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Emmanuel TambiDirector, Regional Policies and Markets
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
UTILIZING AGRICULTURE RESEARCH UTILIZING AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FOR POVERTY REDUCTION AND FOR POVERTY REDUCTION AND
ECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC GROWTH
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www.fara-africa.org
Presentation at the IFPRI ReSAKSS Conference on Agric Dev, Planning and Policy in Africa, Addis Ababa 23-241109
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Outline
1. Introduction
2. Agricultural research, productivity and poverty reduction
3. Utilizing agricultural research for poverty reduction and economic growth
4. FARA’s role
5. Conclusions
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Introduction
• Importance of agriculture
• Agricultural productivity, poverty reduction and economic growth
– Increasing agricultural productivity associated with declining levels of poverty
• South Asia – increasing cereal yields are associated with declining levels of poverty
• SSA – cereal yields and poverty have remained largely unchanged.
• Agricultural research is essential for the productivity increase required for poverty reduction and economic growth
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Agricultural research, productivity and poverty reduction
1. Effect of a new technology on productivity
e.g. NERICA (New Rice for Africa)
• Yield: From 1.0 to 2.5 tons per ha.
• Grains per head: From 75-100 to 400
• 2% more protein
• Pest and drought resistant
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Agricultural research, productivity and poverty reduction
2. Investments in agricultural research yield highest returns to growth and poverty reduction e.g.
Doubling (US$4.6 – 9.3 billion) investments in public agricultural research (von Braun et al. 2008)
• Output growth: 0.53% to 1.55%
• Poverty reduction (people on US$-a-day): 282 million
• International food price reduction:
– Maize – 67%
– Wheat – 56%
– Rice – 45%
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Agricultural research, productivity and poverty reduction
3. Other leverage effects of agricultural research on growth and poverty reduction:
• Food and nutrition security
• Access to markets
• Savings for poor farmers
• Reduces natural resource degradation and enhanced environment
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Agricultural research, productivity and poverty reduction
4. Recognition of the importance of research in Africa’s Agriculture Agenda
Agricultural research, technology dissemination and adoption as one of four inter-related CAADP pillars:
Pillar IVPillar IVAgricultural research, technology dissemination & Agricultural research, technology dissemination &
adoptionadoption
Pillar IPillar ILand & water Land & water
mgtmgt
Pillar IIPillar IIRural Rural
infrastructure infrastructure & trade& trade--related related
capacities for capacities for market accessmarket access
Pillar IIIPillar IIIIncreasing Increasing
food supply food supply & reducing & reducing
hungerhunger
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Agricultural research for poverty reduction and economic growth: What needs to be done
• Generating the appropriate technologies suitable for numerous farming systems
• Facilitating dissemination – developing and validating best practices
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Agricultural research for poverty reduction and economic growth: What needs to be done• Developing and providing
the evidence required to support advocacy, especially for ARD investment, policies and institutional reform
• Enhancing adoption – facilitating exchange of information and connecting the various actors in the agricultural system
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Agricultural research for poverty reduction and economic growth: How is it to be done
2. Reform of ARD to embrace innovation systems principles:-
– all relevant actors in the production-to-consumption system actively participate in all stages of R-E-D (institutional innovation)
– strengthening of institutions (research, advisory service, civil society)
– improving the efficiency of agricultural markets (policies, institutions and infrastructure)
1. Improved coordination of research, education & development (R-E-D) at national, sub-regional and continental levels (NARS, SROs, FARA, ANAFE, AFAAS, CGIAR collective action, continental platforms, etc)
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Agricultural research for poverty reduction and economic growth: How is it to be done
3. More effective partnerships with domestic and foreign public and private sector investors
– Advocacy for increased investment
– Harmonisation of support aligned to locally determined priorities
4. Support for new initiatives that build on past successes– AGRA, CARD, DONATA, RAILS, AFFM etc
5.Strengthening of agricultural R&D institutions and building their capacity to involve all actors in agricultural value chains
6.Strengthening of CAADP inter-pillar linkages
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Agricultural research for poverty reduction and economic growth: How is it to be done
CAADP inter-pillar linkages
Increasing Increasing food food
supply and supply and reducing reducing hungerhunger
agricu
ltural research
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ricultu
ral research
technology dissemination & adoption technology dissemination & adoption
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How FARA catalyzes agricultural innovation for poverty reduction
• FARA: Technical arm of the African Union on Agricultural Research and Development
• Mandated by AU-NEPAD to lead the formulation and implementation of CAADP Pillar IV
• Implementation of Pillar IV underpinned by the Framework for African Agricultural Productivity (FAAP)
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How FARA catalyzes agricultural innovation for poverty reduction
5 networking support functions• Advocacy and resource
mobilization
• Access to knowledge and technology (RAILS, DONATA)
• Regional policies and markets (SABIMA)
• Capacity strengthening (SCARDA, Uni-BRAIN)
• Partnerships and Strategic Alliances (SSA CP)
NASRO
ASARECA
CORAF/
WECARD
CARDESA
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How FARA catalyzes agricultural innovation for poverty reduction
farmer
1. Evolution & reform of agricultural institutions & services
Extension, research, training & education
Advocacy and resource mobilization (FAAP as a guiding tool)
• FAAP puts farmers at the centre of agricultural R&D
• It aims to make ARD institutions relevant and responsive to the needs of farmers and agri-business
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How FARA catalyzes agricultural innovation for poverty reduction
FARA portal visitors = 3,500/month
E-bulletin subscription = 900
FARA blog has 162 entries
FARA has 6 dgroups
E-rails launched as a platform E-rails launched as a platform to communicate agricultural to communicate agricultural innovations from communitiesinnovations from communities
AfricaAdapt portal subscription at 10,000/qtrAfricaAdapt portal subscription at 10,000/qtr
Promoting Access to Knowledge and Technology
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How FARA catalyzes agricultural innovation for poverty reduction
• Support to policy-making processes
– Regional policy dialogues
• Building political awareness
– FARA Ministerial Policy Briefs Series
• African Biotechnology and Bio-safety Policy Platform (ABBPP)
– Platform or medium for engagement on emerging issues of biotechnology
Facilitating the creation of an enabling policy and institutional environment
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How FARA catalyzes agricultural innovation for poverty reduction
Strengthening Capacity for Agricultural innovation
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How FARA catalyzes agricultural innovation for poverty reduction
Building multi-stakeholder Partnerships and alliances to promote innovation
• IAR4D: Multi-stakeholder orientation to ARD (SSA-CP)
– Mobilization of research, extension, farmers, policymakers, private sector, NGOs, financial institutions
– Links research to pressing needs of users
– Ensures sustainability
– Rapidly improves incomes
– Promotes adoption: scaling up and scaling out of technologies
– Helps to harness inputs
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Conclusions
• Agricultural development is the most effective lever for poverty reduction and economic growth in Africa
• Growth in African agriculture has stagnated, requiring productivity enhancing investments
• Agricultural research and technology dissemination is critical for poverty reduction and growth and should be promoted through:
– increased investment in research advocacy evidence
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Conclusions
– Promoting access to knowledge and technology
– Creating enabling policy environment and promoting access to markets
– Strengthening Capacity for Agricultural innovation
– Building multi-stakeholder Partnerships and alliances to promote innovation
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Thank you
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