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29-30 November 2007 Beijing, China

CABI Asia-Pacific member country consultation

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contents

04 Goals

04 Process

05 Opening ceremony

06 Member country objectives Where we want to go: National priorities and key sub-regional issues among CABI’s members

06 Sub-regional group 1: Australia, China, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam

06 Sub-regional group 2: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines

07 Sub-regional group 3: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

07 Outcomes: Action plans and responsibilities

08 Final session (with partners)

08 Conclusion

09 Appendices:09 Appendix 1: Summary presentation: Chief Executive Officer

10 Appendix 2: Where we are: commodities, invasive species, knowledge for development

12 Appendix 3: Trade development and markets

13 Appendix 4: Institutional capacity strengthening and knowledge management

14 Appendix 5: Biofuels and climate change (1)

15 Biofuels and Climate change (2)

16 Appendix 6: Microbial collections

17 Appendix 7: ICT and enterprise including animal and aqua culture sectors

18 Appendix 8: Integrated pest management/invasive species

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goalsCABI’s programmes are driven by the needs of our Member Countries. To reinforce this connection, CABI is establishing a series of direct dialogues with Member Countries in each region of operation. These consultations aim to strengthen understanding of our activities and capabilities in support of international development and to build close engagement with the regional priorities of Member Countries. These priorities will help to shape our strategic programmes and to establish the particular forms of mutual commitment and financial resourcing required to deliver our mission.

The Asia-Pacific Member Country Consultation was the second of three such dialogues. The first, for the African region, was held in Nairobi 19-20 September 2007 and the third, for Latin America, is planned for March 2008. As each consultation finishes, CABI staff and regional Member Countries are taking forward the mutually agreed areas of work. By the time of our Review Conference in 2009, we expect work in progress on the consultation outcomes to form the basis of CABI’s strategic framework for the medium term. Member Countries will be asked to formally endorse the framework at the Conference.

processLiaison Officers or Member Country representatives from 12 Asia-Pacific Member Countries attended the meeting, together with one representative from Indonesia (a former Member) and one from Canada. The meeting itself was a closed business session for Member Countries. However, in the final session, the outcomes were presented to a wider audience of partners, donors, and stakeholders.

Over the two days, the energy and enthusiasm of the Liaison Officers and Member Country representatives was invaluable in identifying key issues and priorities. As potential themes and activity plans were developed together, a spirit of common ownership and camaraderie emerged which bodes well for CABI’s future.

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opening ceremonyMr Dennis Rangi, CABI Executive Director for International Development, set the context in which we operate and elaborated on some of the challenges. While food security still remains a major concern, we are faced with new opportunities and threats with issues like biofuels and climate change. Given the global nature of many of these challenges, Dennis emphasised that, with Member Countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Latin America, CABI is uniquely placed to act effectively all at global, regional and local levels. In particular, Member Countries in Asia and Africa need to collaborate closely in several areas and respond innovatively to these issues. Our joint efforts can help break barriers to reach our goals.

Mr Dennis Rangi received the Guest of Honour, Mme Yao Xiangjun, Deputy Director General, Department of International Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture, China.

Mme Yao Xiangjun warmly welcomed everyone to China. Her keynote address focused on three main areas: China’s agricultural development; China’s experiences and strategies in international collaboration; and China’s collaboration with CABI. She elaborated on China’s agricultural development and the great progress that has been made since 1978 when China opened up to the rest of the world. She stressed that currently, China manages to feed 21% of the world’s population with less than 9% of global arable land. In the last few years the focus has been on development and improvement of the rural economy. This involves many challenges, from addressing water shortages to building capacity through science and technology. Strengthening international collaboration has been one of the important measures in meeting the complex challenges; China is collaborating with a large number of international partners in the process of industrialisation and promoting sustainable agriculture. Notably, China has paid increasing attention to South-South technology and knowledge transfer, capacity building and outreach programmes in Africa and South East Asia. Cooperation with CABI since the 1980s has played a significant role in the enhancement of China’s agricultural sector including utilisation of biocontrol; management and control of invasive species; white (microbial) agriculture; and information management, and information access and dissemination. The Chinese government intends to further promote collaboration with CABI through continued cooperation and high-level mechanisms such as the Memorandum of Understanding and jointly-run laboratory. Anticipated areas of work include Invasive Species, Integrated Pest Management, and management of information products and services. Mme Yao emphasised that China was prepared to raise funds with CABI for mutual research, especially with other Asia-Pacific countries, as part of agricultural technology cooperation.

