This document provides an update on the Root and Tuber Crops (RTB) program. It summarizes that RTB has received excellent ratings in annual reporting, gender reporting, and external reviews. It notes funding received from DFID and BMGF and pre-proposal reviews. It discusses improvements to management staffing, research synergies, communications, and the cassava seed value chain project. Feedback on the pre-proposal from ISPC is presented which recommends the full proposal. The upcoming full proposal process and timelines are outlined.
ICRISAT pleased to share this five-year Strategic Plan 2021-2025 which builds on our extensive partnerships, networking and our understanding of the needs on the ground and sets out our current expertise with our vision for the next five years of a streamlined, targeted research for development institution, working closely with our partners and stakeholders in the private and public sectors.
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019: Modernising Crop Improvement II (AVISA...ICRISAT
Most public breeding programs in the developing world are 20-30 years behind state-of-art private sector programs due to: Lack of engineering support for mechanization and automation; Primitive data collection, management, and decision support systems; Obsolete and expensive genotyping capacity unsuited to forward breeding; Inadequate selection pressure for yield in multi-location trials; Breeders are not trained, incentivized, or supported to optimize pipelines; Reliance on visual selection; Lengthy breeding cycles, excessive backcrossing, No selection of parents for high breeding value; Obsolete dissemination models designed for the Green Revolution
ICRISAT pleased to share this five-year Strategic Plan 2021-2025 which builds on our extensive partnerships, networking and our understanding of the needs on the ground and sets out our current expertise with our vision for the next five years of a streamlined, targeted research for development institution, working closely with our partners and stakeholders in the private and public sectors.
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019: Modernising Crop Improvement II (AVISA...ICRISAT
Most public breeding programs in the developing world are 20-30 years behind state-of-art private sector programs due to: Lack of engineering support for mechanization and automation; Primitive data collection, management, and decision support systems; Obsolete and expensive genotyping capacity unsuited to forward breeding; Inadequate selection pressure for yield in multi-location trials; Breeders are not trained, incentivized, or supported to optimize pipelines; Reliance on visual selection; Lengthy breeding cycles, excessive backcrossing, No selection of parents for high breeding value; Obsolete dissemination models designed for the Green Revolution
Strengthening developing-country seed systems and markets. Policy trade-offs,...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation by David Spielman (IFPRI) at the PIM Webinar held on 25 October 2017. See more here: http://pim.cgiar.org/2017/09/29/webinar-strengthening-developing-country-seed-systems-and-markets-policy-trade-offs-unintended-consequences-and-operational-realities/
Utilization of Value Chain Analysis in the Livestock Development Sectorcopppldsecretariat
Presentation from the Livestock Inter-Agency Donor Group (IADG) Meeting 2010. 4-5 May 2010 Italy, Rome IFAD Headquarters.
The event involved approximately 45 representatives from the international partner agencies to discuss critical needs for livestock development and research issues for the coming decade.
[ Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base ]
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019: Genebank Sustainability Plan In actio...ICRISAT
The ICRISAT Genebank serves as a world repository for the collection of germplasm of the six mandate crops: sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, finger millet; and five small millets: foxtail millet, little millet, kodo millet, proso millet and barnyard millet. With over 126,830 germplasm accessions assembled from 144 countries through donations and collection missions, it is one of the largest international genebanks.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Building sustainab...ICRISAT
Developing market–oriented seed production and delivery systems through PPP. Enhancing linkages among actors of multi-stakeholders’ Platforms along seed and commodity value chains, varieties prioritization for commercialization. Developing business cases. Seed Revolving Fund Initiative, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion in Tanzania.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Update on Tropical...ICRISAT
Dr Rajeev K Varshney updated on the key points on ropical Legumes Projects ; Development and release of farmer-preferred varieties in the target crop x geography, Strengthening of the legume breeding capacity of the partner CGIAR and NARS partners, Program Improvement Plan (PIP) based on the results of the Breeding Program Assessment Tool (BPAT). The establishment of sustainable seed delivery systems that service the needs of small-holders.
