Subdirección de Investigación y ExtensiónOffice of Knowledge Exchange, Research and ExtensionFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations
G20 Conference on Agricultural Research for DevelopmentResearch for Development
Montpellier – 12 & 13 September 2011
Tropical Agriculture Platform: Tropical Agriculture Platform: a proposal to promote anda proposal to promote anda proposal to promote and a proposal to promote and
ensure the impact of partnerships ensure the impact of partnerships for food securityfor food securityfor food securityfor food security
Ms Xiangjun Yao Ms Xiangjun Yao Director, Director, Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research
and Extensionand Extension
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and Extensionand ExtensionFAO FAO –– Rome, ItalyRome, Italy
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Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform: Tropical Agriculture Platform: a proposal to promote and ensure a proposal to promote and ensure
th i t f t hi fth i t f t hi fthe impact of partnerships for the impact of partnerships for food securityfood security
Introduction and Introduction and justificationjustification
The proposal The proposal •• Development outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomes•• Approach and Approach and
componentscomponentspp•• Membership and Membership and
structurestructure
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ConclusionsConclusions
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T i l A i ltT i l A i ltTropical Agriculture Tropical Agriculture Pervasive poverty and Pervasive poverty and p yp yfood insecurityfood insecurity
All but 3 leastAll but 3 leastAll but 3 least All but 3 least developed countriesdeveloped countries
40% of human40% of human40% of human 40% of human populationpopulation
Agriculture = up to 30%Agriculture = up to 30%Agriculture = up to 30% Agriculture = up to 30% of GDP, up to 40% of of GDP, up to 40% of labourlabour forceforcelabourlabour forceforce
33% of global crop 33% of global crop land but only 25% ofland but only 25% of
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land, but only 25% of land, but only 25% of food productionfood production
Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and ExtensionFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations JustificationJustificationJustificationJustification
•• Access to new and traditional Access to new and traditional technologies key totechnologies key totechnologies key to technologies key to developmentdevelopment
•• Individual and institutionalIndividual and institutional•• Individual and institutional Individual and institutional capacity deficitscapacity deficits
•• Need for more people trainedNeed for more people trained•• Need for more people trained Need for more people trained in technical areas in technical areas
•• Need for higher quality andNeed for higher quality and•• Need for higher quality and Need for higher quality and relevance of the training relevance of the training
•• Need for radicalNeed for radical•• Need for radical Need for radical transformation of tertiary transformation of tertiary education and research education and research
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educat o a d esea ceducat o a d esea cinstitutionsinstitutions
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Increasing investments inIncreasing investments inIncreasing investments in Increasing investments in agriculture.... agriculture.... gg
Maputo declaration Maputo declaration pp(2004)(2004)
FAO Summits (2008FAO Summits (2008FAO Summits (2008 FAO Summits (2008 and 2009)and 2009)
GCARD (2010)GCARD (2010)
G8 L’Aquila (2009)G8 L’Aquila (2009)G8 L’Aquila (2009)G8 L’Aquila (2009)
G20 Seoul (2010)G20 Seoul (2010)
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....and in agricultural innovation....and in agricultural innovationggThe GCARD called for a The GCARD called for a tripling of AR4D tripling of AR4D investments investments
IFPRI estimates need for IFPRI estimates need for investment increase from investment increase from US$ 5 1 t US$ 16 4US$ 5 1 t US$ 16 4US$ 5.1 to US$ 16.4 US$ 5.1 to US$ 16.4 billion per year by 2025billion per year by 2025
To fill the capacity gaps To fill the capacity gaps becomes an urgent and becomes an urgent and essential prerequisiteessential prerequisite
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essential prerequisiteessential prerequisite
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Current InternationalCurrent InternationalCurrent International Current International PartnershipsPartnershipspp
Various interventions Various interventions •• SouthSouth--SouthSouthSouthSouth South South •• NorthNorth--South (bilateral or South (bilateral or
triangular)triangular)triangular) triangular)
Majority of cases these interventions Majority of cases these interventions are not coordinated with each otherare not coordinated with each otherare not coordinated with each otherare not coordinated with each other
All parties would gain significantly All parties would gain significantly from:from:from:from:•• more coherent approachesmore coherent approaches•• avoiding duplicationavoiding duplication
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•• avoiding duplication avoiding duplication •• making use of synergiesmaking use of synergies
Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and ExtensionFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform: Tropical Agriculture Platform:
a proposal to promote and ensure a proposal to promote and ensure the impact of partnerships forthe impact of partnerships forthe impact of partnerships for the impact of partnerships for
food securityfood securityIntroduction and Introduction and justificationjustificationjustificationjustification
The proposal The proposal (prepared in (prepared in collaboration ith CIATcollaboration ith CIATcollaboration with CIAT, collaboration with CIAT, EMBRAPA and others)EMBRAPA and others)•• Development outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomes•• Approach and Approach and
componentscomponentspp•• Membership and Membership and
structurestructure
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ConclusionsConclusions
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Platform: Platform: Development outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomes
Improved effectiveness Improved effectiveness and efficiency in capacityand efficiency in capacityand efficiency in capacity and efficiency in capacity building programmes to building programmes to foster the generation, foster the generation, sharing and utilization of sharing and utilization of agricultural technologies agricultural technologies
d ti fd ti fand practices for and practices for smallholders in tropical smallholders in tropical developing countriesdeveloping countriesdeveloping countries developing countries through new and existing through new and existing mechanisms.mechanisms.
