centers and members day 05 december 2005 annual general meeting 2005 marrakech, morocco
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Centers and Members Day 05 December 2005
Annual General Meeting 2005
Marrakech, Morocco
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The Alliance of Future Harvest Centers
Convergence and Collective Action for
the CGIAR
William D. DarChair, Alliance Executive and
Director General, ICRISAT
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This presentation• Context of collective action• Milestones of the Alliance• Alliance members in
collective action• Continuing challenges
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Reforms in the CGIAR
CGIAR has undergone unprecedented reforms:• a re-focused vision and mission• streamlined governance• strengthened scientific advice• coordinated central support• elevated program profile
Centers are committed to play a proactive and constructive role
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The Future Harvest Alliance
• Formal alliance of 15 CGIAR Centers• Built on existing governance mechanisms• Aims to enhance effectiveness and efficiency
without bureaucracy • Operates at minimal cost • Instrument of reform in the CGIAR
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Imperative for collective action
•Focus partners on new priorities•Focus on innovative systems and impact •One authoritative voice on global issues•Support for institutional learning and synergy•Cost efficiency in services•Reduce tensions
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Benefits of collective action
• More focused programs• Responsive to more opportunities• Streamlined access to the Centers• More effective
application of global public goods
• Lower transaction costs
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• Built on existing CGIAR practices• Informed by a new vision • Principles and Procedures of
collaboration established
• Guided by the Alliance Board and managed by the Alliance Executive
• Supported by the Future Harvest Alliance Office
Collective action framework
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Milestones of the Alliance
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Milestones at AGM04
• Alliance created by CBC and CDC• Guiding principles declaring Alliance’s
allegiance is first and foremost to the poor• Alliance Executive (AE) transformed from CDC
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Principles and Procedures (P&P)
• P&P a roadmap for decision-making, collective action of Centers
• Draft document discussed by Centers and reviewed by the World Bank
• Chairs and DGs will approve in principle; Boards will review and approve final draft
• Ask CG members to include approved version in CGIAR Charter
Milestones in 2005
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Joint Medium Term Plans with partners
• Developing joint MTPs for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
• ILRI and ASARECA lead in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA)
• WARDA and CORAF lead in Western and Central Africa (WCA)
• MTPs will serve as vehicles for CGIAR program alignments in SSA
Milestones in 2005
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• Quarterly newsletter and diary for 2006• Input to SC’s research priorities and SC’s
comments on Center MTPs • Assessment report on SWEPs• Workshop on public-private sector agricultural
research (jointly with CGIAR’s Private Sector Committee and Secretariat)
Milestones in 2005
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• Rapid adoption of common policies on GMOs and Center germplasm collections
• Orientation program for new Board members
• Grievance and conflict resolution mechanism for Centers drafted
Milestones in 2005
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Alliance members in collective
action
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New CGIAR Intranet (CGXchange)
•To be launched during AGM05•Access to information resources of CGIAR and
unique tools for seamless global collaboration
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Gender and diversity
• Centers’ gender and diversity associates (GDAs) met in Bogor, Indonesia
CGIAR Gender and Diversity Program
• GDAs assessed progress on gender and diversity goals and planned future
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CIAT: Biofortification for the poor
• Collaboration to improve human nutrition of the poor
• Major health and productivity benefits for women and children
Centro InternacionaI de Agricultura Tropical
(With CIMMYT, CIP and 10 partners from Latin America)
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• Media campaign on floods, deforestation and forest-based livelihoods
• 50 stories released by leading media and key non-English publications
CIFOR: Creating environmental awareness
Center for International Forestry Research
(With ICRAF, IWMI and FAO)
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• Selection for synchrony in flowering under controlled drought stress
• 45,000 tons of seed of stress-tolerant maize varieties for Africa
• Average yield gains of 15-20% in Eastern and Southern Africa
CIMMYT: Stress breeding for maize
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
(With CGIAR Centers and national partners)
