sustainable agriculture intensification, acisai center and sri-lmb project
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Dr. Abha Mishra Co-Director, ACISAITRANSCRIPT
Dr. Abha Mishra Co-‐Director, ACISAI Team Leader, SRI-‐LMB project Asian Institute of Technology Klong Luang Pathumthani, Thailand
Research at AIT Sustainable development in the context of Climate Change
I. Overview
AIT has been involved in technological and developmental research of relevance to the region from its inception. Sustainable development of the region has been at the core of major projects carried out in various parts of Asia.
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Research at AIT Sustainable development in the context of Climate Change
I. Overview (contd)
Research in higher education is not only about increasing competency within some discrete knowledge fields. !
!It is also about cultural differences as a source of potential for creation, innovation, critical thinking and development.!
www.ait.asia
Research at AIT Sustainable development in the context of Climate Change
ThemaHc knowledge area in Strategy Development Plan of InsHtute “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE” Based on : Considerable experience in the region
Working in the area of sustainable development for more than 2 decades
Consolidating this research for Climate Change under broader umbrella of Sustainable Development to create niche for ourselves. A core critical mass of faculty and staff strength in the thematic area which has been endorsed by various donor agencies and stake holders
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www.ait.asia
Research at AIT Sustainable development in the context of Climate Change
I. Overview
AIT is striving for a distinct profile in certain strong niche areas.!!Maintaining a societal perspective on science, researchers at AIT produce knowledge for practical application with high relevance, utility and economic impacts.
The Institute and its staff is integrated with the agenda and desires of the stakeholders !
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AIT’S SDCC INITIATIVE
¥ In 2012, it established its “2012-2016 AIT
Research Strategy under the umbrella of
SDCC(http://203.159.12.32:8082/AIT/news-and-
events/2012/news/AITResearchStrategy.pdf)
Sustainable Land and Water Resource Management (SLWRM)
Business and Innovation Model for a Green Economy (BIMGE)
Disaster Risk Management
Urban and Rural Quality of Life and Sustainability
Lower Carbon and Sustainable Production and Consumption Technology and Management
THEMATIC RESEARCH AREA
AIT Re
search Strategies
2012-‐2016
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INTENSIFICATION
Help the emergence of new
business and drive local
economic growth
Producing more output from the same area of land while reducing negaHve environmental impacts and at the same Hme increasing contribuHons to capital and the flow of environmental service
ACISAI CENTER
SLWRM BIMGE
ACISAI
InsHtuHonalize the commitment to research, outreach and academic programme in the subject area of sustainable agriculture development in the context of climate change by consolidaHng and strengthening the SLWRM and BIMGE
ACISAI’S VISION
Asian Centre of excellence for linking local to global actors and insHtuHons to meet the goals of food security and environmental sustainability through generaHng and providing innovaHve soluHons under the overall concept of sustainable agriculture intensificaHon.
OUR CURRENT OFFERING
¥ Regional leadership and networking plaRorms
¥ Co-‐generaHon of innovaHve technological soluHons for sustainable intensificaHon through acHon research
¥ InnovaHon in climate change adapHve technologies
¥ CreaHon of internaHonal public goods
¥ Linking agricultural/horHcultural producHon to the market
¥ Mainstreaming agricultural research for development
FUTURE OFFERING
¥ New professional courses on, (a) Sustainable agricultural intensificaCon, (b) Carbon trading, (c) market-‐driven horCculture, (d.) land-‐scape designing;
¥ Short-‐term and long-‐term training on the mandate areas of the centre, especially to the government officials (GO) and civil society personnel
¥ Sponsored projects
¥ M.Sc., PhD and Post-‐doc and educaHon on the mandate areas of the centre
SRI-LMB PROJECT A GLOBAL PROGRAMME ON AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT
Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for InnovaCon and Learning around the System of Rice IntensificaCon (SRI) in the Lower
Mekong River Basin
SRI-LMB
To contribute to enhance resilience of rainfed farmers of LMB region confronHng climate change
Overall objective
Purpose
Increased crop yield, producHvity and profitability on sustainable basis at smallholders farmers’ field in rainfed areas of LMB region
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
Rainfed areas of Lower Mekong River Basin
PROJECT PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATES (LOCAL, REGIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL) Associates Partners
Sub-‐contractors
ü Agril. ministries ü NGOs/CSOs ü NaHonal academic
insHtuHons
THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
National innovation platform
National innovation platform
National Innovation platform
National innovation platform
P1
D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3 D1 D2 D3
LIP
CFPAR
FPAR
NIP
Regional innovaCon plaOorm Regional innovaCon plaOorm
Regional innovaCon plaOorm
RI P
N-‐S partnership
S-‐S partnership
P2 P3 P1 P3 P2 P1 P2 P1 P2
InternaConal collaboraCon
MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND TIME FRAME
MAJOR ACTIVITIES
¥ SeQng up of project structure at regional, naConal and local level (Project coordinaCon unit, (PCU), project management Unit, (PMU) and local project management unit (LMU) respecCvely
¥ Conduct Farmers ParCcipatory AcCon Research (3 cycles)
¥ Understand the paVern of change among different groups of farmers
¥ Document the learning
MAJOR OUTPUTS
1. MulC-‐insCtuConal-‐mulC-‐stakeholders networking developed and strengthened from local to regional level ;
2. Science based, pro poor profitable crop management pracCces developed, demonstrated and disseminated on larger scale in 4 LMB countries;
3. Co-‐generated knowledge and learning disseminated and pro-‐poor policy briefs with emphasis on women and landless developed and shared with policy makers; and
4. NaConal research-‐extension capacity strengthened and training capacity of farmer trainers, naHonal trainers and local, involved in smallholder farmer extension programme, improved
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!