Plant Production and Protection Division for a world without hunger Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Elements for Developing PGRFA Regional Collaborative Activities Chikelu Mba Plant Genetic Resources and Seeds Team Plant Production and Protection Division
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Plant Production and Protection Divisionfor a world without hungerFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Elements for Developing PGRFA Regional
Collaborative Activities
Chikelu MbaPlant Genetic Resources and Seeds TeamPlant Production and Protection Division
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Outline• In Context
– Food and nutrition security– TCP/SNO/3401 – Optimizing the Use of PGRFA for
Adaptation to Climate Change• Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA
– Three Targets (Conservation, Use, Institutions and Human Capacity)
• National PGRFA Strategy– Developing and Implementing a National PGRFA
Strategy• Perspectives on Regional Commonalities
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Profiling Food (In)Security
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• Framework for the management of PGRFA • 18 Priority Activities in four main groups:
• In Situ Conservation and Management • Ex Situ Conservation • Sustainable Use • Building Sustainable Institutional and Human
Capacities• Implementation to be monitored through 3 targets
• Conservation• Sustainable Use• Institutions and Human Capacities
• Will assist countries domesticate international norms and processes and meet commitments
The Second GPA
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The blueprint for the management of a country’s PGRFA
• Template to implement the Second GPA, other PGRFA-related commitments
• Customizable• Identifies the national vision, goals and
objectives, and the corresponding plan of action
• Assigns responsibilities, resources, and timeframes
• Aligned with national development objectives, e.g. food and nutrition security, climate change, desertification, etc.
National Strategy for PGRFA: What?
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• Enhances the efficiencies through:• national-level coordination of all PGRFA-related
activities thereby enabling concerted actions,• the pooling of resources and • the avoidance of wasteful duplications and
rivalry• Facilitates the monitoring of progress • Fosters partnerships and linkages • Facilitates the ease of developing country reports
to regional and global initiatives, frameworks, agreements, etc.
National Strategy for PGRFA: Why?
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National coordination, e.g. by National PGRFA Committee, to encompass:o public sector -- ministries, departments and institutions
(e.g. agriculture, environment, commerce, education, science and technology, tourism, etc.)
o private sectoro civil society
Two distinct levels of involvement by relevant sectors:o Policy makers o Practitioners – germplasm curators, plant breeders,
other scientists, seed sector, extension services, environmentalists, educators, etc.
National Strategy for PGRFA: By whom?
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Stage A: Establishment of a coordinating mechanismo Should derive from existing institutions and
processes, such as the National PGRFA Programmeo A core team from the National PGRFA Programme
(or similar structure) be appointed to coordinate and drive the preparation of the strategy
o This core team is referred to as the ‘National PGRFA Committee’
National Strategy for PGRFA: How?
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Stage B -- Content of Strategy Conduct country assessment on the state of PGRFA
to identify gaps and priorities across the PGRFA continuum, from conservation, through use to seed delivery
Based on the country assessment define clearly what the strategy sets out to accomplish
Formulate a vision statement Define action plan with goals, activities, targets,
indicators and timeframe Provide detailed budget
National Strategy for PGRFA: How?
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Stage C -- Finalization and consultation Extensive consultation with widest
stakeholder base Inputs from a broad spectrum of interest
groups contribute to shaping the final version of the National Strategy for PGRFA
Stakeholder consultations must be well planned and facilitated in order to ensure meaningful participation
National Strategy for PGRFA: How?
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Implementation of the National PGRFA Strategy Execution of agreed upon activities Monitoring and evaluation Reporting on the agreed activities
National Strategy for PGRFA: How?
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Measures in a National PGRFA Strategy
Strengthened linkages between PGRFA curators and users
Efficient conservation of PGRFA
Improved PGRFA use to address national crop improvement
goals Strengthened linkages between crop improvement and seed
delivery Implementation of national rules and legislations
Increasing public awareness
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Regional Collaboration Adds Value to Development and Implementation of National PGRFA Strategy?• Common key gaps, constraints and needs? • Activities to address these over the next two
years • what exactly should be done; • by whom; • how should it/they be executed; • how should implementation be monitored?
• In the contexts of:• climate change adaptation and mitigation• National Sovereignty over PGRFA