Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning in Africa (SAI...africa-rising
The Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning in Africa (SAIRLA) is updating its progress in Ethiopia. It is seeking to address issues like the use of ICT in sustainable agriculture research and extension, livestock-environment tradeoffs, land management-livelihoods tradeoffs, and smallholder farmer risk management. It needs innovative tools and evidence in these areas. It is engaging with decision makers in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Agricultural Transformation Agency, and NGOs to share knowledge and tools on these issues. The process involves regular engagement with experts through workshops and meetings, and direct meetings with high-level decision makers.
The document discusses the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services and its goals of strengthening knowledge management, country forums, partnerships, capacity building, policy advocacy, and conducting studies related to Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) in Africa. It explains that country forums are important as they bring together AEAS actors to innovate, learn from each other, support AEAS development nationally, strengthen linkages to agriculture development plans, exchange information and lessons learned, and conduct joint studies. The document also provides an overview of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, its mission to help smallholder farmers lift themselves out of poverty through sustainable productivity increases and access to finance, and its three-part strategy for 2015-2020 to catalyze agricultural
Innovation Workshop: Global Best Innovative Practices in AgricultureHasan Zaman
This document outlines global best innovative practices in agriculture from 2003-2012 and the state of affairs in Bangladesh. It discusses how contract farming and producers' organizations have helped small farms adopt new technologies. Examples from South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, Brazil, Rwanda, and India show how information networks, participatory irrigation management, integrated decision support systems, sustainable development areas, and digital platforms have empowered farmers and improved incomes. Bangladesh's national agricultural policy now includes e-agriculture and public-private partnerships to improve extension services and farmer access to information through initiatives like Digital Bangladesh.
Open data and innovation for Zero hunger aimSuchith Anand
The document discusses capacity development for open data and innovation to achieve zero hunger. It emphasizes the need for multidisciplinary and local inputs in capacity development programs. Training programs should focus on reducing digital divides so that researchers in developing countries can benefit from available resources. Examples of capacity building tools that were highlighted include GODAN AgriGIS workshops, Agrosphere, and AgPack. Open tools and resources like OSGeo Live were also mentioned to allow testing of geospatial software without installation.
This document discusses the GeoForAll initiative which promotes open principles in geospatial science and education. The key points are:
1) GeoForAll aims to make geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all by using open source software, open data, and open education resources.
2) Openness is important for achieving UN SDG 2030 goals like ending hunger and poverty by enabling knowledge sharing and increased learning opportunities globally.
3) The use of open principles in STEM education can help create quality educational opportunities for people from all economic backgrounds.
Methodology for collecting user requirementsplan4all
This document summarizes a stakeholder meeting that was held on September 25th, 2019 to discuss methodology for collecting user requirements for an EU project called EO4AGRI. The project focuses on four sectors: precision agriculture, agricultural finance, CAP payment systems, and global food security. It also discusses prior work that has been done on end-user requirements within these sectors and lists various data sources that will be used to gather existing user requirements and observations. Finally, it outlines the engagement process that will be used to work with stakeholders within the precision agriculture sector.
This document provides information about a Data Ethics Think Tank meeting to develop an international charter on the ethical use of location data called the Locus Charter. Representatives from various government agencies and universities from around the world plan to contribute ideas to support the development of the Locus Charter. The meeting agenda includes introductions, a presentation on an agriculture code of conduct toolkit, an overview of the Locus Charter, and a discussion for suggestions and contributions to further the charter.
Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning in Africa (SAI...africa-rising
The Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Research and Learning in Africa (SAIRLA) is updating its progress in Ethiopia. It is seeking to address issues like the use of ICT in sustainable agriculture research and extension, livestock-environment tradeoffs, land management-livelihoods tradeoffs, and smallholder farmer risk management. It needs innovative tools and evidence in these areas. It is engaging with decision makers in the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Agricultural Transformation Agency, and NGOs to share knowledge and tools on these issues. The process involves regular engagement with experts through workshops and meetings, and direct meetings with high-level decision makers.
