History and Current Organizational Structure
of AfricaRice
Dr Harold Roy-MacauleyDirector General
Presentation Layout
• Genesis• Some historical events• Current Organizational Structure and
functions• Conclusion
Genesis• 1971 – Founding of West Africa Rice Development Association
(WARDA)- Autonomous Intergovernmental Research Association- Founding Constitution signed by 11 African countries
• Mission- To bridge the gap between rice production and consumption
• Organizational structure - Governing Council - Scientific & Technical Committee (STC) - Executive Secretariat
- Headquarter - Monrovia Liberia- 3 Departments: Admin& Fin; Res. & Develop.; Training, Com. & Doc.
- Regional Coordinating Offices
History• Shortcomings - structure, research programs, fulfilling financial
obligations, gap between rice supply and demand
• Re-evaluation of WARDA structure, strategy, programs (TAC, 1983)
• 1986: Reforms - WARDA becomes a CGIAR Center– Constitution amended
– Dual Status: Intergovernmental organization + CGIAR (unique)
– Executive Secretary transformed to Director General (internationally recruited from WARDA countries)
– Governing Council transformed to Council of Ministers
– STC replaced by Board of Trustees
History – major events (1)
• June 1987: Meeting of Council of Ministers in Liberia – 1st DG appointed
• May 1988: Installation of WARDA in Cote d’Ivoire (M’bé)
• 1988/89: Approval of 1990-2000 Strategy and 1990-1994 MTP
– New Program structure – Upland/Inland Swamp Continuum (Mbe); lowland rice breeding (IITA, Ibadan); Irrigated Sahel (St Louis); Mangrove (Rokupr)
• 1993: Expanded mission
– To contribute to food security and poverty alleviation in poor rural and urban populations, particularly in West and Central Africa, through research, partnerships, capacity strengthening and policy support on rice-based systems, and in ways that promote sustainable agricultural development based on environmentally sound management of natural resources”
History – major events (2) • 2000: Creation of New Rice for Africa (NERICA)
– Oryza. glaberrima (African rice) x O. sativa (Asian rice) – interspecific hybrid (plant tissue culture technique embryo-rescue crosses survive and grow to maturity)
– Heterosis - improve quality of both parents
– Major scientific breakthrough that won numerous awards including World Food Prize in 2004)
• 2002: Crises in Côte d’Ivoire– 2002: Management moves to Abidjan and Research to Samanko, Mali
– 2004: Management joins Research in Samanko, Mali
– 2005 (Jan): Management and Research move to temporary headquarters in Cotonou, Benin
• 2003 – 2009: Name change – Africa Rice Center (WARDA) – Cotonou, Benin (Council Meeting, 2003)
– Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) – Lome, Togo (Council Meeting, 2009)
Council of Ministers
Board of Trustees
Director General
DDG
Services attached to the DG - Legal - Internal Audit- Resource Mobilization - Strategic Support (Special Adviser and Media
Officer)
Services attached to the DDG- Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning- Knowledge Management- Impact Assessment- Risk Management
DCS Support Unit- Finance, Planning & Budget- Facilities/Operations- Human Resources- Procurement/Supplies- Security
DR4D
PROGRAMS
PROJECTS
DPC DCSSupport Unit- Biometry- GIS
Representations- Regional- Country
DPC Support Unit- Marketing & Communications- Capacity Development - Information & Communication Technology - Conventions & Grants
Current Organizational Structure
Director General• Appointed by COM upon nomination by BoT
• Secretary to the COM
• Reports to Board of Trustees and Ex-officio member of BoT
• Appoints, contracts, and supervises all staff of the Center
• Ensures delivery on strategic trajectory of Center
• Major roles: Advocacy, Resource Mobilization, Coordination and facilitation; and Provision of support to CGIAR system organization
Strategic Plan 2011 – 2020: Boost Africa’s rice sector – increase rice productivity and competitiveness in sub-Saharan Africa.
Vision: increase rice self-sufficiency ratio to almost 90% in 2020 (compared to 60% in 2010) leading to a reduction in imports of about 5Mt per year-
September 2011: Approval of plan by the AfricaRice Council of Ministers
Implementation: AfricaRice and different categories of stakeholders across the research to development continuum.
Research for Development Division
Approach: Rice Value Chains
Products & Services:Suitability, Reliability, Affordability…
Partnerships / MSPs:Trust,Win-Win,Equity…
Approach : Global Rice Science Partnership
An evolving alliance of IRRI, AfricaRice & CIAT with Cirad, IRD, JIRCAS and hundreds of research and
development partners worldwide
IrrigatedRainfedlowlandRainfedupland
Each dot represents5,000 ha of rice
Approach Science for Impact
GlobalNational
District, province
GRiSP enabling actions
GRiSP products &
servicesLocal
research
Intermediate users
evaluate
adaptresearch
Action sites (Hubs)
Genetic Diversity and Improvement Program (16 IRS + 80 GSS)
Surveys Product development
Out-scaling
Outcomes
Sustainable Productivity Enhancement Program (15 IRS + 35 GSS)
Surveys Product development
Out-scaling
Outcomes
Policy, innovation systems and impact assessment Program (6 IRS + 8 GSS)
SMART-Valleys demonstration site near Zoungo in the Commune de Ouinhi, southern Benin
3rd year of development activities and.... ...massive adoption of the Smart-valleys development approach across Togo and Benin!
Rice Sector Development Program (13 IRS + 8 GSS)
Corporate Services Division
Functions
• Provide overall assistance to research activities
• Manages the long term sustainability of the Center
• Manages physical, human and financial resources
• Provides the best possible services and control mechanisms at international standards
Units and functions
• Finance: Manages financial aspects (Accounting and Planning and Budgeting)
• Human Resources : Assists in the management of staff
• Operations and Facilities: Provides support service to facilitate implementation of activities
• Security: Designs measures for protecting human and material assets
Division of Strategic Partnerships
Director,Strategic Partnerships
Regional / CountryRepresentatives
Senegal ESA --Tanzania
Nigeria
Sierra Leone Liberia Benin
MadagascarCapacity
Development Marketing/Comm.
ICT
Conventions and Grants
Units
Principal Admin Assistant
Secretary
(M’BE VALLEE)
(DAR-ES-SALAAM)
(COTONOU)
IBADAN ST LOUIS
AfricaRice HQ
AfricaRice HQ & Out-Stations
St Louis, Senegal Ibadan, Nigeria
M’Be Côte d’Ivoire Cotonou, Benin
Dar es Salam, Tanzania
Strategic Partnerships Functions • Formalize, structure, institutionalize and
consolidate Center’s partnerships
• Develop & implement Center’s partnership strategy
• Category of partners - NARIs; ARIs; CGIAR Centers; NGOs; Farmer Groups; Private Sector; Development Organizations; Civil Society; Regional Economic Communities; Universities; Continental, Regional and Sub-regional ag research and development organizations; Donors
• Dual nature of AfricaRice
- Opportunity to position rice science in African political agenda
- Opportunity for Africa rice sector to benefit from global rice
science
Conclusions
• Consolidate decentralization to ensure sustainability of research and uptake of its products
• Complete relocation process from Cotonou to Côte d’Ivoire
• Establish mechanisms for sustainable funding of AfricaRice activities - Public- Private Partnership
• Translate research into use – market oriented research stewardship
• Out-scaling research products – Hubs & innovation platforms, client database, LOAs with major development partners from public and private sector
Perspectives
Thank you!