Dr Trevor Nicholls, CABI Chief Executive Officer, presented an overview of our work and business basis. Senior staff then described our three International Development thematic focuses: Commodities, Invasive Species and Knowledge for Development (a summary of the CEO’s presentation is given in app. 1 and the three thematic focuses in app. 2).

Dr Gary Whitfield, CABI’s Executive Council (Ex-Co) Chair, gave a personal view of CABI’s operations and commended the recent changes. He outlined the 2007 recommendations to Ex-Co for governance changes aimed at clarifying and strengthening the linkage between the Governing Board and Ex-Co, and at achieving greater transparency for Member Countries. He felt CABI’s governance structure with several layers could be unwieldy but it was important as it allowed Member Countries to participate in decision making. He then highlighted sixty years of collaboration between Canada and CABI Switzerland. He underlined core areas like biocontrol and weeds where CABI has assisted over the years with building expertise.

Dr Denis Kyetere, our Liaison Officer from Uganda, also the Chairperson of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and Board member of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), made a special guest appearance in response to a strong request from our African Member Countries. He gave a first-hand account of our earlier regional consultation with the African Member Countries and emphasised that no one understood more about agricultural issues in their respective regions than Member Countries. He felt Member Countries’ knowledge and needs provide the central driver for CABI’s mission and should determine the ways in which CABI can best add value to their programmes and processes. CABI Member Countries could extend their work not only to benefit the immediate countries but also to grow innovative linkages and partnerships with fellow Member Countries in Africa. His vision included a true South-South collaboration through CABI.

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member country objectivesWhere we want to go: national priorities and key sub-regional issues among CABI’s Members

Three regional breakout groups worked in parallel, detailing national priorities and sub-regional needs as shown below:

Sub-regional group 1: Australia, China, Papua New Guinea, VietnamNational and sub-regional issues

Knowledge brokering service by CABI

Technology transfer and knowledge management

Plant pest management including new diseases

Animal husbandry and diseases

Food production and food security (including remote areas)

Trade and market access; value chain improvement, food safety, quality control and certification

Capacity building: biotechnology, and regional biosecurity

Water resources and dry land management

Climate change and adaptation

Biofuel production beyond food sufficiency (cassava and sweet potato production)

Better utilization of microbial resources

Sub-regional group 2: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, PhilippinesNational and sub-regional issues

Technology transfer from and to Member Countries, field-oriented technology for commodities production and technology commercialisation

Crop protection and management of plant diseases

Crop production to include: rice, corn; mango, banana, papaya; rubber, indigenous vegetables, citrus rehabilitation

Management of Invasive Species of high value crops, e.g. Fusarium wilt (Race 4) of banana, coconut hispine beetle (Brontispa longissima), mango pulp weevil

Livestock and fish

Capacity-building in research and development (R&D), Human Resource Development (HRD) and expertise

Market access for agricultural products including halal products; Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures, Agri-foods, downstream processing and marketing of products

Extending oil palm area for edible oils

Biofuel production and economic feasibility of using sweet sorghum, jatropha, sugarcane and coconut. Also ethanol production from agricultural waste and sweet sorghum; pests and diseases of biofuel crops

Microbial-collection, developing a regional collection and its utilisation

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sub-regional group 3: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri LankaNational and sub-regional issues

Knowledge management and knowledge transfer including to grass roots level

Survey and management of mango midge, mealy bug

Biological control of weeds (classical): Invasive Species in cotton, mango, citrus

Pest management, bacterial wilt, fruit fly

Trade and access to markets: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), World Trade Organisation (WTO) preparation, SPS, linking farmers to markets, policy regulation

Capacity-building in R&D, in crops production like cotton, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), climate change adaptation (flood, drought, salinity management)

Biofuel production

Invasive Species compendia; management of microbial collections

HRD in microbial collections, biodiversity cataloguing

outcomes: action plans and responsibilitiesIn plenary session, the findings of the sub-regional groups were sorted thematically. One exciting possibility, the potential for technology transfer from Australia and possibly China, was considered to be slightly apart. Consequently, this activity would be addressed directly by CABI and the Members Countries concerned.