The document discusses the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services and its goals of strengthening knowledge management, country forums, partnerships, capacity building, policy advocacy, and conducting studies related to Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) in Africa. It explains that country forums are important as they bring together AEAS actors to innovate, learn from each other, support AEAS development nationally, strengthen linkages to agriculture development plans, exchange information and lessons learned, and conduct joint studies. The document also provides an overview of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, its mission to help smallholder farmers lift themselves out of poverty through sustainable productivity increases and access to finance, and its three-part strategy for 2015-2020 to catalyze agricultural
Innovation Workshop: Global Best Innovative Practices in AgricultureHasan Zaman
This document outlines global best innovative practices in agriculture from 2003-2012 and the state of affairs in Bangladesh. It discusses how contract farming and producers' organizations have helped small farms adopt new technologies. Examples from South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, Brazil, Rwanda, and India show how information networks, participatory irrigation management, integrated decision support systems, sustainable development areas, and digital platforms have empowered farmers and improved incomes. Bangladesh's national agricultural policy now includes e-agriculture and public-private partnerships to improve extension services and farmer access to information through initiatives like Digital Bangladesh.
Open data and innovation for Zero hunger aimSuchith Anand
The document discusses capacity development for open data and innovation to achieve zero hunger. It emphasizes the need for multidisciplinary and local inputs in capacity development programs. Training programs should focus on reducing digital divides so that researchers in developing countries can benefit from available resources. Examples of capacity building tools that were highlighted include GODAN AgriGIS workshops, Agrosphere, and AgPack. Open tools and resources like OSGeo Live were also mentioned to allow testing of geospatial software without installation.
This document discusses the GeoForAll initiative which promotes open principles in geospatial science and education. The key points are:
1) GeoForAll aims to make geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all by using open source software, open data, and open education resources.
2) Openness is important for achieving UN SDG 2030 goals like ending hunger and poverty by enabling knowledge sharing and increased learning opportunities globally.
3) The use of open principles in STEM education can help create quality educational opportunities for people from all economic backgrounds.
Methodology for collecting user requirementsplan4all
This document summarizes a stakeholder meeting that was held on September 25th, 2019 to discuss methodology for collecting user requirements for an EU project called EO4AGRI. The project focuses on four sectors: precision agriculture, agricultural finance, CAP payment systems, and global food security. It also discusses prior work that has been done on end-user requirements within these sectors and lists various data sources that will be used to gather existing user requirements and observations. Finally, it outlines the engagement process that will be used to work with stakeholders within the precision agriculture sector.
This document provides information about a Data Ethics Think Tank meeting to develop an international charter on the ethical use of location data called the Locus Charter. Representatives from various government agencies and universities from around the world plan to contribute ideas to support the development of the Locus Charter. The meeting agenda includes introductions, a presentation on an agriculture code of conduct toolkit, an overview of the Locus Charter, and a discussion for suggestions and contributions to further the charter.
Powering Agriculture Network and Wiki Portal
Nov. 2014
Carsten Schüttel (Carsten.Schuettel@giz.de)
Laura Jakobeit (Laura.Jakobeit@giz.de)
Powering Agriculture Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Presented by Dr Abdoulaye Saley Moussa, Science Officer, CCAFS West Africa. Africa Agriculture Science Week 6, 15 July 2013, Accra, Ghana
http://ccafs.cgiar.org/events/15/jul/2013/africa-agriculture-science-week-2013
Diversity of innovation processes: Experiences from imGoats MozambiqueILRI
The document discusses innovation processes in three intervention areas of the imGoats project in Mozambique: 1) Improving access to animal health services by training community animal health workers, 2) Developing communal pasture areas through collective action between smallholders and local authorities, and 3) Improving market access by increasing coordination between value chain actors and introducing weighing scales at goat markets. The interventions related to animal health services and market access followed a more planned approach led by project partners, while the intervention for communal pastures involved unexpected collaboration between new stakeholders. All three innovation processes contributed to project outcomes despite varying in their planning, leadership, involved actors, and predictability.
