Working as a System for the

Public Good

Working as a System for the

Public Good

Joachim VossDirector General, CIAT

Alliance Executive, Incoming Chair

OutlineOutline

1. Improving Efficiency and Quality

2.Rebuilding after Catastrophes

3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa

4.Making Global Public Goods Available Regionally

5.New Approaches to Capacity Building

6.Global Challenge Programs

7.New Opportunities

8.Future Harvest Alliance

1. Improving Efficiency and Quality

System Office1. Improving Efficiency and Quality

System Office

•CAS (Central Advisory Services for Intellectual Property Rights)

• ICT-KM (Information & Communication Technologies and Knowledge Management)

•G&D (Gender and Diversity Program)

•Human Resources

• Internal Audit

•FHAO (Future Harvest Alliance Office)

•Science Council Secretariat

•CG Secretariat

1. Improving Efficiency and Quality

Inter-Center Research Support Services

1. Improving Efficiency and Quality

Inter-Center Research Support Services

•Shared library services

•Joint appointment for Director Corporate Services

•Shared research services

•Housing sister Centers

2. Rebuilding after Catastrophes2. Rebuilding after Catastrophes

Rwanda

Mitch

Afghanistan

Cambodia

Tsunami

• Seeds of Hope

• Healing Wounds

• CONSRN (Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods of Communities in Tsunami Affected Nations)

Aceh, IndonesiaAceh, Indonesia

3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa

Regional Medium Term Plans

3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa

Regional Medium Term Plans

CGIAR Centers

Regional & Subregional organizations

National programs

NGOs

3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program

3. Improved Coordination of Our Efforts in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program Intensified farming systems

Sound NRM

Accessibility and efficiency of markets

Formulation and adoption of policies

African-led (FARA)

4. Global Public Goods Available Regionally4. Global Public Goods Available Regionally

AI (Amazon Initiative)

AHI (African Hillsides Initiative)

CAC (Consortium for Central Asia and the Caucasus)

CONDESAN (Consortium for the Sustainable Development of the Andean Region)

UPWARD (Users’ Perspectives with Agricultural Research and Development)

5. New Approaches to Capacity Building5. New Approaches to Capacity Building

VASAT – Virtual Academy for the Semi-Arid Tropics

GOFAU – Global Open Food and Agriculture University

SAEC-DE – Strengthening Agricultural and Environmental Capacities through Distance Education

• Start up date Sep 2003

• Budget US$24M (2004-2005)US$44M (2006-2008)

• On-going projects 17 competitive grants34 commissioned grants15 capacity building

• Members of Consortium 18

• Partners 26 NARS27 ARIs

6. Global Challenge Programs

Generation6. Global Challenge Programs

Generation

6. Global Challenge Programs

Harvest Plus6. Global Challenge Programs

Harvest Plus

• Start up date Mar 2003

• Current budget US$72.4 M (2003-

2011)

• Partners over 38

16 ARIs/Universities

10 CG Centers

1 Private Sector

2 Regional Organizations

2 International NGOs

3 National NGOs

4 GOs

Several NARS & Universities in developing countries

6. Global Challenge Programs

Water and Food6. Global Challenge Programs

Water and Food• Start up date 1 Nov 2002

• Current budget US$65 M (2003-2008)

• On-going projects 66

• Members of Consortium 19

There’s no point in looking for the effects

of climate change here!

When this is what is going

to happen

Maunder minimum. Little Ice Age. Variations of the Earth’s Temperature, 1000 -

2100

7. New Opportunities

Climate Change7. New Opportunities

Climate Change

Africa at risk: lower maize yields expected due to climate change

Africa at risk: lower maize yields expected due to climate change

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1000

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>2500

2000

Yield kg ha-1

<-2000

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+250

+1000

>2000

Change kg-1

™

2005 2050

Ceres Maize

World wheat crop under threat: global wind patterns spreading new strain of old diseaseWorld wheat crop under threat: global wind patterns spreading new strain of old disease

7. New OpportunitiesAgricultural Health & Human

Health

7. New OpportunitiesAgricultural Health & Human

Health

Contamination of Water Resources

Vector-Borne Diseases

1415 species of infectious organisms known to be pathogenic to humans…868 (61%) are zoonotic

Pesticide abuse

Cyanogenic compounds

Mycotoxin contamination

7. New Opportunities Agricultural Health & Human

Health

7. New Opportunities Agricultural Health & Human

Health

•What are high value products for the poor?

Underutilized species

Products derived from traditional commodities (value-added)

Unique varieties of traditional commodities

•What are the strengths of the CG?

Germplasm

Breeding expertise

Knowledge of traditional commodity chains

7. New OpportunitiesHigh Value Products

7. New OpportunitiesHigh Value Products

•CBC Alliance Board (AB)

•Alliance Executive (AE)

Priorities and Procedures approved by AB and AE

Conflict resolution mediation approved by AB and AE

8. Future Harvest Alliance Advances

8. Future Harvest Alliance Advances

Thank you!Thank you!