in Europe and Africa for agricultural development in Africa;  Improved mobilization and coordination of European ARD stakeholders and African non– research stakeholders;  Increased knowledge on European funding opportunities among African ARD stakeholders and support for partnership development will lead to increased number of high quality ARD proposals.
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  Major Activities  Mobilization of European stakeholders and African non-research stakeholders;  Information and knowledge management of opportunities for partnership between African and Europe;  Capacity building on partnership building within a multi-stakeholder innovation partnerships;  Partnership brokerage between African and European stakeholders;  Advocacy for agricultural research for development
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  PAEPARD – 2ndCall for Concept Note  Published May 31, 2011  69 Concept Notes received on July 15, 2011  10 Consortia Selected  Mauritius consortium among the 10 selected
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  Federating Themes  Foodsecurity and climate changes  Post harvest technologies  Knowledge management and indigenous knowledge inclusion  Capacity building and institutional development  Market access, value chain, pricing  Water use and management  Financing mechanisms, access to credit
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  Consortia Themes /Objectives Ghana (Citrus Producers Control of Angular leaf spot disease of Association of Ghana) Citrus in Ghana Benin (Sojagnon, Farmers Appui a la sécurité économique des Federation) ménages ruraux par la production, la commercialisation et la transformation du Soja au Benin Burkina-Faso [Association BIOPROTECT-B, un groupement d’intérêt pour la Recherche et la économique pour la protection biologique Formation en Agro-écologie des cultures et la fertilisation organique (ARFA)] des sols pour une agriculture saine et durable au sahel. Mauritius (Food and Micro propagation and cultivation of in Agricultural Research vitro breadfruit plants and Council, Reduit, development of novel products from Mauritius) Breadfruit as an alternative source of carbohydrates in Mauritius. Cote d’Ivoire (Centre Suisse Agriculture pour l’éducation (A.P.E) des de Recherches scientifiques) enfants en âge scolaire (5 – 15 ans) en milieux rural et périurbain
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  Consortia Themes /Objectives Nigeria (Department of Animal Low cost and high quality livestock feed Science and Technology, Federal production knowledge delivery to Nigerian poultry University of Technology, Owerri, industry (NIPOFERD) Imo State, Nigeria) Burundi [Confédération des Développement participatif des technologies de la Associations de Producteurs culture pomme de terre et promotion des Agricoles pour le Développement innovations sensibles au genre et à la (CAPAD)] conservation de l’environnement au Burundi Uganda (Farm Gain African Ltd) Extensive Collection and Characterization of African Solanaceae Plants Uganda (Women of Uganda Enhancing soybean and cowpea value chains for Network (WOUGNET) increased productivity, incomes and nutritional security of smallholder farmers in East and Central Africa. Cameroon [Concertation Innover pour l’intensification, la diversification et Nationale des Organisations la transformation de l’agriculture familiale en Paysannes du Cameroun (CNOP- Afrique Centrale à travers la recherche – action en CAM)] partenariat : cas de CNOP-CAM dans la région du Centre Cameroun
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  The Mauritius Consortium Presented by: Mrs. Indira Boodhram
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  Title of ProposedPartnership  Micro-propagation and Cultivation of in- vitro breadfruit plants and development of novel products from breadfruit as an alternative source of carbohydrates in Mauritius
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  Opportunities  In context of food security and sustainable livelihood  Identified as a potential source of carbohydrate  Potential for processing as well as export  Local research stations has experience in in- vitro propagation  Income-generating opportunity for households/small-scale orchard  Breadfruit offers potential for production of gluten-free flour
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  Expected outcome ofpartnership  Establishment of production techniques and guidelines for local production of breadfruit  Development of commercially feasible in-vitro mass propagation techniques  Promotion and establishment of backyard production in Mauritius  Establishment of commercial orchards  Development of community-based processing techniques  Development of marketing channels for input into large-scale processing of breadfruit  Development of healthy and nutritious value added breadfruit products
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  Current Partners involved FARC (Research) MAMCF AREU (Farmer (Research and Organization) Extension) UoM (Research EU Partner and Training) Conserverie Sarjua Ltee (Private Sector)
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  Value-Chain Approach Presented by: Ms. Nawsheen Hosenally
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  Current Partners involved FARC (Research) MAMCF AREU (Farmer (Research and Organization) Extension) UoM (Research EU Partner and Training) Conserverie Sarjua Ltee (Private Sector)
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  Inclusive Demand-driven partnerships Credit Researchers suppliers Policy makers Advisory services Wholesale Consumer Breadfruit Planting organisations growers material Supplier and retail Suppliers of Growers’ inputs, organisations equipment EU Importers Facilitator
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  Value-Chain Approach Value-chain Definition: Describes full range of activities required to bring a product/service through the different phases of production (Including physical transformation, input of various producer services and response to consumer demand)  Include inter-dependent processes that generate value for the consumer  Focuses on value creation, innovation, product development and marketing
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  Role of theFacilitators  Neutral  No relation with the partnership  Encourage full participation by all partners  Ensure interest of all partners represented  Promote mutual understanding between partners  Guide partners to agree on objectives, roles and responsibilities. Promote communication  Promote Social Learning by Partners  Promote & guide joint reflection by partners
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  Leader v/s Facilitator Facilitator: Leader:  Assists (builds capacity  Responsible for the of) all partners to partnership understand/achieve the (direction, task (objectives, role) management,  Assists all members of partnership to actions) participate equally &  Responsible for function as team communication within  Assists all members to partnership learn - reflect on joint experience and  Responsible for group consolidate lessons outputs learned  Accountable for joint  Assists in resolving external inputs conflicts (without taking sides…)