The EO4AGRI project aims to improve agricultural monitoring through better use of Earth observation data. It brings together stakeholders from research, industry, and public administration over 24 months with a budget of €2.76 million from the European Commission. The project is identifying user requirements from sectors like agribusiness and public policy and working to match these needs with available data and tools. It will develop a knowledge hub to facilitate sharing of information on applications, software, and satellite data relevant to agriculture monitoring. The overall goal is to help stakeholders in agriculture and food security make more informed decisions using Copernicus data and services.
Open Principles in Science and EducationSuchith Anand
Presentation given at GeoForAll miniconference at World Commons Week 2019. By combining the potential of free and open geospatial software, open data, open standards and open access to research publications will enable the creation of a sustainable innovation ecosystem for helping solve global cross disciplinary societal challenges from climate change mitigation to zero hunger. Service for the benefit and betterment of humanity is a key fundamental principle of GeoForAll and we want to contribute and focus our efforts for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial has now made it possible for a large number of government organisations, private companies and academics in both developed and developing countries to make use of geospatial software in many application domains. This will ensure that geo education and geo digital economy opportunities are also available to economically poor countries and economically poor people worldwide. Central to “Geo for All” mission is the belief that knowledge is a public good and Open Principles in Education will enable broadly shared prosperity for all.
North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of ...Francois Stepman
29 March 2021. INTPA INFOPOINT North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of food systems
This InfoPoint conference co-organised between the European Commission and Agrinatura showed perspective on the role of research and education to contribute to the green transformation of food systems, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and in line with the European Green Deal.
Carolyn Glynn, President Agrinatura and Head of Department Crop Production Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Multi-stakeholder Innovation Platforms and knowledge management: Africa RISIN...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Zelalem Lema, Mohammed Ebrahim, Addisu Asfaw, Temesgen Alene, Workneh Dubale and Simret Yasabu for the Africa RISING Science for Impact Workshop, Dar es Salaam, 17-19 January 2017
The document summarizes discussions from a stakeholder meeting regarding collecting user requirements for utilizing earth observation data to improve global food security. Key points discussed include: identifying requirements for yield modeling, food security monitoring, and cross-border land monitoring; generating new requirements around assessing ecosystem risks, insurance services, and crop health monitoring; outlining challenges to realizing requirements like lack of funding and infrastructure; and recommending increased coordination and support for capacity building in developing countries.
PROIntensAfrica pathways concept and research agenda by Philippe Petithuguenin at the "Effective and Efficient Research and Innovation Partnerships" seminar on March 14, 2017, AUC Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Introducing the MilkIT project and its initial resultsILRI
The MilkIT project aims to enhance dairy livelihoods in India and Tanzania through improved feeding strategies and value chain development. It uses an innovation platform approach to bring together stakeholders like farmers, traders, processors and researchers. The objectives are to strengthen value chains, enhance productivity through improved feeding, and share knowledge on feed development. Partners include government and non-profit organizations. Emerging results include more milk sales, actor-market linkages, and better quality feed through interventions identified by innovation platforms. These include planting forages, establishing grazing reserves, and feed innovations in India like reduced waste and improved quality/quantity. Themes for further discussion center around using innovation platforms to identify solutions and linking technical and market interventions.
This document describes the climate-smart village model developed by CCAFS to improve smallholder farmers' ability to adapt to climate change. The model involves testing integrated agricultural interventions at learning sites with local communities and stakeholders. The goal is to boost farmers' resilience while improving livelihoods and reducing emissions where possible. Key activities include climate-resilient crops, insurance, climate information services, and local adaptation plans. The research evaluates improved practices and their gender impacts. The model is then scaled up through policy, the private sector, and major initiatives to mainstream successful approaches.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Systems Research: Experience from Africa R...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Carlo Azzarri, Beliyou Haile and Apurba Shee for the Africa RISING Humidtropics Systems Research Marketplace, Ibadan, Nigeria, 15-17 November 2016
The climate-smart village : a model developed by CCAFS program to improve the adaptive capacity of communities
Presented by Dr Robert Zougmoré, Regional Program Leader, CCAFS West Africa. Africa Agriculture Science Week 6, 15 July 2013, Accra, Ghana. http://ccafs.cgiar.org/events/15/jul/2013/africa-agriculture-science-week-2013
The document discusses the PROIntensAfrica project, which aims to develop a proposal for a long-term research partnership between Europe and Africa focused on sustainable agricultural intensification. It identifies constraints in African agriculture like low productivity and inadequate infrastructure. The project will describe key research domains, identify the value of the partnership, and suggest governance structures to support it. It brought together 23 research organizations and engaged stakeholders to develop frameworks and communication tools to establish an effective partnership for raising food security through sustainable intensification approaches.