All the other issues fell into six themes, of which the first three closely matched the agreed priorities of our Africa consultation. The plenary then broke out again into three parallel groups, each with the task of identifying the scope of work and listing key activities for two of the themes. Participants joined the groups focusing on the themes reflecting their particular interest. They developed an outline of an action plan identifying the steps to be taken, the roles of different players, and possible partners and funding organizations.

The details of the findings for each theme, listed below, are summarized in the tables in the Appendices (the first columns in the tables reflect the issues raised in the initial sub-regional breakout sessions):

Trade development and markets (app 3)

Institutional capacity strengthening and knowledge management (app 4)

Biofuels and Climate Change (app 5)

Microbial collection – use and management (app 6)

ICT and Enterprise development including animal and aqua culture sectors (app 7)

Integrated Pest Management/Invasive Species in relation to high value crops (app 8)

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final session (with partners)The final plenary session opened out the discussion to involve partners and donors. We demonstrated how our plans were being shaped to reflect Member Country and regional needs and outlined the themes that emerged from the consultation process. These plans would be further developed with our Member Countries for our Review Conference in 2009. Panellists for the discussion on Partnership in Practice represented Member Countries, donor agencies and partner organisations. Representatives from Pakistan and Papua New Guinea illustrated how CABI had responded to their immediate and longer-term needs, from containment of disease breakout to adding value to national pro-active pest management efforts. The Member Countries appreciated the value of being part of CABI. They requested partners to seize the opportunities for innovative linkages with CABI and to support our plans as these clearly reflect the Asia-Pacific national and regional Member Country agendas.

conclusionBoth Member Country representatives and CABI staff felt that CABI is truly global in bringing multi-dimensional views together. Overall, the consensus was that the meeting had been extremely positive and was conducted in an open, frank and participatory manner. The Member Country representatives clearly expressed an increased recognition of being part of CABI.

Through the processes of the meeting:

We critically examined our strengths and weaknesses as a membership organization and suggested improvements

Our Liaison Officers and Member Country representatives appreciated the new directions in CABI and the current thematic focuses

We identified common thematic priorities where CABI has comparative advantage

We developed action plans for 6 prioritised themes and areas of activity in agriculture and rural development

Member Countries and CABI have shown they are an association of equal partners with common interests. During the meeting we generated a great deal of goodwill and enthusiasm and realise we need to get the most out of our membership network in taking work forward and in deriving maximum benefits for us all. The summary tables of potential themes and activity plans are a clear outcome of an effective and transparent partnership. The consultation enabled us to identify priority activities addressing the needs of Member Countries in areas of our comparative advantage. We can take the plans forward confidently with a commitment to develop them into practical programmes in each region. Strengthening relations with existing partners and networking with new ones, both our Member Countries and those employed within the organization need to turn these ideas into fully-funded programmes. Member Countries should make use of national and regional processes to help obtain development assistance funds and to mobilize and draw upon CABI’s staff and information resources.

Member Countries and CABI together serve as an invaluable vehicle to put in place the right conditions and to exert through CABI’s network to facilitate with long term growth for alleviation of poverty.

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appendices:

appendix 1: summary presentation: Chief Executive OfficerDr Trevor Nicholls, our Chief Executive Officer (CEO), gave an overview of CABI.

CABI was established in 1910 and currently has 45 Member Countries. We work globally and have staff based in offices in 16 countries. Dr Nicholls is delighted to be in charge at a time when CABI is going through an exciting change. He briefly described our three strategic business units: Publishing, Bioservices and International Development. Dr Nicholls then talked about the recent re-structuring. The ‘right sizing’ of CABI’s operations has helped reduce our debts and achieve financial stability. In 2006, the total value of our projects was £7.3m, £4.9m of which came from donors such as CFC, EU, ADB, UNEP, FAO, DFID, ACIAR and SDC with the balance from local, regional and commercial sources. In the global distribution of our projects, Africa has the most, with projects worth £2.5m. The Asia-Pacific region follows with projects worth £1.9m.

