Pamela K. Anderson - Taking Action for the World's Poor and Hungry People / October 17-19 2007, Beijing, China

1. Pamela K. AndersonPamela K. Anderson
The International Potato CenterThe International Potato Center
DevelopmentDevelopment
Scaling Up TechnologyScaling Up Technology
Focused on the Poor and Hungry

4. Agricultural Technology ImpactAgricultural Technology Impact
Aggregate net returns from 13 CIP technologies
Year
- 40
- 20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1971 1981 1991 20011987
Millions of US$ per year (1996 prices)

5. General Specific Country Time span for
project
appraisal
Internal rate
of return
(%)
Net present
value
(million $)
Poverty
content
(%)
Varietal Potato late blight
resistance and
improved seed
Rwanda,
Burundi, eastern
Zaire,
1978-1993 92 27.0 85
Potato resistance to
drought and viruses
China 1978-2000 106 11.9 71
Potato late blight
resistance
Peru 1979-2020 27 5.4 31
IPM Potato tuber moth Tunisia 1976-2000 64 6.4 18
Sweetpotato weevil Dominican Rep 1989-2019 29 1.1 55
Sweetpotato weevil Cuba 1993-2020 65 21.7 32
Andean potato weevil Peru 1988-2018 32 1.8 31
Seed Rapid multiplication
and late blight
resistant varieties
Vietnam 1978-1993 81 2.1 52
True potato seed India 1978-2015 29 18 60
Sweetpotato virus
free planting material
China 1978-2015 202 550 20
True potato seed Egypt 1979-2015 28 2.9 23
True potato seed Vietnam 1990-2010 39 1.8 52
Agricultural Technology ImpactAgricultural Technology Impact

6. Pro-poor research and developmentPro-poor research and development
cyclecycle
Target areasTarget areas
Partnerships forPartnerships for
scaling upscaling up
Impact
assessment
Research
Poverty needs
and opportunity
assessment

7. Virus-free sweet potato
Virus-free SP in net house Virus-free SP in the field
Infected and virus-free SP High yield of virus free SP

8. Potato and poor - 2005

10. AKIS-potato workshop in Uganda (2004)

11. Diagram of interactions of AKIS-potato
in Kabale, Uganda, 2005

12. Extreme Poverty in PeruExtreme Poverty in Peru

14. Innovation process > Commercial innovation through market
chain is the driver for other innovations
Links research and development
Seed
production
system for
native
potatoes
Commercial
information systems
(price info on native
potatoes)
IPM for
market quality
criteria
Post Harvest
management
to smooth
supply
Input provider Farmer Wholesaler Processor Retail

16. Participants R & D Partner
Participatory Market Chain Approach
How does PMCA work?
InterestInterest
TrustTrust
Collaborati
on
Collaborati
on
1yearapprox.
Diagnosis
Understand market chain actors, interests,
ideas, problems
Participatory analysis of new market
opportunities
Work in thematic groups
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Develop market driven innovations
•new products
•new technologies
•new institutions
LeadershipLeadership
FacilitationFacilitation
Backstoppin
g
Backstoppin
g
Consolidation of created innovationsConsolidation of created innovations

17. T’ikapapa
Innovations around potato diversity for linking
small potato producers to market

18. T’ikapapaT’ikapapa

19. T’ikapapa sales to Wong
supermarket chain
2004: 14 MT were sold
2005: 38 MT were sold
2006: 50 MT were sold (August)

20. PMCA:
Beyond Commercial Innovation
RESEARCH DEMANDS
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
NEW FORMS OF ORGANIZATION
INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION
NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
COMMERCIAL INNOVATION
PMCAT’ikapapa
(Other products)

21. Generation of
Comercial Innovations

23. Jalca Chips®Jalca Chips®

24. Promoting Integrated Technology inPromoting Integrated Technology in
Bolivia, Ecuador and PeruBolivia, Ecuador and Peru

25. Papa Andina Initiative
purpose
Capacity building to promote
innovation to link poor
farmers to new market
opportunities
Public
Public &
private
Private
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
NGO’s,
Development
projects
Operational
Partners
Public org. at
national & local
levels
Market chain
actors
Strategic
Partners

27. Scaling Out:
PMCA as International Public Good
Developing and adjusting PMCA
Production of User Guide & Training Modules
Documenting cases
Promoting the PMCA in other contexts and
with new partners:
Uganda (CIP SSA & ASARECA)
Nicaragua (FUNICA Foundation)

28. Pro-poor research and developmentPro-poor research and development
cyclecycle
Target areasTarget areas
Partnerships forPartnerships for
scaling upscaling up
Impact
assessment
Research
Poverty needs
and opportunity
assessment