Presentation by Monika Varga (Research group on Process Network Engineering) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
Africa RISING systems research experiencesafrica-rising
Presented by A. Larbi, M. Bekunda, I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, K. Bekele and G. Fischer, P. Thorne and K. Mekonnen, C. Azzarri and J. Groot at the Humidtropics Systems Research Marketplace, Ibadan, Nigeria, 15-17 November 2016
Methods for studying gender dynamics in value chains beyond the production no...IFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar recorded on Oct. 28, 2021. Presenters: Jessica Leight (IFPRI); Emily Gallagher (CIFOR); and Kate Ambler (IFPRI). More information at https://bit.ly/GDVCweb
LIVES dairy value chain development: Distinguishing between fluid milk and bu...ILRI
Presented by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Aklilu Bogale and Yasin Getahun at the 21st Annual Conference of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, 28-30 August 2013
GFAR Webinar on Farmers’ Rights: Achieving Complementarity Between the Inform...Francois Stepman
30 May 2017. Webinar. As one of the series of GFAR webinars, GFAR Secretariat brought together several presenters to engage the agri-food research and innovation community around the topic of Farmers’ Rights, and especially how to achieve the complementarity between the informal and formal seed systems.
Collection of electronic poster submissions from the Knowledge Fair component of the 2020 Conference on "Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security," May 15-17, 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A practical decision checklist for gender-responsive plant and animal breedingCGIAR
This presentation was given during a webinar on May 17, 2018. Graham Thiele (GBI/RTB), Jacqueline Ashby (Independent Consultant), Pricilla Marimo (Bioversity International) and Robooni Tumuhimbise (NARO) gave a total of three presentations. This is the first of these presentations, given by Jacqueline Ashby.
Find out more at: http://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-gender-breeding-checklist/
Strengthening developing-country seed systems and markets. Policy trade-offs,...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation by David Spielman (IFPRI) at the PIM Webinar held on 25 October 2017. See more here: http://pim.cgiar.org/2017/09/29/webinar-strengthening-developing-country-seed-systems-and-markets-policy-trade-offs-unintended-consequences-and-operational-realities/
Utilization of Value Chain Analysis in the Livestock Development Sectorcopppldsecretariat
Presentation from the Livestock Inter-Agency Donor Group (IADG) Meeting 2010. 4-5 May 2010 Italy, Rome IFAD Headquarters.
The event involved approximately 45 representatives from the international partner agencies to discuss critical needs for livestock development and research issues for the coming decade.
[ Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base ]
ICRISAT Global Planning Meeting 2019: Genebank Sustainability Plan In actio...ICRISAT
The ICRISAT Genebank serves as a world repository for the collection of germplasm of the six mandate crops: sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, finger millet; and five small millets: foxtail millet, little millet, kodo millet, proso millet and barnyard millet. With over 126,830 germplasm accessions assembled from 144 countries through donations and collection missions, it is one of the largest international genebanks.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Building sustainab...ICRISAT
Developing market–oriented seed production and delivery systems through PPP. Enhancing linkages among actors of multi-stakeholders’ Platforms along seed and commodity value chains, varieties prioritization for commercialization. Developing business cases. Seed Revolving Fund Initiative, Youth Engagement and Gender Inclusion in Tanzania.
Research Program Genetic Gains (RPGG) Review Meeting 2021: Update on Tropical...ICRISAT
Dr Rajeev K Varshney updated on the key points on ropical Legumes Projects ; Development and release of farmer-preferred varieties in the target crop x geography, Strengthening of the legume breeding capacity of the partner CGIAR and NARS partners, Program Improvement Plan (PIP) based on the results of the Breeding Program Assessment Tool (BPAT). The establishment of sustainable seed delivery systems that service the needs of small-holders.
