building from demand: reshaping tomorrow’s agriculture today

Building from Demand: Reshaping Tomorrow’s

Agriculture Today

The Global Forum on Agricultural Research

Where we areWhere we are……

FAO Summit last week: Potential is here to feed the world by 2050 But lack of commitment of governments & institutions

WDR: Urgent need to increase productivity and for a systems

approach to innovation

IAASTD: Current agricultural practices are unsustainable, ARD poorly targeted to the rural poor Needs a particular focus on small farmers…

FAO Summit : How to feed the world in 2050?

• Are we investing enough in research and development for breakthroughs to be available in time?

• Will new technologies be available to the people who will need them most - the poor?

Knowledge and innovation

But...

• Does existing knowledge really benefited the poor?

• Why so many ideas & technologies so poorly adopted?

• Why doesn’t society better value agricultural innovation?

Even in the USA it takes 25 years

for research to reach full adoption!

Generating and applying knowledge is critical to meet the huge global challenges facing agriculture

Moving forwards

A revolution is needed in the generation and use of agricultural knowledge for Development

• Reorientation

• Focus

• Coordination

• Integration

• Capacities

• Mindset& behavior

• Investment

G8 statement on food security 2009 :

“We support the fundamental reform processes underway in the global agricultural research system through the Global Forum on Agricultural Research”

GFAR: the catalyst to spark the revolution…

GFAR: We are You

A collective movement for change driven by:

• Farmer organizations

• NGOs

• Private Sector: suppliers, agro-industry, SMEs,…

• Regional Fora of NARS& Extension Systems

• International agricultural research (CGIAR)

• Multilateral organizations

• Donors

and implemented by all

GFAR: Strategic Objectives

1. Advocacy for change

2. Thinking institutions for the Future

3. Inter-regional learning for global impact

4. Putting knowledge to use

What is GCARD 2010

• Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development organized by GFAR.

• To be held in Montpellier, France 28-31 March, 2010.

• A process of real consultation and engagement, not just a conference

Objectives of GCARD process

• Align research agendas with development needs

• Make agricultural research more accountable to those it serves

• Enhance dialogue between stakeholders on innovation pathways for better impact

• Help ensure the international agricultural research system adds value to national/regional systems via demand- driven processes

• Advocate for more effective financial support

IMPACTIMPACT

Towards strategic AR4D systems around the world

To develop a new global agricultural research system that directly

impacts the poor

GCARD Event E-Consultation (Round 2)

GCARD Development: Strategy and Process

Regional face to face meetings follow-up

Maximize Stakeholder Engagement :Public, Private, Civil Society, Donor

Regional Reviews

E-Consultation(Round 1)

June –Sept Sept Sept-Nov Early Jan 28-31 March

2010 Apr-June 2010

Framing the Consultations

• What needs and priorities for agricultural research for delivering development impacts?

• What mechanisms and partnerships to turn research into development impacts?

• What key blockages, barriers and bottlenecks preventing research from benefiting the poor?

• What enabling investments, policies and capacities are most needed?

The GCARD process: learning and feedback over a six-year cycle

2009-2010

Global and regional reviews

Consultations

GCARD Conference

2011-2012 2013-2014

Feedback from

GCARD Regional Europe Face-to-Face Workshops

in

Europe and Africa

GCARD Regional Europe Face-to-Face Workshop

29th September 2009

• 55 stakeholders from Europe,• one observer from AARINENA and FARA• one CGIAR representative

• ARD : 45%• Donors/Policy : 27%• CSO : 25%• Others : 3%


29th September 2009

NEEDfor greater focus by researchers and donors

on poverty issues in addition to productivity gains.

for research to be more demand driven. for research and development institutions

to work closer together.

Key recurring issues raised by the audience


29th September 2009

Issues for AR4D in Europe

poverty issues in Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe

shared interest issues between Europe and DCs: - climate change

- emerging animal-plant diseases and pests - pandemics

- international trade and globalization

- demography, urbanization and migrations

- food security/food transition

- energy security

specific issues for development support in DCs


29th September 2009

• Greater advocacy at political level in EU and developing countries.

• Improved european ARD coordination particularly for bilateral actions in line with development investments-

• Enabling environment for implementation and delivery: governance, incentives for dissemination, capacity building, M&E system

• Partnerships between Europe and DCs beyond researchers

• Bridging sectors and policies (agriculture, health, education, environment, …)

• Maintaining European ARD capacity to enable longer-term exchange.

Towards a more effective European Support for ARD

in developing counties for greater impact


29th September 2009

• Toolkit for partnership success

• Multistakeholders/multisectorial

partnership in Europe, in DCs,

Between Europe and DCs,

along the whole value chain

Idea of a call for success stories in partnership

Partnership


29th September 2009

• What institutional changes?• Research incentives targeted to impact?• Role of policy-makers (parliamentary groups,…) and

governance issues: advocacy and change in mindset• Role of the private sector in addressing the needs of

the poor

Issues for further discussions

GCARD Regional Africa Face-to-Face WorkshopAccra, Ghana (5-7 October 2009)

• 67 stakeholders from Africa,• two observers from Europe

• ARD : 39%• Donors/Policy : 23%• CSO : 31%• Others : 7%

Issues for AR4D

Land, Water, Water Managementt

Food supply Food supply and Accessand Access

Indigenous Knowledge & Innovation

Risk, Vulnerability

Capacity building


Enabling environment for implementation

and delivery:

Institutional & Policy Dialogue

M&E, Impact

Coordination, Partnership, Networking


AFRICAN FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS DECLARATION

• RECOGNIZE the importance of Agricultural Research and Development to farmers in Africa

• RECOGNIZE and APPRECIATE that CAADP is the main framework for agricultural development in Africa

• ACKNOWLEDGE the inclusion of Farmer organizations in the structures of research institutions from the national; sub-regional and FARA level

• RE-AFFIRM the central position of farmer and farmer organizations in making research work successful


Issues for further discussions

• What is Africa’s Strategy on climate change?• Africa’s Response on Food Crisis?• Mega-Programmes to wait until GCARD Deliverable

and to address Africa specific need• Capacity building as a key priority = enable Africa to

participate• Role of the private sector in addressing the needs of

the poor


Thank Youhttp://www.gcard2010.net

The target :

Environmental sustainability

Economic sustainability

Social sustainability

Institutional sustainability

The reality:

High risks/vulnerability

- Markets and prices,

- Pest&diseases

- Climatic disorders

- Conflicts/migrations

Agriculture is complex & multifunctional…Agriculture is complex & multifunctional…

Real commodity prices

Science serving Society

• Scientific knowledge to much reductionist, trusted & validated and valued by its own methods

• Local knowledge is holistic, trusted & validated by experience & culture

• Need to link both to address sustainable development

Reshaping institutions

Reshaping AR4D - Associated actions

• CGIAR change to deliver real development outcomes through partners

• Investment norms: learn from innovative funding mechanisms linking research with development processes

• Role of women as actors and beneficiaries

• Revitalizing research : career incentives and value systems

• Examine the role of fast-growing economies (BRICS) as providers

• Revitalizing advisory services through collective platform and knowledge sharing

building from demand: reshaping tomorrow’s agriculture today

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