humidtropics and participatory agricultural research
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Presented by Alan Duncan at the Expert meeting on participatory agricultural research: Approaches, design and evaluation, Oxford, 9-13 December 2013TRANSCRIPT
Humidtropics and participatory agricultural research
Alan DuncanInternational Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia
Expert meeting on participatory agricultural research: Approaches, design and evaluation, Oxford, 9-13 December 2013
What is CGIAR and how is it changing?
• A consortium of 15 international agricultural research centres
• Global mandate to carry out research for development
• Undergoing reform process starting 2010• 15 CGIAR Research Programmes each of which
involve multiple centres
Community/Landscape/Market
Community/Landscape/Market
Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm
Policy processes/decision maker
The Old CGIAR• Technologies• Silos• Basic science
The New CGIAR• Integration• Impact at scale• Outcomes
How the CRPs connect
New opportunities for improved livelihoods in a sustainable
environment
Humidtropics
3 billion hectares of land 2.9 billion peopleHigh proportion of poor smallholder farmers
The humid tropics
High potential
High risk
ecological / human potential
GAPproductivity / livelihood standards
ecological / human potential
productivity / livelihood standards
Unlocking the potential - Humidtropics as key
Integrated systems approach…PeoplePartnershipsProduction systemsInnovationPoliciesMarketsCrops & livestockLivelihoodsFood systemInstitutions…
System innovation trajectories
Systems Innovations
Geels, 2004
2: 2017
1: 2012
3: 2020
Action AreasAction Areas• Representative and capture diversity • Urgent need for large-scale impacts• Advance earlier investments/projects
• CIALCA, SSA-CP, Africa Rising, STCP…• Build on existing and potential partnerships
Collaborations and partnerships
CGIAR Centres IITA, ICRAF, ILRI, CIAT, Bioversity, CIP, IWMI
Non-CGIAR partners AVRDC, Wageningen University, icipe, FARA
Advanced Research Institutes CIRAD, CSIRO, SLU
National research institutions Development organizations Farmer organizations
Funding from W1&2: 65% to CGIAR partners, 35% to non-CGIAR partners
PARADE – what does it offer Humidtropics?
Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm
The Old CGIAR• Technologies• Silos• Basic science
Community/Landscape/Market
Community/Landscape/Market
Policy processes/decision maker
The New CGIAR• Integration• Impact at scale• Outcomes
Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm
The Old CGIAR• Technologies• Silos• Basic science
Community/Landscape/Market
Community/Landscape/Market
Policy processes/decision maker
The New CGIAR• Integration• Impact at scale• Outcomes
PARADE
Community/Landscape/Market
Community/Landscape/Market
Policy processes/decision maker
The New CGIAR• Integration• Impact at scale• Outcomes
New participatory tools and approaches to help us:• Integrate across system components at community/landscape scales• Develop integrated interventions that are demand driven and balance
the need to intensify with the need to protect the environment• Connect to decision makers to achieve impact at scale
PARADE