GRM 2011: GCP products and impact

Products and Impact

GRM 2011

Impact Horizon

GCP sunset in 2014 approaches

Projects will increasingly reach their end points

Now increasing emphasis on assessing

impact of research projects

Phase 1

Focus on building networks, partnerships

“Discovery” projects: building the tools and

products to facilitate molecular breeding

Phase 2

Focus on breeding

Informative markers, pre-breeding germplasm

Strengthening partnerships

Impact Horizon

Impact goal Evidence that molecular breeding can be

implemented in sustainable programs and provide measurable benefits and useful products for crop improvement in the developing world

Increased efficiency of breeding for critical traits

Sustainable products that may be continually used to advance breeding programs of the wider community

Several levels of impact that may be considered Short term

Medium term

Long term

Short Term Impact Indicators:

Examples

Technical Number of QTLs identified for critical traits and

introgressed into target germplasm Number of lines

Number of validated, informative markers for genotyping

Numbers of breeding/mapping populations with long-term prospects

SNP arrays for genotyping

Infrastructure improvements Capacity building

Number of scientists trained

Number of facilities improved

Medium Term Impact Indicators:

Examples

Tangible breeding results

Improved pre-breeding materials produced by

use of molecular tools and ready for breeding

use

Number of lines

Positive test plot data

Acceleration of improved germplasm

progression

Fewer number of years to produce

Increased number of improved pre-breeding lines

produced

Long Term Impact Indicators:

Examples

Tangible results in the field with germplasm

produced by molecular breeding

Demonstration and quantification of significant

and consistent yield gain in research or extension

field trials

Number of varieties

Percent yield gain

Demonstration and quantification of consistent

yield gain in widely distributed farmers’ fields

Benchmark value

Generally unrealistic to achieve in the timeline

available

Pathway to Impact

Measurable impacts of GCP projects at its sunset will generally be in short to medium term categories Outputs are directed narrowly

Relatively short time-lines of projects

Long term impact goal is acceleration of breeding programs and faster introduction of improved varieties validated by increased crop production achievable through a progression of short to medium to

long term impacts

Delivery of project outputs and products are essential to achieve long-term goals Delivery plan

Long-term aspirations require that project products are available to the extent possible and/or their use allows “Post-delivery” plan

Product Delivery

Planning

Delivery

Cataloging

Expanded availability

Creating awareness

communications

promotion

Product Delivery Plan

Charts the path, establishes and ensures the

links from research output to product

Identifies obstacles and constraints

Capacity (physical, human resources)

IP

Clarifies strategy by which constraints and

obstacles will be overcome

Indicates types and methods of distribution

Indicates timelines for delivery of primary

products

Product Packaging and Cataloguing

Packaged Product

in Web-based Catalogue Verified

Delivery

of

Product Description

Access

Uses

Format

Format

Description

Access

Uses

Data

Report

release

Name

Verified

Product

Information

Name

GCP Proto-Catalogue (current web-site)

GCP Catalogue (new website)

Post-Delivery Challenge

Long term maintenance and sustainability of products Cataloguing indicates availability but does not

incorporate an explicit commitment to maintain a product to the extent possible Tools, applications, markers, databases, etc can

reside on computers Responsibility for maintenance, updating and distribution

is still essential

Germplasm particularly vulnerable to loss Recurrent costs for storage, maintenance and

distribution

Responsibility must be taken Personal pride

Commitment to the community

Commitment to the larger goal of alleviating hunger

Post-Delivery Challenge

Post-delivery commitment or policies incorporating mutually agreed upon principles and practices needed

Issues Contact continuity

Maintenance continuity

Sustainability Product potential

Public interest

Human and physical resources

Infrastructure

Cost and cost recovery

Theme 5 Brainstorming topic