Presentation by Monika Varga (Research group on Process Network Engineering) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
Africa RISING systems research experiencesafrica-rising
Presented by A. Larbi, M. Bekunda, I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, K. Bekele and G. Fischer, P. Thorne and K. Mekonnen, C. Azzarri and J. Groot at the Humidtropics Systems Research Marketplace, Ibadan, Nigeria, 15-17 November 2016
Methods for studying gender dynamics in value chains beyond the production no...IFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar recorded on Oct. 28, 2021. Presenters: Jessica Leight (IFPRI); Emily Gallagher (CIFOR); and Kate Ambler (IFPRI). More information at https://bit.ly/GDVCweb
LIVES dairy value chain development: Distinguishing between fluid milk and bu...ILRI
Presented by Dirk Hoekstra, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Aklilu Bogale and Yasin Getahun at the 21st Annual Conference of Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, 28-30 August 2013
GFAR Webinar on Farmers’ Rights: Achieving Complementarity Between the Inform...Francois Stepman
30 May 2017. Webinar. As one of the series of GFAR webinars, GFAR Secretariat brought together several presenters to engage the agri-food research and innovation community around the topic of Farmers’ Rights, and especially how to achieve the complementarity between the informal and formal seed systems.
Collection of electronic poster submissions from the Knowledge Fair component of the 2020 Conference on "Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security," May 15-17, 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A practical decision checklist for gender-responsive plant and animal breedingCGIAR
This presentation was given during a webinar on May 17, 2018. Graham Thiele (GBI/RTB), Jacqueline Ashby (Independent Consultant), Pricilla Marimo (Bioversity International) and Robooni Tumuhimbise (NARO) gave a total of three presentations. This is the first of these presentations, given by Jacqueline Ashby.
Find out more at: http://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-gender-breeding-checklist/
The activities for out-scaling R4D technologies (lab & field)
Crop Improvement and Seed Systems
Cropping system and Natural Resources Management
Post harvest: Processing, Food and Nutrition
Economy and Social Science etc.
Cassava based R4D Technologies
Maize based R4D Technologies
Banana & Plantain based Technologies
Cowpea and Soybean based Technologies
Analyze and synthesize the structure and performance of the Nigerian cassava sector to identify appropriate interventions to improve sector performance and vertically integrate the sector agents to internal and international market opportunities
Raise productivity through scaling-up and scaling-out of the most successful market-oriented cassava production innovations to a new generation of business-oriented cassava farmers, engaged in commercial cassava production, with sustainable link to reliable demand
Advance the application and adaptation of proofed commercially successful market-oriented cassava processing and quality management innovations to make Nigerian cassava products competitive in local and international markets
Capacity building of farmers, extension staffs and agro-dealers on legume technologies through on-farm demos and adaptation trials.
Facilitation of Private Public Partnership (PPP) towards supply of knowledge, rhizobia inoculants, fertilizers and legume seeds.
Established business clusters around legume market and value addition.
Deliver variety x inoculants x nutrient management recommendations to target legume production areas based on yield gap analysis.
Deliver labor-saving pre- and post harvest legume tools to women famers.
Deliver legume product-enriched food baskets for small families.
Develop an ICT system for input and out put market demand to facilitate linkages with producer groups.
Motivation and objectives
Analyzing Gender Issues in Agriculture
Developing Research Questions and Identifying Methodologies
Collecting Sex-Disaggregated Data
Soybean is an important cash crop in Southern Africa
Demand is driven by the growing poultry industry
Productivity of soybean is <1 t/ha due to low adoption of improved varieties and agronomic practices
Low adoption is due to limited availability and affordability of seed of improved varieties
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The production:
Takes time unlike cereals
The process is prohibitive
Could result in most cases products in extremely limited supply and of dubious quality
Main economic problem is their cost to end-users: Seed yam (based on ware yam) could take up to 50% of the total production costs (Correa et al., 2009; Mignouna et al., 2014)
To relax these constraints, new technologies developed and employed in YIIFSWA projects include Temporary Immersion Bioreactors (TIBs)
Panel Presentation: Getting Technologies to Farmers --
Fixing Regulatory Systems for Agricultural Technologies by
Judith Chambers, Ph.D., Director – Program for Biosafety Systems at IFPRI. Presented at Food Security in a World of Growing Natural Resource Scarcity event February 12, 2014.
Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas, Graham Thiele, shares program highlights and updates at the opening of the Annual Review and Planning Meeting from 8 - 10 December 2015 in Lima, Peru.
Frank Rijsberman's presentation on Foresight in the Action Plan to Update the Strategy and Results Framework of the CGIAR, GCARD2, 30 October 2012, Punta del Este, Uruguay
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.
See also:
the day in photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130732617@N02/sets/
Agricultural Transformation Agenda in GTP II
Presented by Dereje Biruk (ATA) at the Ethiopia - CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) Country Collaboration and Site Integration Meeting, Addis Ababa, 11 December 2015
The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Regional Program for Southeast Asia (CCAFS-SEA) recently concluded a collective engagement and communication program workshop at the Agricultural Genetics Institute in Hanoi, Vietnam on 29-30 May.
The workshop participants drew insights from best practices of CGIAR member-centers, developed a roadmap to actively engage partners, and draw an overall communication plan to support the implementation of CCAFS research agenda and priorities.
Presented by Angelica Barlis
Asia Pesticide Residue Mitigation through the Promotion of Biopesticides and ...apaari
Asia Pesticide Residue Mitigation through the Promotion of Biopesticides and Enhancement of Trade Opportunities (APRMP), Inception Meeting,
6 August 2020
Programme de recherche du CGIAR sur les animaux d’élevage et les poissons : P...ILRI
Presented by Tom Randolph at the Burkina Faso Small Ruminants Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Planning Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 14-15 July 2014
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What is the point of small housing associations.pptxPaul Smith
Given the small scale of housing associations and their relative high cost per home what is the point of them and how do we justify their continued existance
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
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Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
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Citizenship numbers remain stable.
Slide 3 has the overall numbers and change.
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2. Six reasons why RTB is best CRP!
1. Only CRP to receive “excellent” in Annual Reporting
to CO in 2014 and 2015!
2. Commendation by CO for reporting on gender and
used our format as model for other CRPs
3. CRP with highest number of A grades in ISPC
review of pre-proposals
4. Outstanding external review (best of all six read so
far by Yvonne Pinto of ISC)
5. Based on performance review DFID granted RTB 3.5
million pounds of W2 funding
6. Just agreed BMGF funding for RTB led project on
cassava seed systems for $11.6m
5. • Gender research coordinator, full time - Bhawana
• Communications officer – Holly
• M&E Officer - Claudio
• Science officer – Michael:
– Product delivery plans
– Formulation and review of progress discovery/breeding related
products, milestones and activities.
– Strategic advice to Program Director on range of science issues
PMU staffing update
6. 2. Adding value synergistic research: breeding
• Sequencing and phenotyping
data
• Support genomic analyses (GWAS, GS)
for complex traits (eg. potato tuberization
and early bulking, fertility and fruit quality
in banana)
• Common Vision RTB data
management and bio-informatics
• Promote linkages CassavaBase,
SweetpotatoBase, MusaBase etc with
Integrated Breeding Platform and multiple
crop/center tools
August 2015, Bioversity Montpellier
January 2015, Ithaca
7. 2. Adding value synergistic research: breeding
Integrating End User Preferences in RTB Breeding –
Workshop Kampala (Feb 2015)
Critical gaps: working across disciplines to fill gaps in
knowledge and technical support to bring greater “end-user
awareness” to public sector
8. • Biological and socio-economic
surveys pests and diseases along
altitudinal gradients
• Modelling to understand
degeneration of planting material and
design cost effective interventions
• Improvement of energy efficiency in
cassava processing & adding value
to RTB waste products
2. Adding value: seed, pests and
diseases and post harvest
•Collaboration with ILRI and
CRP Livestock & Fish and
CRP Humidtropics
9. 3. Communications
● RTB communication channels in 2015
• Blogs and News
– RTB research, publications, successes
– Partners contribute and share
• Flyers – RTB second phase
84% increase in
Facebook
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2014
43% increase in
Twitter followers
from 2014
1000+ Newsletter
subscribers
25,000+ visitors to
RTB website so far
this year. Up from
14,000 in 2014
11. 4. BMGF: Cassava seed Value Chain next steps
• Project planning meeting this week!