In fulfilling our mission, we respond to market demand and work cost efficiently to remain financially self-sustaining while delivering benefits to our Member Countries through not-for-profit development projects. We are also openly accountable to our Member Countries.

Dr Nicholls then moved on to explain CABI’s Development Fund (CDF) and how it operates. The total value of the CDF is £1.0m at present. It is supported by UK, Switzerland, and Australia. The CDF enables us to initiate programmes that address key global issues in our areas of expertise, add value to existing regional and national initiatives, respond rapidly to emergency situations, build capacity and support research for agricultural sustainability.

Following this Dr Nicholls focused on our governance. CABI’s Review Conference, which meets every 3-5 years, determines our general policies and strategies, and reviews and endorses our work programmes. Between Conferences, authority is delegated to Executive Council (Ex-Co) which meets twice a year and to a Governing Board that meets three times a year. The Governing Board guides the management of operational and strategic issues.

This regional consultation is an essential part of forward planning to ensure we stay relevant to our Member Countries.

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appendix 2: where we are: commodities, invasive species, knowledge for developmentCABI, International Development presented the focus of our three themes.

Commodities

We work mainly with coffee, cacao, oil palm, cotton and high value horticultural crops. Globally the demand and prices fluctuate for commodities; the lack of market access, stringent food safety requirements and other concerns such as climate change, and new focus on biofuels all have impact on smallholder commodity producers. Regionally, commodities have a major share of global production and consumption. We are consumer driven and our efforts are affected by increasing production costs and declining productivity.

CABI has a long-established reputation in promoting environmentally safe commodity production. We are able to provide objective advice and our uniqueness is our ability to combine skills in information, research and capacity building and in interfacing research and development agendas. We have over 20 specialised professionals dedicated to Commodities across our network of regional centres; we can respond promptly with tailored and cost-effective measures engaging people-centred approach.

Some examples of projects include: enhancing quality and food safety – Vietnam; improving sustainable production – Pakistan and China; promoting sustainability – Indonesia and Malaysia, maintaining productivity - India and PNG. Commodity crops are crucial to the economies of CABI Member Countries in the region and to producer livelihoods within those countries. CABI works effectively with national partners in addressing issues of market access; enhancing sustainable production; and manage new and / or persistent production constraints. Increasingly we are faced with fresh challenges through climate change and its impact on commodity producers and new opportunities like biofuels.

Recently UNEP awarded CABI the 2007 Partners Award for our work in phasing out the use of Methyl Bromide, which has been commonly used in commodity production/trade.

Invasive Species

Invasive Species include plants, animals, and micro-organisms that are not native to specific ecosystems and whose introduction threatens biodiversity, food security, health and economic development. Invasive Species are a major cause of loss of biodiversity and agricultural productivity. Africa loses up to 50% of its crops to pests and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region is also significant. Risks of Invasive Species are intensified with increased trade, travel, transportation and tourism. Complying with the requirements of the World Trade Organisation Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement can be very expensive, but is necessary if trade is to drive development.

The challenge is balancing the needs of trade and development with the needs of preserving the environment. Invasive Species have an enormous economic impact on agriculture and environment but this is often neglected as a development concern. CABI plays a key role in providing leadership in policy and strategy globally. We are a founding member of the Global Invasive Species Programme, and we work with the International Plant Protection Convention providing information and technical assistance to underpin strategy.

Some recent examples of our work include: Biological control in India for Mikania micrantha (mile a minute weed); Pest management through prevention and emergency response in Papua New Guinea (partnering ACIAR) against the cocoa pod borer, and managing an important coffee pest in the Papua province of Indonesia and preventing its invasion of Papua New Guinea.

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Knowledge for Development (KFD)

Knowledge plays an important role in development, sustaining all aspects of life. CABI is a recognised leader in this domain. We have a leading agricultural scientific database as the basis from which KFD builds and has global reach.