Sharing open data and capacity development experiences from RCMRDGODAN Secretariat
Earth observation data plays a critical role in building resilience to climate change as well as reporting on sustainable development goals (SDG’s). There are new opportunities to use open data in earth observation such as Landsat and the Sentinel data. Modern day farming relies on weather information in order to plan ahead of extreme weather conditions such as drought and floods. In addition, there is need to invest in hydromet services to build resilience to climate change and help citizens with accurate weather forecasts.
In this webinar, Dr Kenneth Mubea (the Capacity Development Lead) at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) shares some of the experiences and projects that RCMRD are involved in various open data initiatives in Agriculture. RCMRD’s mission is to promote sustainable development using earth observation and thus SDG’s. RCMRD is an inter-governmental organization established in 1975 (Nairobi, Kenya) and currently has 20 Contracting Member States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Regions.
The document summarizes case studies of public-private partnerships for irrigation development in Tanzania, including the Kilombero Plantations Ltd (KPL) rice scheme. KPL is a joint venture established in 2007 between the Rufiji Basin Development Authority and a private UK company. It involves an irrigated estate of 5818 hectares and provides advice and inputs to 3200 outgrower farmers. The case study found issues around land tenure and compensation, price volatility, and taxation policy. Netmaps were used to analyze the actors and relationships influencing the KPL PPP, including flows of technical advice, funding, inputs, and oversight. A similar analysis was provided for the Madibira case example.
Taking agricultural technologies to scale: Experience of the Africa RISING-NA...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Haroon Sseguya, Mateete Bekunda, Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon, Francis Kamau, Silvanus Mruma and Jonathan Odhong’ for the Africa RISING Humidtropics Systems Research Marketplace, Ibadan, Nigeria, 15-17 November 2016
This document discusses the PROIntensAfrica partnership, which aims to establish a long-term partnership between Africa and the EU to raise sustainable food and nutrition security in Africa. It lists African and European partner organizations and outlines the partnership's strategic proposal, including aligning efforts for a new way of working, an innovative research and innovation agenda, and connecting different areas. The partnership seeks to serve the EU-Africa policy dialogue and contribute to other initiatives while building on existing research collaborations between Africa and the EU.
Innovation processes in a smallholder goat development project: Experiences f...ILRI
Poster prepared by Birgit Boogaard (ILRI), Kees Swaans (ILRI), Saskia Hendrickx (ILRI) and Michaela Cosijn (CARE Mozambique) for the International Workshop on Agricultural Innovation Systems in Africa (AISA), Nairobi, 29-31 May 2013
Presentation by Philip Thornton, CCAFS Priorities and Policies for CSA Flagship Leader, at the GCRF Networking Workshop on 29 October 2018 at SRUC, Edinburgh.
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019:Research Program - Innovation Systems fo...ICRISAT
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.
Powering Agriculture Network and Wiki Portal
Nov. 2014
Carsten Schüttel (Carsten.Schuettel@giz.de)
Laura Jakobeit (Laura.Jakobeit@giz.de)
Powering Agriculture Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Presented by Dr Abdoulaye Saley Moussa, Science Officer, CCAFS West Africa. Africa Agriculture Science Week 6, 15 July 2013, Accra, Ghana
http://ccafs.cgiar.org/events/15/jul/2013/africa-agriculture-science-week-2013
Diversity of innovation processes: Experiences from imGoats MozambiqueILRI
The document discusses innovation processes in three intervention areas of the imGoats project in Mozambique: 1) Improving access to animal health services by training community animal health workers, 2) Developing communal pasture areas through collective action between smallholders and local authorities, and 3) Improving market access by increasing coordination between value chain actors and introducing weighing scales at goat markets. The interventions related to animal health services and market access followed a more planned approach led by project partners, while the intervention for communal pastures involved unexpected collaboration between new stakeholders. All three innovation processes contributed to project outcomes despite varying in their planning, leadership, involved actors, and predictability.
