A fast-growing team In 10 months, the Asia team has grown from 8 to 18 IRS Now nearly 40 full-time researchers, visiting researchers and interns, and corporate services staff members.

1. WELCOME!!!
22 June 2015

2. A Papal Blessing for Eco-Efficiency!
“To confront the most important problems, which cannot
be resolved through the actions of any single country in
isolation, it is indispensable to reach a global consensus
that leads to achieving a sustainable and diversified
agriculture, developing renewable and clean energy
sources, fomenting greater energy efficiency, promoting
better management of forest and marine resources, and
ensuring access to potable water for all.”
Encyclical Letter Laudato Si on Care for Our
Common Home – Rome, June 18th, 2015

3. CIAT Asia has international status!
A fast-growing team
In 10 months, the
Asia team has grown
from 8 to 18 IRS
Now nearly 40 full-
time researchers,
visiting researchers
and interns, and
corporate services
staff members
An expanding program
For the first time, all
3 CIAT Research Areas
are represented in Asia
Re-activated proposal
pipeline – from zero to
12 proposals valued at
over $5 million
Legal status in Vietnam
CIAT is the only CGIAR
Center in Vietnam duly
endorsed by the
government and with a
license under Vietnam’s
Science & Technology Law
More inclusive
partnerships
CIAT Asia’s regional
strategic framework for
2014-2018 shared with
over 70 partners in
8 countries (Partners’
Forum, April 2015)

4. We keep attracting great talents!
Ravic Nijbroek
Elise TalsmaStefan De Haan
Solomon Mwendia
Byron Reyes
Christophe Bene Ruben Coppus
Brice Even
Perla Castillo
Louis Parker
Nora Gurten
Tatiana Gumucio Pham Huong
Martina
Mascarenhas
Bui Le Vinh
Neil
Palmer
Colin
Khoury

5. CGIAR and CIAT strategies: A very close match
CGIAR SRF (2016-2030)
• 3 system level outcomes with
targets
• Reduced Poverty, Improved Food
and Nutrition Security, Improved
Natural Resources & Ecosystem
Services
• Cross-cutting themes
• Gender, Climate Change,
Policies, Capacity
• 8 Global research
CIAT Strategy (2014-2020)
• 3 strategic objectives with targets
• Boost food production and
nutrition
• Improve value chains
• Sustainable and climate smart
agriculture
• Cross-cutting activities
• Gender, Knowledge
Management, Capacity
• 8 Pillars of eco-efficiency
(almost same as 8 Global
Research priorities in the SRF)

6. CGIAR
New SRF: Accountability framework with targets, metrics and
outcomes
Geographic focus: sub-Saharan Africa (50%), Asia (30%) and
poverty hotspots in Latin America (20%)
2nd Phase CRPs under development, to start in 2017
New Gov & Mgmt Structures (start 2nd semester 2016)
Funding challenges ahead as we close 1st Phase of CRPs (2016)

7. The CGIAR continues to align with reality out there …
increased demand for impact
• Results based management
• Targets based on clear baselines, benchmarks, indicators
• Value for money
• Foresight
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Impact assessment

9. CIAT Business Plan 2015 Targets
65 peer-reviewed
publications as of June and
many in high impact
journals --- optimistic in
realizing the publication
target of >1.4/FTE by year
end
Released improved crop
varieties; influenced
strategies and agriculture
investments at national
level --- however M&E
including documentation
of outcomes continues to
be an area requiring
significant improvement
Bilateral and W1/2 funding
targets of $67 M ---
significant challenges with
W1/2 funding; bilateral
pipeline is dynamic and
strong

10. Working towards 2020 targets in the CIAT Strategy:
Some indicators
• Food and nutrition security and income potential of at least 10M rural
households --- An estimated 2M farmers adopted high iron beans in Rwanda
alone
• Entrepreneurial capacities for 3 M farmers --- LINK, a research based
methodology for inclusive trading relationships adopted by Unilever is estimated
to benefit more than 1.2M small producers
• Climate-smart policies in 10 countries --- Many ongoing projects developing tools
and approaches to support practical implementation of country climate profiles
• 1M farmers to gain access to environmentally friendly technologies --- Valuing
ecosystem services to inform and influence targeted investments (Water Funds)
and multiple initiatives for land restoration

11. Good regional achievements
but big challenges remain …
AFRICA is the priority region for CGIAR. What are the
untapped opportunities for leveraging the PABRA network,
the growing SOILS team and the CCAFS success? Huge
potential of TROPICAL FORAGES is yet to be materialized
ASIA: how can we sustain recent gains and stabilize such an
impressive growth in CIAT activities with a few large multi-
year research programs?
LAC: we have not been able yet to replicate the successful
partnership with Colombia elsewhere in the region
(Mexico?, Peru?) nor satisfy the growing potential for
public-private partnerships (Parque Bio-Pacífico?)

12. As CGIAR funding remains at best stable, with
volatility and distributed among many competing
programs, we should continue to:
Strengthen fund raising
• To grow our bilateral portfolio and seriously approach
philanthropy and private sector
• Take advantage of key areas/themes/ideas in our portfolio and
fund raise for them!

13. As CGIAR funding remains at best stable, with
volatility and distributed among many competing
programs, we should continue to:
Strengthen program coordination
• Continue to develop knowledge, information and data
management
• Seek more cross Research Area integration at proposal stage,
share information and avoid duplications

14. A new Center for public awareness,
training, research and conservation of
agrobiodiversity

15. Where Food Comes From – Colin Khoury, CIAT 2015