Knowledge is about agricultural practices, technologies and innovations. It is an essential element in all systems from the poorest rural areas through to researchers and national policy makers. The current global and regional context needs improved and faster decision-making processes to address a rapidly changing environment. Modern technologies and tools, such as the Internet, virtual learning and mobile phones enable improved communication, dissemination, access to information and ultimately knowledge sharing. Increasingly, the digital divide is becoming the knowledge divide.

CABI’s historic strength is in underpinning skills and expertise in developing and managing global programmes like the Global Plant Clinic and Compendium development. We also publish research, build capacity through training and work extensively through networks of partners in international research.

Our key strength lies in our approach to managing information electronically. Our success is evident in projects. For example, we have built, maintain and host the database for DFID research; e-governance is about transparency and the database helps make information available. Other examples include, Improving knowledge in good agricultural practice using Farmer Field Schools in Pakistan; and Improving techniques in farmer saved seed systems in Bangladesh.

We make our information resources accessible free of charge to users in developing countries, through our participation in international information networks such as Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) and The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL)

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actic

es g

uide

lines

in c

rop

mov

emen

t and

cro

p m

anag

emen

t

• • • • • • • • •

CA

BI a

nd L

Os

Min

istri

es: E

nerg

y,

Agr

icul

ture

and

Env

ironm

ent,

Trad

e an

d In

dust

ry, S

cien

ce

and

Tech

nolo

gy

Inva

sive

Spe

cies

Cou

ncil/

GIS

P

CA

BI a

nd w

ider

par

tner

s

NA

RS

IUC

N e

tc.

• • • • • •

IUC

N

mul

tinat

iona

ls: S

hell,

B

P, D

1 O

ils

Sta

te o

il co

mpa

nies

Loca

l ene

rgy

supp

ly

com

pani

es e

tc.

• • • •

Info

rm p

olic

y ar

ound

bio

fuel

op

tions

Cro

p by

-pro

duct

s lik

e ba

gass

e et

c.

Hig

h dr

y m

atte

r cro

p de

velo

pmen

t –

cass

ava

Alte

rnat

ive

biof

uel c

rops

for s

emi-

arid

zon

es –

Jat

roph

a

Sw

eet p

otat

o, o

il pa

lm, s

ugar

can

e

• • • • •

Pre

para

tion

of s

ituat

ion

anal

ysis

:

Nat

iona

l inf

orm

atio

n, e

nviro

nmen

tal i

nfor

mat

ion,

pub

lishe

d an

d un

publ

ishe

d in

form

atio

n

Feas

ibili

ty a

sses

smen

t and

sus

tain

abili

ty o

f tec

hnol

ogie

s

Iden

tify,

dev

elop

and

mon

itor t

he p

oten

tial i

mpa

ct o

f exp

ande

d bi

oene

rgy

deve

lopm

ent f

or a

gric

ultu

re, e

nviro

nmen

t, he

alth

and

trad

e

Pro

mot

e in

tern

atio

nal r

esea

rch

on s

ocia

l, sc

ient

ific,

tech

nolo

gica

l, ec

onom

ic

polic

ies

and

envi

ronm

enta

l iss

ues

guid

ing

bioe

nerg

y de

velo

pmen

t

Est

ablis

h in

tern

atio

nally

agr

eed

stan

dard

s fo

r pro

duct

ion,

con

vers

ion,

use

and

tra

de o

f bio

ener

gy s

yste

ms

to p

rote

ct b

oth

soci

ety

and

the

envi

ronm

ent

Dev

elop

sus

tain

abili

ty c

riter

ia a

nd a

naly

tical

(ind

icat

or) t

ools

for p

roje

cts

and

prog

ram

mes

Pro

mot

e th

e de

velo

pmen

t and

coo

rdin

atio

n of

info

rmat

ion

syst

ems

and

inte

rnat

iona

l tra

nsfe

r of t

echn

olog

ies

on b

ioen

ergy

Link

with

kno

wle

dge

from

priv

ate

sect

or o

n re

finin

g, s

torin

g an

d tra

nspo

rtin

g oi

ls s

uita

ble

for s

mal

lhol

der p

rodu

cers

• • • • • • • •

Ap

pen

dix

�: B

iofu

els

and

Clim

ate

Cha

nge

(1)

1�

(Ada

ptat

ion

to C

limat

e C

hang

e)

