borlaug100 - wheat initiative presentation
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Celebra'ng 100 years of Dr. Norman Borlaug Ciudad Obregón, March 25-‐28, 2014
Hélène Lucas (Interna1onal Scien1fic Coordinator)
A global research coordination platform
for wheat improvement
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An interna'onal partnership for wheat improvement research
• A framework to iden'fy synergies and facilitate collabora'ons for wheat improvement at the interna;onal level
• Created in 2011 following endorsement by G20 Agriculture Ministries to improve food security
• Vision: a vibrant global wheat research community sharing resources, capabili;es, data and ideas to improve wheat land produc;vity, quality and sustainable produc;on
• Mission: develop a global Strategic Research Agenda and support its implementa;on through coordinated ac'ons, knowledge and resource sharing and efficient investment
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Vision and Mission
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Facilita'ng delivery by leveraging synergies and collabora'ons
Expert Working Groups Established
• Wheat Informa;on System • Interna;onal Wheat Genome
Sequencing Consor;um • Gene;cs and Genomics of
Durum Wheat • Wheat Breeding Methods
and Strategies • Wheat Phenotyping to
Support Wheat Improvement • Wheat Plant and Crop
Modelling
Newly approved
• Control of wheat pathogens and pests
• Adapta;on of wheat to abio;c stress
Under development • Gene;c resources • Quality • Nutrient use efficiency • Agronomy
Ini'al outcomes of the Wheat Ini'a've EWGs
Wheat Informa'on System
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Wheat Genome Sequence
Bioinforma'cs experts from 7 countries & CIMMYT working together
to develop the WheatIS
IWGSC-‐ICC taskforce created to raise funds
From an interna'onal vision…
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• Increase yield poten;al • Protect yield • Protect the environment and increase sustainability of wheat produc;on systems
• Improve quality and safety • Deliver / share methods, resources and capabili;es
• Promote and support knowledge exchange, educa;on and capacity building
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… to a Strategic Research Agenda
Components
WHE
AT CRP
IWYP
BGRI
IWGSC
Global alliance for wheat research
targeted at developing countries
Executes priori;sed
ac;vi;es along 5 flagship projects
Funded by
philantropic, aid, private and public
organisa;ons
Expert Working Groups
Knowledge sharing
Capacity building
Contribu'on of research programmes to the Wheat Ini'a've
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMES
Facilitates coordina;on of wheat research, informa;on and knowledge sharing Enables and supports forma;on of interna;onal Expert Working Groups on priority topics /addressing gaps Advocates for wheat and programme funding from wheat stakeholders Does not execute research projects
The Wheat Ini'a've is • A science-‐led ini;a;ve • A way to bridge na;onal and
interna;onal programmes • A mechanism for the wheat
community to iden;fy gaps, and to define and update research priori;es
• An informa;on pla_orm for ins;tu;ons to establish investment priori;es
• An opportunity for public & private funders to support interna;onal programmes
• Self-‐funded through members
The Wheat Ini'a've is • Not a research programme • Not compe;ng with exis;ng
na;onal or interna;onal ini;a;ves • Not a funding en;ty
The Wheat Ini'a've in summary
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Raising the profile of wheat and working together to add value for all
Farmers Industry
Consumers
Interna'onal consor'a
Na'onal research programs
WHEAT CRP
Research programmes
NARS
Extension Services
delivering
Delivery of research outcomes
Research providers
ARIs
NARS
Universi'es
Etc. Etc.
CGIAR
Na'onal funding agencies
Interna'onal funding agencies
Founda'ons
Aid agencies
Funders
Private Sector
15 countries, 9 private companies, 2 interna'onal organisa'ons
All countries and companies welcome!
