Program Overview
- 1. Program Overview Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire / April 4 and 5, 2017 Kerri Wright Platais Program Head for S&T Partnerships in Africa
- 2. CAADP and CGIAR Alignment called for Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa (S3A) Formulation of the Science Agenda was undertaken by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). IFAD supported the creation and writing of the Science Agenda through initial support to FARA, launching the S3A in 2014. In response to and as part of CGIAR’s support, IFPRI and partners organized technical research to partner in implementation of the S3A by – developing the tools needed to promote the sharing of information and new agricultural research findings and disseminate at national and regional levels; and – building capacity for the existing technology base and contribute evidence- based research to strengthen the next phase of the Science Agenda work in Africa, to ensure that research has direct impact on rural poverty, food/nutrition security.
- 3. Cultivating Science in Agriculture through Partnerships* CGIAR Centers and Research Programs (CRPs) Institutions that form the Science for Agriculture Consortium (S4AC) for implementing S3A: FARA, Sub-regional Organizations (SROs; ASARECA, CCARDESA, CORAF), and the Africa Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) RUFORUM, a network of universities for capacity building in agriculture throughout Africa, institutionally linked to the AUC Senior Advisors from FARA’s Expert Panel who helped construct S3A * Current IFAD support for this research leverage and complement research support from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM), in addition to support from USAID, and building on earlier support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (ASTI and HarvestChoice)
- 4. Three Workstreams 1. Geospatial tools, analysis and technology monitoring at the national level (IFPRI’s Spatial Data and Analytics program partnering with ASARECA, CCARDESA and CORAF/WECARD in country specific research) 2. Using agricultural R&D indicators, monitoring and capacity development at the sub-regional and national levels (IFPRI’s ASTI Program partnering with RUFORUM) 3. Scoping study and analysis of CGIAR and partner technologies and platforms to support the Science Agenda (IFPRI’s Environment and Production Technology Division partnering with CGIAR Centers, CRPs and national partners for an initial 10 technology assessments and a scoping study on agricultural institutional initiatives in Africa)
- 5. Provide “matchmaking” or technology “brokering” with scientists, farmers, investors, and policy makers to move technologies to market Serve as an example of Technology Clearinghouse for emerging Africa-wide initiatives South-South learning opportunities: Taking promising technologies and partnerships from Africa to the rest of the world Technology Assessment & Platform Meetings S&T Partnerships Phase I Wrap-up Abidjan, April 2017 Co-hosted with Africa Rice
- 6. Crop-based technologies/products (5) • Variety improvement in beans; maize; rice • Disease-resistant GM banana; orange-fleshed sweet potatoes with Vitamin A Livestock-based technologies/products (3) • African chicken genetic gains • Diagnostics for African swine fever (ASF) in pigs • Vaccine for PPR virus in sheep and goats Post harvest technologies Aflatoxin control in maize Climate-Smart technologies Soil and climate data sets Portfolio of 10 Technologies
- 7. Ten prototype technologies for the S&T Partnerships in Africa Project (In chronological order as presented at the S&T Partnership Meetings, 2016) Technology CGIAR and Partners 1. Aflatoxin Control Measures BecA-ILRI Hub, AU, PACA 2. African Chicken Genetic Gains ILRI, Governments of Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania 3. African Swine Fever Diagnostics ILRI, BecA-ILRI Hub, AU-IBAR 4. Banana bacterial wilt resistant varieties IITA, NARO, Uganda and RTB 5. Beans in Africa CIAT, PABRA and its 30 member countries 6. Climate smart agriculture: High-resolution climate and soil data tools CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI 7. Maize with drought tolerance AATF, CIMMYT 8. Rice: Advanced rice varieties for Africa AfricaRice, CORAF/WECARD 9. Small ruminants: PPR thermostable vaccine ILRI and BecA-ILRI Hub 10. Sweet potato with improved nutritional quality CIP/RTB, HarvestPlus
- 8. Advancing Scientific Frontiers Investing in R&D Designing Better Policies Evidence-based decision making Integrating Gender In both policy and technology design Linking to Health and Nutrition Yield gain is not enough Ensuring Sustainability Synergies in agriculture and environment Integrated Knowledge-Based Food Systems
- 9. Develop business cases in selected technologies – across a range of CGIAR Centers and partners with public and private sector Develop new assessments of platforms and technologies, and with appropriate partners, pursue investments Expand country and regional level work (including current and future institutional models) to increase productivity and profitability of small holder agriculture Moving Forward
- 10. Visit the program website at http://www.ifpri.org/pro ject/scientific-and- technical-partnerships- africa for more information and updates