Sco

pe

Ste

ps

Pla

yers

(C

AB

I, L

Os

or

Mem

ber

Co

un

try

rep

rese

nta

tive

s an

d I

nst

itu

tio

ns)

Par

tner

ship

s &

do

no

rs

Nex

us b

etw

een

clim

ate

chan

ge, l

and

degr

adat

ion,

and

pov

erty

Kno

wle

dge

man

agem

ent a

roun

d is

sues

Cha

lleng

es fo

r pol

icy

and

inst

itutio

nal

chan

ge a

t var

ious

leve

ls

Cha

lleng

e fo

r Agr

icul

tura

l res

earc

h an

d ex

tens

ion

Des

ertifi

catio

n an

d de

sert

mar

gin

initi

ativ

es

Cha

nge

in s

eed

plan

ting

times

Inva

sive

Spe

cies

thre

at

Wat

er re

sour

ce: d

omes

tic ir

rigat

ion

etc.

Cov

erag

e of

oth

er n

atur

al re

sour

ces

beyo

nd w

ater

• • • • • • • • •

Situ

atio

n an

alys

es

Dec

isio

n S

uppo

rt S

yste

ms

Dev

elop

ing

and

deliv

erin

g ea

rly w

arni

ng

syst

ems

Dec

isio

n-m

akin

g to

ol to

hel

p ta

ke

adva

nce

step

s

Con

nect

ivity

bet

wee

n cl

imat

e ch

ange

an

d bi

ofue

ls

Ada

ptat

ion

stra

tegi

es –

risk

man

agem

ent

and

plan

ning

Lear

ning

net

wor

ks: c

ombi

ning

in

dige

nous

loca

l kno

wle

dge

with

ext

erna

l kn

owle

dge

for s

usta

inab

le m

anag

emen

t of

Clim

ate

Cha

nge

Wat

er H

arve

stin

g

Ado

ptio

n of

IPM

in th

e sc

enar

io o

f clim

ate

chan

ge –

resp

onse

stra

tegi

es fo

r far

mer

s

Kno

wle

dge/

tech

nica

l tra

nsfe

r of

agric

ultu

ral s

yste

ms,

pes

t man

agem

ent,

etc.

from

one

regi

on to

ano

ther

bas

ed

on id

entifi

catio

n of

clim

ate

chan

ge

cond

ition

s

• • • • • • • • • •

CA

BI a

nd L

Os

Reg

iona

l

Nat

iona

l

Loca

l etc

.

• • • •

CG

cen

tres

ICR

ISAT

IWM

I

CE

H

IIED

CS

IRO

Soc

iolo

gy e

xper

ts e

tc.

• • • • • • •

Bio

fuel

s an

d C

limat

e C

hang

e (2

)

Ada

ptin

g to

the

effe

ct o

f clim

ate

chan

ge h

as s

imila

r ste

ps/p

artn

ers

to th

ose

outli

ned

for t

he b

iofu

els

them

e. C

AB

I’s m

ain

role

will

be

that

of K

now

ledg

e C

oord

inat

ion.

LO

s, M

embe

r Cou

ntry

repr

esen

tativ

es w

ould

be

resp

onsi

ble

for t

akin

g fo

rwar

d th

e P

re-C

once

pt s

tage

; and

, thr

ough

con

sulta

tion,

to g

et th

e bu

y-in

of

all

key

stak

ehol

ders

; NA

RS

wou

ld b

e re

spon

sibl

e fo

r get

ting

gove

rnm

ent a

ppro

val

1�

(Use

and

man

agem

ent)

Sco

pe

Ste

ps

Pla

yers

(C

AB

I, L

Os

or

Mem

ber

Co

un

try

rep

rese

nta

tive

s an

d I

nst

itu

tio

ns)