The EO4AGRI project aims to improve agricultural monitoring through better use of Earth observation data. It brings together stakeholders from research, industry, and public administration over 24 months with a budget of €2.76 million from the European Commission. The project is identifying user requirements from sectors like agribusiness and public policy and working to match these needs with available data and tools. It will develop a knowledge hub to facilitate sharing of information on applications, software, and satellite data relevant to agriculture monitoring. The overall goal is to help stakeholders in agriculture and food security make more informed decisions using Copernicus data and services.
Open Principles in Science and EducationSuchith Anand
Presentation given at GeoForAll miniconference at World Commons Week 2019. By combining the potential of free and open geospatial software, open data, open standards and open access to research publications will enable the creation of a sustainable innovation ecosystem for helping solve global cross disciplinary societal challenges from climate change mitigation to zero hunger. Service for the benefit and betterment of humanity is a key fundamental principle of GeoForAll and we want to contribute and focus our efforts for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial has now made it possible for a large number of government organisations, private companies and academics in both developed and developing countries to make use of geospatial software in many application domains. This will ensure that geo education and geo digital economy opportunities are also available to economically poor countries and economically poor people worldwide. Central to “Geo for All” mission is the belief that knowledge is a public good and Open Principles in Education will enable broadly shared prosperity for all.
North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of ...Francois Stepman
29 March 2021. INTPA INFOPOINT North-South partnership in research and education for the transformation of food systems
This InfoPoint conference co-organised between the European Commission and Agrinatura showed perspective on the role of research and education to contribute to the green transformation of food systems, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and in line with the European Green Deal.
Carolyn Glynn, President Agrinatura and Head of Department Crop Production Ecology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Multi-stakeholder Innovation Platforms and knowledge management: Africa RISIN...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Zelalem Lema, Mohammed Ebrahim, Addisu Asfaw, Temesgen Alene, Workneh Dubale and Simret Yasabu for the Africa RISING Science for Impact Workshop, Dar es Salaam, 17-19 January 2017
The document summarizes discussions from a stakeholder meeting regarding collecting user requirements for utilizing earth observation data to improve global food security. Key points discussed include: identifying requirements for yield modeling, food security monitoring, and cross-border land monitoring; generating new requirements around assessing ecosystem risks, insurance services, and crop health monitoring; outlining challenges to realizing requirements like lack of funding and infrastructure; and recommending increased coordination and support for capacity building in developing countries.
PROIntensAfrica pathways concept and research agenda by Philippe Petithuguenin at the "Effective and Efficient Research and Innovation Partnerships" seminar on March 14, 2017, AUC Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Introducing the MilkIT project and its initial resultsILRI
The MilkIT project aims to enhance dairy livelihoods in India and Tanzania through improved feeding strategies and value chain development. It uses an innovation platform approach to bring together stakeholders like farmers, traders, processors and researchers. The objectives are to strengthen value chains, enhance productivity through improved feeding, and share knowledge on feed development. Partners include government and non-profit organizations. Emerging results include more milk sales, actor-market linkages, and better quality feed through interventions identified by innovation platforms. These include planting forages, establishing grazing reserves, and feed innovations in India like reduced waste and improved quality/quantity. Themes for further discussion center around using innovation platforms to identify solutions and linking technical and market interventions.