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Technical approach andTechnical approach andTechnical approach and Technical approach and modalitiesmodalities
Starting from the Starting from the assessments of needsassessments of needs
Integrating different Integrating different interactive learninginteractive learning--
Building on existing Building on existing initiatives and promoting initiatives and promoting
oriented methodologiesoriented methodologies•• OnOn--thethe--job learningjob learning
new activitiesnew activitiesIntegrating education and Integrating education and
•• Exchange of expertsExchange of experts•• ShortShort--term term
training into broader training into broader innovative capacity innovative capacity building programsbuilding programs
placementsplacements•• Group trainingGroup training
building programsbuilding programsAddressing both Addressing both individual andindividual and
•• Distance learningDistance learning•• MentoringMentoring
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individual and individual and institutional capacitiesinstitutional capacities
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4 Platform components4 Platform componentspp1.1. Capacity and Needs Capacity and Needs 3.3. Development of Development of
AssessmentsAssessments
2.2. Development of Development of
Institutional CapacitiesInstitutional Capacities•• Reviews of tertiary Reviews of tertiary
education curriculaeducation curriculappIndividuals’ Capacities:Individuals’ Capacities:•• Exchange of experts and Exchange of experts and
t h i it h i i
education curriculaeducation curricula•• Collaboration between Collaboration between
research institutions in research institutions in technicianstechnicians
•• Fellowships, Internships, Fellowships, Internships, and Shortand Short--term term
different countriesdifferent countries•• Organizational Learning Organizational Learning
and changeand changePlacementsPlacements
•• Group trainingGroup trainingD l t f l iD l t f l i
and changeand change
4.4. Sharing of information Sharing of information and knowledgeand knowledge
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•• Development of learning Development of learning resource materialsresource materials
and knowledge and knowledge
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M b hiM b hiMembershipMembershipResearch and Research and education institutes of education institutes of G20 countriesG20 countriesResearch and Research and education Institutes of education Institutes of l t d l dl t d l dleast developed least developed countriescountriesFAOFAOFAOFAOCGIARCGIARGFAR and regional GFAR and regional foraforaDevelopment banks and Development banks and
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ppfunding agenciesfunding agencies
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StructureStructure
Financial Financial G20 countries’ G20 countries’ Research and Research and
Developing Developing countries’ countries’
Research and Research and re
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International International A i dA i dpartnerspartners Education Education
InstitutesInstitutesEducation Education InstitutesInstitutes
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Management Management BoardBoard
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Component Component 1 1
Component Component 44
Component Component 22
Component Component 33
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Comparative advantagesComparative advantages
Better coherence and Better coherence and coordination of existing coordination of existing capacity development capacity development initiativesinitiativesinitiativesinitiatives
Leverage of additional Leverage of additional f f dif f diresources from funding resources from funding
agencies and agencies and participating countriesparticipating countriesparticipating countries participating countries
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Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform: Tropical Agriculture Platform: a proposal to promote and ensure a proposal to promote and ensure
th i t f t hi fth i t f t hi fthe impact of partnerships for the impact of partnerships for food securityfood security
Introduction and Introduction and justificationjustification
The proposal The proposal •• Development outcomesDevelopment outcomes•• Approach and Approach and
componentscomponents•• Membership and Membership and
structurestructure
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ConclusionsConclusions
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KKKey messagesKey messagesMessage 1: Message 1: the Tropical the Tropical gg ppAgricultural Platform vision is Agricultural Platform vision is to promote and to ensure to promote and to ensure impact to international impact to international ppscientific partnerships for scientific partnerships for capacity building in capacity building in agricultureagricultureggMessage 2: Message 2: the Tropical the Tropical Agriculture Platform mission Agriculture Platform mission iiis is •• to offer a hub to existing to offer a hub to existing
initiatives to optimize initiatives to optimize ppcomplementarities, and complementarities, and
•• to promote to promote new new partnershipspartnerships to addressto address
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partnerships partnerships to address to address recognized needsrecognized needs
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K (K ( tt ))Key messages (Key messages (cntcnt.).)Message 3: Message 3: the Tropical the Tropical A i lt l Pl tf ill bA i lt l Pl tf ill bAgricultural Platform will be a Agricultural Platform will be a facilitation mechanism based on facilitation mechanism based on a virtual, agile and efficient a virtual, agile and efficient t t ith t tit t ith t tistructure, without creating new structure, without creating new
structures structures Message 4:Message 4: the Tropicalthe TropicalMessage 4: Message 4: the Tropical the Tropical Agricultural Platform will be Agricultural Platform will be managed by the members though managed by the members though a Management board anda Management board anda Management board and a Management board and facilitated by FAOfacilitated by FAOMessage 5:Message 5: funding of thefunding of theMessage 5: Message 5: funding of the funding of the Tropical Agricultural Platform (to Tropical Agricultural Platform (to be assured) will be covered by be assured) will be covered by voluntary financial and involuntary financial and in--kindkind
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voluntary financial and involuntary financial and in--kind kind contributions by its memberscontributions by its members
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Next stepsNext stepsConsolidation of feed backConsolidation of feed back
FaceFace--toto--face consultation withface consultation withFaceFace toto face consultation with face consultation with main stakeholders main stakeholders
Formulation of a full fledgedFormulation of a full fledgedFormulation of a full fledged Formulation of a full fledged project documentproject document
Fund raisingFund raisingFund raisingFund raising
Inception phase (component 1 Inception phase (component 1 i tit ti l t )i tit ti l t )+ institutional arrangements)+ institutional arrangements)
Implementation (components 2 Implementation (components 2
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Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attentiony yy y
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