Par

tner

ship

s &

do

no

rs

Net

wor

king

and

pro

mot

ing

info

rmat

ion

shar

ing

and

man

agem

ent w

ith re

spec

t to

regi

onal

and

nat

iona

l col

lect

ions

•Id

entif

y po

licy

effe

cts

on m

icro

bial

tran

sfer

ac

ross

bor

ders

and

iden

tify

mec

hani

sms

for c

olla

bora

tive

effo

rt to

use

the

mic

robe

s in

vie

w o

f new

regu

lato

ry c

onst

rain

ts

New

ben

efit-s

harin

g m

echa

nism

s to

ena

ble

free

iden

tifica

tion

of m

icro

bial

sam

ples

from

M

embe

r Cou

ntrie

s

Cen

tralis

ed S

ecre

taria

t cat

alog

uing

bes

t pr

actic

es fo

r mic

robi

al c

olle

ctio

n

• • •

Bio

dive

rsity

and

regu

lato

ry a

utho

ritie

s,

CB

D

Nat

iona

l Res

earc

h In

stitu

tes,

in p

artic

ular

C

hina

Pla

nt P

rote

ctio

n G

ener

al S

ervi

ce o

f M

inis

try

of A

gric

ultu

re (C

hina

) etc

.

• • •

Bill

and

Mel

inda

Gat

es F

ound

atio

n

Wel

lcom

e Tr

ust U

K

phar

mac

eutic

al c

ompa

nies

agro

-che

mic

al c

ompa

nies

indu

stria

l enz

yme

com

pani

es

food

com

pani

es e

tc.

• • • • • •

Com

mer

cial

isat

ion

of c

olle

ctio

ns•

CA

BI a

s br

oker

of c

omm

erci

alis

atio

n of

m

icro

bes

and

reve

nue-

shar

ing

of th

e pr

ofits

Scr

een

for b

ioac

tivity

, for

IPM

, etc

• •

Trai

ning

•C

urat

ion

of m

icro

bial

cul

ture

s –

mec

hani

sms

for i

nfor

mat

ion

and

sam

ple

shar

ing,

tech

nolo

gy fo

r sam

ple

mai

nten

ance

Taxo

nom

ic e

xper

tise

– ca

paci

ty

deve

lopm

ent t

o en

able

initi

al

iden

tifica

tion

by M

embe

r Cou

ntrie

s fo

llow

ed b

y te

chni

cal s

uppo

rt fr

om C

AB

I fo

r con

firm

atio

n

Adv

ice

on s

ettin

g up

col

lect

ion

• • •

Iden

tifica

tion

of s

ampl

es•

Pro

visi

on o

f fre

e se

rvic

e fo

r Mem

ber

Cou

ntrie

s in

retu

rn fo

r lev

y on

m

embe

rshi

p fe

es

•

Ap

pen

dix

�: M

icro

bia

l co

llect

ions

17

(Rur

al k

now

ledg

e sy

stem

)

Sco

pe

Ste

ps

Pla

yers

(C

AB

I, L

Os

or

Mem

ber

Co

un

try

rep

rese

nta

tive

s an

d I

nst

itu

tio

ns)

Par

tner

ship

s &

do

no

rs

Cre

ate

Rur

al R

esou

rce

Cen

tres

(RR

Cs)

Look

ing

at e

xten

sion

sys

tem

s fo

r new

an

d ot

her t

echn

olog

ies

• •

Nee

ds a

nd c

apac

ity a

sses

smen

t

Iden

tify

long

term

par

tner

s

Bus

ines

s pl

ans

Man

agem

ent o

f tra

inin

g ce

ntre

s

• • • •

Res

earc

h In

stitu

tions

NG

Os

Ext

ensi

on D

epar

tmen

ts

Pro

vinc

ial D

epar

tmen

ts

Uni

vers

ities

CS

Os

CG

cen

tres

AVR

DC

Inte

rnat

iona

l org

anis

atio

ns e

tc.

• • • • • • • • •

DFI

D

SD

C

Nat

iona

l Gov

ernm

ents

EU

AD

B

IDB

IFA

D

Bi-l

ater

al fu

ndin

g m

echa

nism

s et

c.