This document describes the climate-smart village model developed by CCAFS to improve smallholder farmers' ability to adapt to climate change. The model involves testing integrated agricultural interventions at learning sites with local communities and stakeholders. The goal is to boost farmers' resilience while improving livelihoods and reducing emissions where possible. Key activities include climate-resilient crops, insurance, climate information services, and local adaptation plans. The research evaluates improved practices and their gender impacts. The model is then scaled up through policy, the private sector, and major initiatives to mainstream successful approaches.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in Systems Research: Experience from Africa R...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Carlo Azzarri, Beliyou Haile and Apurba Shee for the Africa RISING Humidtropics Systems Research Marketplace, Ibadan, Nigeria, 15-17 November 2016
The climate-smart village : a model developed by CCAFS program to improve the adaptive capacity of communities
Presented by Dr Robert Zougmoré, Regional Program Leader, CCAFS West Africa. Africa Agriculture Science Week 6, 15 July 2013, Accra, Ghana. http://ccafs.cgiar.org/events/15/jul/2013/africa-agriculture-science-week-2013
The document discusses the PROIntensAfrica project, which aims to develop a proposal for a long-term research partnership between Europe and Africa focused on sustainable agricultural intensification. It identifies constraints in African agriculture like low productivity and inadequate infrastructure. The project will describe key research domains, identify the value of the partnership, and suggest governance structures to support it. It brought together 23 research organizations and engaged stakeholders to develop frameworks and communication tools to establish an effective partnership for raising food security through sustainable intensification approaches.
Sharing open data and capacity development experiences from RCMRDGODAN Secretariat
Earth observation data plays a critical role in building resilience to climate change as well as reporting on sustainable development goals (SDG’s). There are new opportunities to use open data in earth observation such as Landsat and the Sentinel data. Modern day farming relies on weather information in order to plan ahead of extreme weather conditions such as drought and floods. In addition, there is need to invest in hydromet services to build resilience to climate change and help citizens with accurate weather forecasts.
In this webinar, Dr Kenneth Mubea (the Capacity Development Lead) at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) shares some of the experiences and projects that RCMRD are involved in various open data initiatives in Agriculture. RCMRD’s mission is to promote sustainable development using earth observation and thus SDG’s. RCMRD is an inter-governmental organization established in 1975 (Nairobi, Kenya) and currently has 20 Contracting Member States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Regions.
The document summarizes case studies of public-private partnerships for irrigation development in Tanzania, including the Kilombero Plantations Ltd (KPL) rice scheme. KPL is a joint venture established in 2007 between the Rufiji Basin Development Authority and a private UK company. It involves an irrigated estate of 5818 hectares and provides advice and inputs to 3200 outgrower farmers. The case study found issues around land tenure and compensation, price volatility, and taxation policy. Netmaps were used to analyze the actors and relationships influencing the KPL PPP, including flows of technical advice, funding, inputs, and oversight. A similar analysis was provided for the Madibira case example.
Taking agricultural technologies to scale: Experience of the Africa RISING-NA...africa-rising
Poster prepared by Haroon Sseguya, Mateete Bekunda, Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon, Francis Kamau, Silvanus Mruma and Jonathan Odhong’ for the Africa RISING Humidtropics Systems Research Marketplace, Ibadan, Nigeria, 15-17 November 2016
This document discusses the PROIntensAfrica partnership, which aims to establish a long-term partnership between Africa and the EU to raise sustainable food and nutrition security in Africa. It lists African and European partner organizations and outlines the partnership's strategic proposal, including aligning efforts for a new way of working, an innovative research and innovation agenda, and connecting different areas. The partnership seeks to serve the EU-Africa policy dialogue and contribute to other initiatives while building on existing research collaborations between Africa and the EU.
Innovation processes in a smallholder goat development project: Experiences f...ILRI
Poster prepared by Birgit Boogaard (ILRI), Kees Swaans (ILRI), Saskia Hendrickx (ILRI) and Michaela Cosijn (CARE Mozambique) for the International Workshop on Agricultural Innovation Systems in Africa (AISA), Nairobi, 29-31 May 2013
Presentation by Philip Thornton, CCAFS Priorities and Policies for CSA Flagship Leader, at the GCRF Networking Workshop on 29 October 2018 at SRUC, Edinburgh.
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019:Research Program - Innovation Systems fo...ICRISAT
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.
During the last week of October, 2013, capacity development focal points from the CGIAR Centers and Research Programmes (CRPs), the Consortium office and key partner organizations, met in Nairobi to begin to define guiding principles and elements of a CGIAR Capacity Development Strategy. The CGIAR group met for several days and partners were then invited to discuss the plans developed and present their perspectives on actions required by the Consortium.
