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Building the future together
Robin Bourgeois GFAR Secretariat
ISPC 12th Meeting Rome, September 14-16, 2015
Background: GFAR Constituent Assembly
Foresight at GFAR
Food for thought: foresight, CGIAR and GFAR
CONTENT
The GFAR Constituent Assembly
• Vision: “The Global Forum makes agri-food research and innovation systems more effective, responsive and equitable, towards achieving Sustainable Development outcomes”
• Mission: “Partners in the Global Forum, at national, regional and international levels, advocate for, and catalyse Collective Actions that strengthen and transform agri-food research and innovation systems”
• “A GFAR collective action is a multi-stakeholder programme of work at national, regional or international level, initiated by three or more partners and prioritized by the Global Forum, always including producers and with a particular focus on women and youth.
• Partners agree to commit and generate resources together, in actions or advocacy that strengthen and transform agri-food research and innovation systems towards shared demand-driven development aims and which add value through their joint actions.
• The Global Forum’s collective actions and their outcomes must be publicly recognized as contributing to the objectives of the Global Forum and the GCARD Road Map. Progress must be reported and shared with other partners through the Forum.”
Why? The state of foresight in AR4D
What do we know: current practices
Global Futures Studies are more quantitative, less inclusive
National Futures Studies are more qualitative, more inclusive
Absence of LDCs
Absence of FOs/CSOs
The state of foresight in FARD New challenges/priorities for agricultural
research and public policies
The Futures of Food and Nutrition Insecurity
Who will be farming and how?
Policies and societal values as drivers of changes
Produce more vs produce differently
Consumers’ attitudes and behaviours
Foresight at GFAR: the ethics of foresight
Using the future to change the present to change the future (going beyond pre-activity to pro-activity)
Leveling the playing field so that all Partners in GFAR can engage in shaping research and policies with a future-oriented perspective
Engaging Partners in GFAR in building the future through collective actions
Foresight at GFAR: the strategy
Under GFAR MTP Outcome 1: “Farmers and national stakeholders empowered and informed to better negotiate their own agricultural futures”
Output 1: “Operational forward thinking platform addressing key challenges for the future and related research priorities”
Output 2: “Regional foresight capacities enhanced for greater self-determination”
Output 3: “Output 1.3 Key future agriculture questions addressed, leading to national and regional options for research and policy priorities”
How to do it: The Global Foresight Hub (GFH) is a global hub with the objectives of developing GFAR constituencies’ capacities to engage in foresight and shape the future
The Global Foresight Hub: towards collective action
2013-2015
Output 1.1 Operational forward
thinking platform addressing key
challenges for the future and
related research priorities
Preparation of inputs for the GCARD2 foresight sessions
The series “The Futures of Agriculture” (48 Briefs)
Production of a glossary of terms commonly used in Futures Studies
Output 1.2 Regional foresight
capacities enhanced for greater
self-determination
Foresight prioritised in FARA MLTP; AARINENA strategic foresight
YPARD Foresight Ambassador trained and involved in implemention
Engaging Asia and Pacific young professional in forwards thinking
Developing farmer organisation capacities to engage in foresight
(Grassroots foresight)
Inclusion of foresight in workshops, meetings, conference at various
levels around the world
Output 1.3 Key future agriculture
questions addressed, leading to
national and regional options for
research and policy priorities
Foresight sessions at GCARD2 leading to the grassroots foresight
initiative
Collaboration with CGIAR for the development of foresight capacities
(CIFOR GCS Forest tenure security project and CRP AAS)
Contribution to foresight sessions at CGIAR Integrated Systems
conference
The need to improve foresight: Foster more exchange among practitioners Adress regional and sectorial imbalances
Increase interactions with decision makers
The Global Foresight Hub
O1.Forward Thinking Platform O2. Foresight Academy
O3. Policy dialogue platform
The Grassroots Foresight Initiative in a nutshell
Empowering farmers’
organisations through foresight
Farmer-led Bottom-up Actionable
• Farmers as doers • Capacity building
• Global dialogue • Local initiatives
• Global priorities • Local action plans
5 seconds
15 seconds
45 seconds
GFI in …
So far: INHERE in Indian North Himalayan region, PAKISAMA in the Philippines South of Palawan Island, API in Indonesia Boru community of Flores Island, CNOP in Cameroun in the Gamboma region, CNOP in Gabon in the Mtou region and CNOP republic of Congo in the Nkolmefou region. Aiming at more in Eastern Africa, Western Africa and LAC. Pending on resources
Where foresight fits: content
“Agri-food system Programs”
“Global integrating programs”
Provide new options Respond to challenges
Identify new challenges Assess new options
Strengthening foresight in the CGIAR
Identify new challenges Identify new options
Respond to challenges Provide new options
Identify new challenges Identify new options
Respond to challenges Provide new options
Where foresight fits: process
“Agri-food system Programs”
“Global integrating programs”
• Scenario building skills • System thinking capacities
• Adjust/Adapt modeling skills • Scenario building skills
Nested scenarios at multiple scales
Strengthening foresight in the CGIAR
Embed technology in scenario development
Embed research in policies and investments
Building the future together
Stimulating collective actions to build the future
What are the roles of ISPC, Consortium Office and GFAR Secretariat?
Reaching outside the CGIAR
CGIAR
Agri_food system
programmes
Global integrating
programmes
GFH
Forward Thinking Platform
Foresight “academy”
Policy Dialogue Platforms
Partners in GFAR
Donors and fundations
YPARD
Private sector
Regional fora
Higher Education
Advisory Services
NGOs
International organisations
Consumer associations
Farmers organisations
Consortium Office
GFAR Secretariat
ISPC