GFAR 3GFAR 3rdrd ProgrammeProgramme Committee Meeting, Committee Meeting, Beijing, China, 28Beijing, China, 28--29 November 200729 November 2007

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FAOFAO--GFAR GFAR Collaboration Collaboration

Isabel AlvarezIsabel AlvarezDirector Research and Extension Division, Director Research and Extension Division,

Natural Resources Management and Natural Resources Management and Environment Department, (FAO)Environment Department, (FAO)

FAO FAO –– GFAR linkagesGFAR linkages

GFARSecretariat

FAO

- AARINENA

- APAARI

- CACAARI

- EFARD

- FARA

- FORAGRO

- etc.

Roles of FAO:Roles of FAO:GovernanceGovernance- GFAR Steering Committee Member- GFAR Management Team Member

Technical CollaborationTechnical Collaboration- Focal points: KCE and NRR- Other technical divisions

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

•• Hosting arrangements for GFAR Hosting arrangements for GFAR Secretariat.Secretariat.

•• Ongoing cooperation (2005Ongoing cooperation (2005--07).07).

•• Future cooperation (2008Future cooperation (2008--09).09).

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

Hosting arrangement:Hosting arrangement:

•• MoAMoA between IFADbetween IFAD--FAO (2003).FAO (2003).•• GFAR Secretariat funded through a TF. Unit under GFAR Secretariat funded through a TF. Unit under

Research and Extension Division (NRR).Research and Extension Division (NRR).•• Executive Secretary reports to NRR Director on FAO Executive Secretary reports to NRR Director on FAO

issues, to Chairperson of GFAR on other matters. issues, to Chairperson of GFAR on other matters. •• GFAR staff recruited by FAO, subject to FAOGFAR staff recruited by FAO, subject to FAO’’s rules s rules

and regulations.and regulations.•• FAO provides office space and US$50 000/yr.FAO provides office space and US$50 000/yr.

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

Hosting arrangement (cont.)Hosting arrangement (cont.)•• FAO collaborates through its Regular FAO collaborates through its Regular

ProgrammeProgramme (RP) activities. (RP) activities. •• Two FAO Focal Points: Two FAO Focal Points:

–– Research and Extension Division (NRR).Research and Extension Division (NRR).–– Knowledge Exchange & Capacity Building Knowledge Exchange & Capacity Building

Division (KCE). Division (KCE).

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

1. Information, Communication and 1. Information, Communication and Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Management

•• Global Initiative on IISAST:Global Initiative on IISAST:–– Two FAOTwo FAO--GFARGFAR--CGIARCGIAR--CTA Expert Consultations, CTA Expert Consultations,

Rome, 2005 and 2007.Rome, 2005 and 2007.•• Advocacy and capacity development of Advocacy and capacity development of

NARS leaders, policymakers, information NARS leaders, policymakers, information managers: managers: –– Several workshops organized by FAO, regional Several workshops organized by FAO, regional forafora

and GFAR Secretariat.and GFAR Secretariat.

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

1. Information, Communication and 1. Information, Communication and Knowledge Management (cont.)Knowledge Management (cont.)

•• GFAR documents incorporated into GFAR documents incorporated into AGRIS.AGRIS.

•• Integration of databases on ARD Integration of databases on ARD institutions, experts, and projects.institutions, experts, and projects.

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

ObjectivesObjectives•• Access to information and Access to information and

financial resources. financial resources. •• Public awareness on Public awareness on

importance of underutilized importance of underutilized species.species.

•• Policy advice to promote Policy advice to promote use of underutilized use of underutilized species. species.

2. Underutilized Species

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

3. Post3. Post--HarvestHarvestJoint capacity building in Joint capacity building in Near East and AsiaNear East and Asia--Pacific Pacific Regions.Regions.

4. Conservation Agriculture (CA)4. Conservation Agriculture (CA)Joint information andJoint information andcommunication tocommunication tostakeholders of CA . stakeholders of CA .

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

5. Cooperation with regions/5. Cooperation with regions/subregionssubregions•• Contributing to development of 5 Regional Contributing to development of 5 Regional

Agricultural Information Systems (RAIS)Agricultural Information Systems (RAIS)•• Participation in various activities:Participation in various activities:

–– FAOFAO--FARAFARA--NEPAD RNEPAD R--E Workshop (2005).E Workshop (2005).–– Extension component of SADC MAPP (2007).Extension component of SADC MAPP (2007).–– APAARI: Secretariat hosted by RAP; biotech policyAPAARI: Secretariat hosted by RAP; biotech policy

dialogue, 2005; establishment of APCOAB.dialogue, 2005; establishment of APCOAB.–– CACAARICACAARI--GFARGFAR--ICARDA Expert Consultation on ICARDA Expert Consultation on

regional research needs (2007). regional research needs (2007).