Grasp more about the outcomes of CGIAR Consortium Workshop at: http://bit.ly/1g1JXyv
This document outlines the IAR4D (Integrated Agricultural Research for Development) concept which proposes a new approach to agricultural research and development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The traditional linear model is being replaced by an interactive innovation systems approach that engages multiple stakeholders. Nine pilot projects are testing the IAR4D framework across three regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. The goals are to generate international public goods, improve benefits to end users over conventional approaches, and assess sustainability and scalability. Key principles include addressing both technical and institutional constraints holistically, and establishing innovation platforms to jointly identify problems and solutions through iterative learning and reflection.
Investigación para el desarrollo de la Agricultura CIRADPTMacaronesia
CIRAD is an agricultural research organization based in France with over 1600 staff members, including 800 researchers. It has regional offices in French overseas territories and collaborates with partners in over 90 countries worldwide. CIRAD focuses on conducting partnership-based research on tropical commodities like fruit, vegetables, sugarcane, cocoa, coffee, rice, cotton, bananas, oil palm, rubber and forest species. It aims to foster sustainable agricultural development and capacity building. CIRAD has six priority lines of research including ecological intensification, biomass energy, food safety and diversity, animal health, public policy and agriculture-environment interactions. It places emphasis on training through PhD students and international masters programs.
Institutional Frameworks, Experience with CGIAR reform (PPT format)CGIAR
This concise presentation includes several diagrams explaining how the CGIAR is now organized. This graphic explanation of the institutional framework clearly highlights the benefits of the Consortium and the CGIAR Research Programs, as well illustrating the comparative advantages of the system. It provides an important overview.
On-farm technologies in social context: Improving local adaptive capacities a...ILRI
A presentation on how to improve local adaptive capacities and inclusive scaling mechanisms for climate-smart agriculture in Kenya. It was delivered at the inception workshop for the CGIAR Initiative for Livestock and Climate by Birgit Habermann and Leah Gichuki in Nandi and Bomet counties in Kenya.
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.
This document provides an overview and update on the implementation of IITA's Social Science & Agribusiness Research for Development (R4D) agenda from 2012-2020. The agenda has six objectives: 1) ex-ante impact assessment, 2) understanding rural livelihoods, 3) gender preferences and technology adoption, 4) input and output markets and policies, 5) targeting innovations, and 6) ex-post impact assessment. Updates are provided on progress made towards each objective, including tools developed, studies conducted, and engagement with partners and policymakers. The overall goal is to improve smallholder productivity, competitiveness and nutrition in Africa through strategic social science and agribusiness research.
This document discusses public-private partnerships (PPPs) in agricultural development in Africa. It notes that PPPs can help increase productivity but challenges remain in ensuring small farmers benefit, such as equitable access to technologies and markets. The roles of the private sector are changing as it encompasses many services like inputs, markets, and financing. Balancing intellectual property rights with farmers' rights is important. Overall, PPPs must truly understand development objectives and find ways to empower smallholders and women farmers to participate in and benefit from agricultural innovation.
Open agricultural and nutrition data can help address global hunger, poverty, and innovation challenges. GODAN is a global open data network with over 260 partners that encourages collaboration and sharing of open agricultural and nutrition data. The GODAN story began in 2012 with G8 commitments to share agricultural data with African partners. GODAN was officially launched in 2013 and holds various events to build momentum around open data. Working groups address specific data issues and case studies showcase successes. The 2016 GODAN Summit in New York will bring together leaders to highlight open data stories and applications through an open data challenge.
1. A new approach is needed for agricultural business utilizing new technologies, knowledge, and information services.
2. This approach involves smart farming utilizing ICT, agriculturists, and human sensing through production clusters, skill development, and ubiquitous sensor networks.
3. The focus is on appropriate technologies, new designs for greenhouses and orchards, precision farming, and applications for different crops to improve yields and quality under climate change.