• • • • • • • •

Con

tent

dev

elop

men

t for

RR

Cs

•B

asel

ine

surv

ey o

f con

tent

s an

d ap

prop

riate

ness

of c

onte

nt

Dem

and-

driv

en a

nd m

arke

t-or

ient

ed

cont

ent

Iden

tifyi

ng n

eeds

thro

ugh

part

icip

atio

n,

test

ing,

ada

ptat

ion

and

trans

form

atio

n

• • •

Trai

ning

and

cap

acity

bui

ldin

g•

Pol

icy,

farm

ers,

info

rmat

ion

man

ager

s,

exte

nsio

n, N

GO

s, c

omm

erci

al, p

rivat

e,

cert

ifier

s

•

Ent

erpr

ise

deve

lopm

ent

•In

nova

tion

syst

ems

Iden

tify

adde

d va

lue

pote

ntia

l op

port

uniti

es

• •

Ap

pen

dix

7: I

CT

and

ent

erp

rise

incl

udin

g a

nim

al a

nd a

qua

cul

ture

sec

tors

1�

(In re

latio

n to

hig

h va

lue

crop

s)

Sco

pe

Ste

ps

Pla

yers

(C

AB

I, L

Os

or

Mem

ber

Co

un

try

rep

rese

nta

tive

s an

d I

nst

itu

tio

ns)

Par

tner

ship

s &

do

no

rs

Iden

tifica

tion

of ta

rget

cro

ps (c

otto

n,

pota

toes

, veg

etab

les,

frui

t)

Iden

tifica

tion

of p

oten

tial I

nvas

ive

Spe

cies

pes

ts

Ris

k re

duct

ion

alte

rnat

ives

(too

lkits

, ra

tiona

l pes

ticid

e us

e, p

est m

anag

emen

t sy

stem

s, b

iose

curit

y pl

anni

ng)

Gat

herin

g av

aila

ble

regi

onal

info

rmat

ion

and

deve

lopi

ng ta

ilor-

mad

e pa

ckag

es

• • • •

Info

rmat

ion

gath

erin

g (in

clud

ing

indu

stry

bi

osec

urity

pla

ns) a

nd n

eeds

ass

essm

ent

Sec

ure

com

mitm

ent f

or in

volv

emen

t of

in-c

ount

ry e

xper

ts a

nd p

rovi

sion

of l

ocal

in

form

atio

n

Con

cept

/pro

gram

me

deve

lopm

ent a

nd

writ

e-up

Ince

ptio

n/pl

anni

ng w

orks

hops

–

deci

sion

s on

nat

iona

l and

regi

onal

ap

proa

ches

(ris

k an

alys

is, b

iose

curit

y pl

anni

ng)

Fund

rais

ing

join

tly w

ith L

Os

Dev

elop

farm

er-t

rain

ing

pack

ages

(in

clud

ing

Glo

bal P

lant

Clin

ic a

ppro

ache

s an

d fa

rmer

fiel

d sc

hool

s)

Pac

kagi

ng a

vaila

ble

info

rmat

ion

into

re

ady-

to-u

se IP

M k

now

ledg

e to

ols

Valid

atio

n an

d im

pact

ass

essm

ent

• • • • • • • •

CA

BI c

oord

inat

ion

by G

loba

l and

/or

Reg

iona

l Dire

ctor

s

LOs

and

CA

BI r

espo

nsib

le fo

r mos

t of

the

plan

ning

, org

aniz

atio

n an

d im

plem

enta

tion

Nat

iona

l Min

istri

es:

Trad

e

Fina

nce

for c

o-fin

anci

ng

Agr

icul

ture

- inf

orm

atio

n an

d co

-im

plem

enta

tion

Env

ironm

ent -

info

rmat

ion

and

co-

impl

emen

tatio

n

Sci

ence

and

Tec

hnol

ogy

– co

-fina

ncin

g

Ext

ensi

on –

co-

impl

emen

tatio

n

NG

Os

FAO

etc

.

• • • • • • • • • • •

Glo

bal a

nd re

gion

al b

odie

s

Inte

rgov

ernm

enta

l org

aniz

atio

ns

Trad

e bl

ocs

Sub

-reg

iona

l res

earc

h or

gani

zatio

ns

Maj

or c

omm

odity

bod

ies

Priv

ate

indu

stry

SP

S fo

cal p

oint

s

AVR

DC

NG

Os

etc.

• • • • • • • • •

Ap

pen

dix

�: I

nteg

rate

d P

est

Man

agem

ent/

Inva

sive

Sp

ecie

s

19

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