• Interview for project coordinator
• Project start up and M&E workshop: 18-19th April
12. Global integrating programs
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Satisfactory with adjustment, recommends
inviting full proposal
• Clear comparative advantage
• Well conceptualised, strong and stable management
• Pre-proposal generally very high standard
• Role of other CRPs and partners explained succinctly
with great clarity
• Theory of change and impact pathway for RTB clear,
focused, logical and plausible
• Greatest concern FP5 (livelihood systems) and FP6
(impact at scale)
17. 6. IEA review of RTB: headlines
5 person team led by Jill Lenne – extensive visits
• Notable progress in past 4 years
• Strongly warrants continuing
• Well directed, achieving reasonable # of milestones
• Adding value across crops and centers mainly through
complementary funded projects
• Science sound
• NARs appreciative
• Good progress gender strategy
• Good program governance and management
18. IEA review of RTB: for improvement
• using outcomes of priority assessment for more
strategic allocation of budget across crops
• collaboration among breeders (cassava and banana)
• strengthening CRP expertise in seed systems
• improved integration of crop improvement and
management technologies
• enhanced focus of post-harvest research on the
crop-specific aspects of value chain improvements
19. 7. Full proposal: Rome meeting
• Budget down to $900m from $1400 submission
• Reduced from 69 to 58 Flagships
• 3 D rated flagships eliminated
• 16 C rated flagships consolidated
• Need more clarity Window 1 and Window 2 funds
• Should be seen as leading the research and less as propping up
the system
• Management and supervision costs more efficient and
comparable
• range from approx. $1m to $4.5m
20. RTB: best and now the biggest!
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DCLAS 11.4 5.5 93.7 13.6 105.1 11.7
Fish 8.5 4.1 17.6 2.5 26.1 2.9
FTA 10.7 5.2 62.6 9.1 73.3 8.2
Livestock 20.2 9.8 23.1 3.3 43.3 4.8
Maize 12.6 6.1 55.1 8.0 67.7 7.5
Rice 14.4 6.9 71.9 10.4 86.3 9.6
RTB 22.3 10.7 91.9 13.3 114.2 12.7
Wheat 14.7 7.1 28.5 4.1 43.2 4.8
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CCAFS 20.9 10.1 36.0 5.2 56.9 6.3
PIM 18.8 9.1 74.0 10.7 92.8 10.3
WLE 9.4 4.5 49.3 7.1 58.7 6.5
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Gen. Gain 2.0 1.0 8.0 1.2 10.0 1.1
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21. Merge FP5 and FP6: rationale
• Common conceptual framework: innovation system
perspective
• Multi-indicator, actors and scales and help design,
test and target innovations
• Both strong gender content, linkages with FP1-4 and
emphasis on enhancing impact
• Space for agronomists, nutritionists, sociologists
and economists across centers to think and engage
22. Changes in restrategized FP5
• Place based clusters dropped
• Systems dimension linked to site integration
– Vietnam ++ country: cassava with conservation
ag. with and scaling via linkages processors
• More opportunistic – what do we have already?
• Improved focus IPGs in cross cutting work
• Stronger reciprocal linkages FP1-FP4
• Linkages “livelihood/impact at scale” FPs in other
AFS CRPs
24. 8. Full proposal: next steps
• Set up core writing team and extended team
– Writing process underway
– Cluster descriptions due Jan 20th
• Key period Feb 1-23rd
• First draft due Feb 29th
• Submission March 31st
25. 9. Wrap up
1. Dynamic Independent Steering Committee:
2. Planning shift RTB 1.0 to 2.0
3. Strengthened scientific collaboration: “RTB team”
4. Enhanced gender research
5. Dynamized RTB communication channels
6. Strong Pre-Proposal – well set to move forward
7. Outstanding external review
8. Working on full proposal NOW!