Humidtropics and participatory agricultural research

Humidtropics and participatory agricultural research

Alan DuncanInternational Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia

Expert meeting on participatory agricultural research: Approaches, design and evaluation, Oxford, 9-13 December 2013

What is CGIAR and how is it changing?

• A consortium of 15 international agricultural research centres

• Global mandate to carry out research for development

• Undergoing reform process starting 2010• 15 CGIAR Research Programmes each of which

involve multiple centres

Community/Landscape/Market

Community/Landscape/Market

Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm

Policy processes/decision maker

The Old CGIAR• Technologies• Silos• Basic science

The New CGIAR• Integration• Impact at scale• Outcomes

How the CRPs connect

New opportunities for improved livelihoods in a sustainable

environment

Humidtropics

3 billion hectares of land 2.9 billion peopleHigh proportion of poor smallholder farmers

The humid tropics

High potential

High risk

ecological / human potential

GAPproductivity / livelihood standards

ecological / human potential

productivity / livelihood standards

Unlocking the potential - Humidtropics as key

Integrated systems approach…PeoplePartnershipsProduction systemsInnovationPoliciesMarketsCrops & livestockLivelihoodsFood systemInstitutions…

System innovation trajectories

Systems Innovations

Geels, 2004

2: 2017

1: 2012

3: 2020

Action AreasAction Areas• Representative and capture diversity • Urgent need for large-scale impacts• Advance earlier investments/projects

• CIALCA, SSA-CP, Africa Rising, STCP…• Build on existing and potential partnerships

Collaborations and partnerships

CGIAR Centres IITA, ICRAF, ILRI, CIAT, Bioversity, CIP, IWMI

Non-CGIAR partners AVRDC, Wageningen University, icipe, FARA

Advanced Research Institutes CIRAD, CSIRO, SLU

National research institutions Development organizations Farmer organizations

Funding from W1&2: 65% to CGIAR partners, 35% to non-CGIAR partners

PARADE – what does it offer Humidtropics?

Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm

The Old CGIAR• Technologies• Silos• Basic science

Community/Landscape/Market

Community/Landscape/Market

Policy processes/decision maker

The New CGIAR• Integration• Impact at scale• Outcomes

Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm Farm

The Old CGIAR• Technologies• Silos• Basic science

Community/Landscape/Market

Community/Landscape/Market

Policy processes/decision maker

The New CGIAR• Integration• Impact at scale• Outcomes

PARADE

Community/Landscape/Market

Community/Landscape/Market

Policy processes/decision maker

The New CGIAR• Integration• Impact at scale• Outcomes

New participatory tools and approaches to help us:• Integrate across system components at community/landscape scales• Develop integrated interventions that are demand driven and balance

the need to intensify with the need to protect the environment• Connect to decision makers to achieve impact at scale

PARADE