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CGIAR Research Centers
SRF
17 Sustainable Development Goals with emphasis on sustainable and equitable food systems
Agri-Food Systems
Germplasm banks
Pre Breeding
Breeding
Sustainable Intensification and Systems
Value Chain and Markets
Policies
Germplasm distribution
Improved food and nutrition security
Global wheat impact study 2014
• 24 - 65 million tons annual production increase due to global wheat improvement 1994 - 2014
• 35% of this value can be ascribed to CGIAR wheat improvement, US$ 2.1 - 5.7 billion, annually
• Annual investment in CGIAR wheat breeding: US$ 30 million
Current investments: accelerate climate change adaptation (2C = 0.6% p.a. lost); nutritional value; resistance to pandemic diseases
Wheat provides 18% of all calories and 20% of all protein in the human diet
The CGIAR with partners can respond directly to shocks:Maize Lethal Necrosis, Africa
2011 First reports in Kenya, > 95% of all varieties affected2014 MLN in 7 countries; 23% of Kenya’s maize production lost2014 First resistant variety releasedHow? Highly effective CGIAR – NARS – Private sector collaboration, rapid donor
investments, precision phenotyping
Current investments: diverse (not just a few) resistant varieties, scale out
Multiple wins for several SGDs and SLOs from Agri-Food Systems based approaches
Genetic gains to meet future demands: e.g. Rice
Traits & Genetic
Diversity
Policies & Partnerships
Breeding Speed & Efficacy
To Meet The Challenge
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CropImprovement
& seed
BananaPlantain
Cassava Potato Sweetpotato Yam Other R&T
• 400 million farmers depend on RTB crops
• Four are among the top 10 staples, potato 3rd most important
• Especially important sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana 48% calories 1450 kcalories
per capita per day
• Mostly women’s crops but gender barriers depress productivity
• Similar research challenges for seed, breeding and post harvest
• Buffering role in food systems: Critical role in rotations
Getting through hungry periods
Adding value through intensification
Little traded in commodity markets, less vulnerable to price shocks
Roots Tubers and Bananas
Vitamin A Rich Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato
Conclusive Evidence for Bio-fortified Crops
Rich in pro-vitamin A -50 g/day of OFSP meets young child needs
Nutrition education is essential to incorporating OFSP into mother’s and young children’s diets
To date, the livelihoods of 1.9million households have been impacted in Mozambique, Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Angola, Kenya and Rwanda
WHY LEGUMES?
CLIMATE-HARDY, MICRONUTRIENT-DENSE CEREALS
Revolving Seed Fund
Boundarypartners
Leadfarmers
Broadercommunity
Built a large network of delivery partners capable of identifying and equipping lead farmers …
… who rapidly mobilized others in their community to adopt new varieties, thereby motivating seed companies to produce, promote and distribute improved varieties
Science of Delivery and Adoption
Lead farmers are influential and trusted, and can take risk with testing new technologies
Boundary partners with aligned goals
Participatory Variety Selection – asking the farm family what they want in a new variety
Swarna-sub1
CropImprovement
& seed
Five new varieties including ICGV-SM 03517 now called Wamusanga
Impact of Research Investment in Resilient Production Systems in Marginal Drylands
Integrated Livestock/Rangeland/Crops Production System for Marginal Lands through the Dryland Systems & Livestock CRPs
Improved livestock nutrition & forage and barley production Rangeland management Community livestock breeding work for Smallholders Unraveling genetic base for livestock heat tolerance Providing market access for women
Livestock and equitable livelihoods
Women in livestock raising, processing, trading – gender transformative approaches
Inclusive dairy development: Target: 60 million smallholdersin East Africa Increasedeconomic value $260 millionper annum
Insuring the never-before insured against
catastrophic drought in the Horn
Improved food and nutrition security for
health
Improved natural resource systems and ecosystem
servicesReduced poverty