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation6. Climate Change6. Climate Change•• Member of FAO IDWGMember of FAO IDWG

on climate changeon climate change

7. Linking farmers to markets (LFM)7. Linking farmers to markets (LFM)Joint development of a Global Joint development of a Global Partnership Partnership ProgrammeProgramme on LFMon LFM

Future cooperationFuture cooperation•• ConsensusConsensus--building and advocacy for building and advocacy for

adaptation to climate change.adaptation to climate change.•• Enabling transformations in agricultural Enabling transformations in agricultural

research, extension and education systems.research, extension and education systems.•• Linking smallholders producers to marketsLinking smallholders producers to markets•• Improving the management of onImproving the management of on--farm water farm water

use efficiency.use efficiency.•• Enabling small farmerEnabling small farmer’’s access to knowledge s access to knowledge

for innovation and sustainable livelihoods.for innovation and sustainable livelihoods.

Future cooperationFuture cooperation

Transformations in agricultural research, Transformations in agricultural research, extension and education systems.extension and education systems.

•• Improvement of researchImprovement of research--extensionextension--farmers farmers linkages in Central Asia with GFAR, CACAARI linkages in Central Asia with GFAR, CACAARI and ICARDA.and ICARDA.

•• Strategy development for extension services to Strategy development for extension services to better advise farmers on mitigation and better advise farmers on mitigation and adaptation measures to climate change.adaptation measures to climate change.

Future cooperationFuture cooperation

Small farmerSmall farmer’’s access to knowledge for s access to knowledge for innovation and sustainable livelihoodsinnovation and sustainable livelihoods

•• More coherent actions to improve access More coherent actions to improve access to knowledge for agricultural innovation.to knowledge for agricultural innovation.

•• Further development of the TECA Further development of the TECA initiativeinitiative

TECA: a platform for a TECA: a platform for a collaborative networkcollaborative network

•• Improves access to knowledge about Improves access to knowledge about proven technologies to enhance their proven technologies to enhance their adoptionadoption

•• Provides a tool to manage, systematize and Provides a tool to manage, systematize and share successful practices with a standard share successful practices with a standard methodologymethodology

GFARGFAR--FAO CooperationFAO Cooperation

•• Continue cooperation in:Continue cooperation in:-- governance;governance;-- technical areas;technical areas;-- advocacy and strategy.advocacy and strategy.

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

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Information tools and products Information tools and products

A database of proven technologies (TECA) A database of proven technologies (TECA) in support of SPFSin support of SPFS(facilitate access & adoption of proven technologies)(facilitate access & adoption of proven technologies)

Virtual Extension and Research Virtual Extension and Research Communication Network Communication Network ((VERCON):VERCON):(strengthen(strengthen researchresearch--extension linkages)extension linkages)

A searchable global directory of A searchable global directory of agricultural research institutionsagricultural research institutions(facilitate collaboration in R & T development)(facilitate collaboration in R & T development)

FAO FAO BioDecBioDec-- Biotechnologies in Biotechnologies in Developing CountriesDeveloping Countries(current and pipeline status of biotechnology (current and pipeline status of biotechnology application)application)

Agricultural Research Funding SourcesAgricultural Research Funding Sources(funding opportunities for research training, travel, and (funding opportunities for research training, travel, and projects)projects)

Technical assistance in the last 5 yearsTechnical assistance in the last 5 yearsAfricaAfrica AsiaAsia--PacificPacific EuropeEurope Latin America Latin America

--CaribbeanCaribbeanNear Near EastEast

Institutional Institutional strengthening of strengthening of NARESNARES

Botswana, Burkina Faso, Congo DR (2 proj.), Eritrea, Ghana, Mali, Swaziland, Uganda,ZimbabweCongo DRCEMAC (Cameroon,CAR,, Congo,Gabon, Eq. GuineaChad) FARA, SADC

Bangladesh, Mongolia,Pakistan (4 proj.),Philippines, Sri Lanka,Vietnam

Bulgaria, Kosovo, Belarus

Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Paraguay (Cuba, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica)

Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia

Policy advice in Policy advice in Biotechnology/ Biotechnology/ biosafety biosafety capacity capacity buildingbuilding

Kenya, MaliSwaziland

ASIANBIONET (Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam) Bangladesh, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,

Croatia,(Armenia, Georgia, Moldova)

Bolivia, Grenada, Nicaragua,Paraguay (2 proj.) MERCOSUR ampliado, Peru,CARICOM

ICTsICTsapplicationsapplications

Uganda Bhutan

Lithuania, Ukraine, Armenia,Romania

Costa Rica,Honduras(Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua)

Egypt (3 proj.)(Syria, Lebanon, Jordan)

Ongoing or conpleted Projects Pipeline (Regional projects)