MATTHEW MORELLDIRECTOR GENERAL, IRRI

23 MAY 2016

IRRI-AFRICARICE-CIAT MEETINGS

1b people on less than US$1.25 per day800m acutely or chronically undernourished

2b suffer from under-nutritionDrought or floods affects 150m people a year

Women are disproportionately affected3.5b Ha of degraded underproductive land

Agriculture and foods systems contribute 29% of GHG emissions

To feed 9-10 billion by 2050, food availability needs to increase by 60% globally and up to 100% in developing

countries

THE GLOBAL IMPERATIVE

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GLOBAL POPULATION PRESSURE

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2015 global rice consumption

Additional rice needed:96 million tons by 2040

Million tons milled rice

GLOBAL RICE DEMAND

2016 Estimate

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Aligned with UN SDGs

OUR GLOBAL MISSION

Assure global rice supplies Reduce poverty and hunger Improve the health of rice farmers and consumers Ensure environmental sustainability

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Rice

144 million small rice farms

≈ 700 million ton rice grain/year

Feeds 3 billion people…

Harvested Area (M ha)

Production rough rice(M t)

Yield rough rice(t/ha)

World 154 672 4.4Asia 137 607 4.5

Latin America 6 25 4.5Africa (SS) 9 23 2.5

Rest of World 3 17 6.7

‒ 90% of the world’s rice is produced and consumed in Asia‒ Over 70% of the world’s poor are in Asia

Poverty still the highest in rice producing countries

PovertyEach dot represents 250,000 people living on less than $1.25 a day, 2005

Rice ConsumptionAnnual consumption per capita

<12kg 12-36 36-72 72-120 >120kg

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In 2013, 1 in 4 children under 5 worldwide had stunted growth. Half of the stunted children live in Asia and one third in Africa

GLOBAL NUTRITION CHALLENGES

Nearly half of all death in children under 5 are attributable to malnutrition, 3 million lives lost per year

Many developing countries confronting malnutrition in rural populations and yet under- and

over-nutrition in urban populations

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Reducing our footprint and dealing with climate change

EXTREME EVENTS

SEA LEVEL RISE

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

CHANGES IN RAINFALLTEMPERATURE INCREASE

IRRI’S GLOBAL PRESENCE

Philippines

Los Banos HQ

Myanmar

Burundi

India

Bangladesh

4 Major Hubs

Nepal

South KoreaChina

Vietnam

Cambodia

Laos

Indonesia

Thailand

Sri Lanka

Mozambique

TanzaniaKenya

IranPakistan

Singapore

15 Country Offices~1200 Staff, 36 Nationalities

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Demand Side• Population growth• Economic Transition• Inequality• Urbanization• Rice Trade Increases

Supply Side• Land Use• Input Scarcity/Cost• Labor Availability• Inequality• Ecosystem

Degradation• Climate Change

DRIVERS OF CHANGE

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SLO1 2021-2 2030Help rice consumers and producers exit poverty 1 17

million28

millionHouseholds adopting new rice varieties or practices

1 22 million

56 million

Reduction in the price of rice compared to 2014-15 baseline level

1 2-10% 6-28%

Assist people out of hunger 2 30 million

82 million

Increase in global rice production (milled) compared to 475 million tone in 2015

2 32 MMT 60 MMT

Genetic Gain in rice yields 2 1.5% /year

2 %/year

Decrease disability adjusted life years from zinc deficiency

2 13,500 384,000

Increase in water and nutrient use efficiency in rice-based farming systems

3 5% 20%

Reduced GHG emissions 3 5% 15%

PROJECTED IMPACTS

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IRRI’S DIFFERENTIATING ROLES

Global Influence & Convening Power

Rice Capacity Building Role

Differentiating Traits, Germplasm& Technologies

Custodianship of Unique Genetic Resources

InternationallyAcclaimed Mission

Track Record of Delivery & Impact

ASIACORRA

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICAFLAR

AFRICANCE

CENTRALWEST ASIARRR

NGOs

NARES GLOBAL INSTITUTES

PRIVATE SECTOR

RICE CRP

IRRI

AfricaRice

CIAT

THE GLOBAL RICE SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP

Strengthening the Global Rice Science Partnership

Programmatic Issues• synergies• reducing duplication• interfacing with other CRPs

Collective Action• CGIAR processes• Fundraising• Policy and influencing• Working with the private sector

Sharing best practice• Benchmarking• Cross-learning• Exchanging information• Staff exchanges