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• Making sweet potato more edible for pigs• Combination of ensilaging and feed
supplements;doubles production • Great impact on livelihoods in Vietnam• Extended to Indonesia, China and India
CIP: Sweet potato for pigs
Centro Internacional de la Papa
(With ILRI and national partners)
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• Rebuilt seed systems and key agricultural stations
• Germplasm collection• Capacity building
ICARDA: Rebuilding agriculture in Afghanistan
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
(With CIAT, CIMMYT, CIP, ICRISAT,IFPRI, ILRI, IPGRI and IWMI)
Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture in Afghanistan:
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• 2.5 million hectares of Brazilian forest not converted to pastures
• Pro-poor policies to avoid conflicts and environmental degradation
ICRAF: Alternative to slash and burn
Alternative to Slash and Burn
World Agroforestry Centre
(With CGIAR Centers and national partners)
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ICRISAT: Promoting ‘Healing Wounds’
• Media dialogue on CGIAR’s Healing Wounds• Healing Wounds helps rehabilitate
livelihoods of tsunami survivors in Asia and countries affected by conflicts
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
(With CIMMYT, CIP, ILRI, IRRI and IWMI)
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IFPRI: Exploring partnerships
• Research on public-private partnerships for more impact on poverty reduction, food security and agricultural development
• Launched research and organized workshops*
International Food Policy Research Institute
(*With ICRISAT in India )
• Coordination of GOAFU
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IITA: Public awareness of mycotoxin
• Communication campaign with partners on the dangers of mycotoxin
• Reached about 10 million people in Ghana, Togo and Benin
• Innovative technologies to manage mycotoxins*
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
(*Developed with CIMMYT and ICRISAT )
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ILRI: Empowering women as household providers
• Northern Nigerian women provided with cowpea and sorghum varieties for their goats and families during the dry season
• Women’s goat-rearing groups are growing exponentially
International Livestock Research Institute
(With IITA and the Systemwide Livestock Program)
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IPGRI: Higher profile for animal and fish genetic resources
System-wide Genetic Resources Program: • Meeting to give farm animal and fish
genetic resources a higher profile
• Inputs on Center agreements with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and standard Material Transfer Agreement
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
(With CGIAR Centers)
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IRRI: Harnessing ICT to meet people’s needs
The Rice Knowledge Bank:• 3 million hits in 2005 and 13 country sites • Premier source of rice-related training and
extension material• Proposal for Cereal Knowledge Bank with CIMMYT
International Rice Research Institute
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CGIAR Consortium of Spatial Information:
IWMI: Consortium on spatial information
International Water Management Institute
Data management & coordination, geographic dimension of crop varieties, impact assessment, natural resource degradation, integration & capacity building and poverty mapping.
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• Benin: 6% increase in school enrolment; 2% reduction in child sickness
• Uganda: New cash crop supports education
• Guinea: Area planted to NERICA increased by 50% between 2002-2003
WARDA: From rice to riches
New Rice for Africa (NERICA):
Africa Rice Center
(With CGIAR Centers and national partners)
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• Addresses root causes of vulnerability
• Ensures that communities attain better situations than before the tsunami
WorldFish: Rebuilding better lives after the tsunami
WorldFish Center
Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods of Communities in Tsunami Affected Nations:
(With CGIAR Centers and national partners)
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Challenges and concerns
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Continuing challenges
1. Institutional learning 2. Collective versus independent action 3. Recognition and incentives 4. Performance measurement 5. Leadership and executive capacity 6. Conflict resolution
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1. Costs of the Alliance Office2. Buy-in of the Alliance by Centers and CG members3. Governance of the Alliance Board over the Alliance 4. Cost and benefits of the Alliance
Other concerns
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• The Alliance is a proactive force to help reform the CGIAR
• Broad support needed for the Alliance’s success
Conclusion
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ICRISAT is humbled to have served the Alliance!
Chair, AB
Uzo MokwunyeBoard Chair
Chair, CDDC
Dyno KeatingeDDG-Research
Chair, AE
William DarDG
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Thank Thank youyou
The Alliance’s allegiance is first and foremost to the poor