This document summarizes four presentations from a side event at CFS 43 on adopting new technologies to improve food security and agriculture. The first presentation discussed using spectral methods to rapidly diagnose soil micronutrient deficiencies in Africa. The second presented a pilot project in Somalia that combines basic research capacity building with farmer participation. The third discussed how the Tanzania Horticultural Association encourages farmers in Zanzibar to adopt innovations like drip irrigation, greenhouses, and solar pumps. The final presentation was about the GloCal nutrition project, which uses educational videos and mobile apps to promote maternal and child nutrition in Kenya.
Dr Jean-Marcel Ribaut, IBP Director, gives the concluding lecture at the 5th International Conference on Next Generation Genomics and Integrated Breeding for Crop Improvement (NGGIBCI-V), which was held on 18-20 February 2015 at ICRISAT Campus, in Hyderabad, India.
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the day in photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N02/sets/
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.
The Development-Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture Initiative (...Francois Stepman
The DeSIRA initiative was launched in 2017. The objective is to contribute to climate-relevant, productive and sustainable transformation of agriculture and food systems in low and middle-incomes countries
Three outcomes are expected:
• Foster innovation in agriculture through research for Food, Nutrition Security, and Sustainable Agriculture with a climate change perspective
• Strengthen national agricultural research (capacities, governance mechanisms) and innovation systems
• Improve efficiency of research and innovation support services for climate resilient food systems by enhancing evidence for policy design and implementation
The strategic approach for DeSIRA is based on the following key points:
• Connecting both EU & EU Member States development agendas and national priorities regarding agricultural and food systems
• Linking research and innovation to contribute to impacts at scale addressing climate change with clusters of projects funded by UE and Member States
• Strengthening national research capacities both at individual and organizational levels
• Contributing to the continental (Africa) and global governance of research (GFAR, CGIAR, AIRCA)
• Building strong partnerships involving European, International and National research capacities
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Humidtropics and participatory agricultural research
1. Humidtropics and participatory agricultural
research
Alan Duncan
International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia
Expert meeting on participatory agricultural research: Approaches, design and evaluation,
Oxford, 9-13 December 2013
2. What is CGIAR and how is it changing?
• A consortium of 15 international agricultural
research centres
• Global mandate to carry out research for
development
• Undergoing reform process starting 2010
• 15 CGIAR Research Programmes each of which
involve multiple centres
3. The New CGIAR
• Integration
• Impact at scale
• Outcomes
Policy processes/decision
maker
Community/Landscape/
Market
Community/Landscape/
Market
The Old CGIAR
• Technologies
• Silos
• Basic science
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
12. Unlocking the potential
- Humidtropics as key
Integrated systems approach…
People
Partnerships
Production systems
Innovation
Policies
Markets
Crops & livestock
Livelihoods
Food system
Institutions…
15. Action Areas
Action Areas
•
•
•
•
Representative and capture diversity
Urgent need for large-scale impacts
Advance earlier investments/projects
• CIALCA, SSA-CP, Africa Rising, STCP…
Build on existing and potential partnerships
1: 2012
2: 2017
3: 2020
16. Collaborations and partnerships
CGIAR Centres
IITA, ICRAF, ILRI, CIAT, Bioversity, CIP, IWMI
Non-CGIAR partners
AVRDC, Wageningen University, icipe, FARA
Advanced Research Institutes
CIRAD, CSIRO, SLU
National research institutions
Development organizations
Farmer organizations
Funding from W1&2:
65% to CGIAR partners, 35% to non-CGIAR partners
18. The New CGIAR
• Integration
• Impact at scale
• Outcomes
Policy processes/decision
maker
Community/Landscape/
Market
Community/Landscape/
Market
The Old CGIAR
• Technologies
• Silos
• Basic science
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
19. The New CGIAR
• Integration
• Impact at scale
• Outcomes
Policy processes/decision
maker
Community/Landscape/
Market
Community/Landscape/
Market
The Old CGIAR
• Technologies
• Silos
• Basic science
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
20. Policy processes/decision
maker
Community/Landscape/
Market
The New CGIAR
• Integration
• Impact at scale
• Outcomes
Community/Landscape/
Market
New participatory tools and approaches to help us:
• Integrate across system components at community/landscape scales
• Develop integrated interventions that are demand driven and balance
the need to intensify with the need to protect the environment
• Connect to decision makers to achieve impact at scale