gfar evolution and gcard 3: implications for governance

MARKHOLDERNESS&HARRYPALMIERTHEGLOBALFORUMONAGRICULTURALRESEARCH

NOVEMBER30,2016

GFARevolutionandGCARD3:Implicationsforgovernance

• Farmers&agriculturalworkers• Consumers• Women• Youth• Civilsociety• AdvisoryServices• Education• Nationalresearch• Internationalresearch• Privateenterprise• UNagencies• Intergovernmentalbodies• Funders

We’reshapingthefuturetogether

TheGlobalForumisauniqueopenforumandmovementforchange,acrossthecontinuumfromfarmerandconsumertoupstreamresearch

TheGCARDRoadmap– settinganewpathforAgric.Research&Innovation

1. Inclusive foresight defining AR4D priorities and needs

2. Fostering equitable partnership and accountability

3. Better investment of human, institutional and financial resources

4. Develop human and institutional capacities for change

5. Embed innovation in development processes

6. Accountability: stakeholder-centred processes with demonstrated impacts

GFAR’snewVisionStatement

TheGlobalForummakesagri-foodresearchandinnovationsystemsmoreeffective,responsiveandequitable,towardsachievingsustainabledevelopmentoutcomes.

GFAR’snewMissionStatement

PartnersintheGlobalForum,atnational,regionalandinternationallevels,advocatefor,andcatalyze,CollectiveActionsthatstrengthenandtransformagri-foodresearchandinnovationsystems.

CollectiveActionisouroverarchingprinciple:• AGFARCollectiveActionisamulti-stakeholderprogramme ofworkatnational,regionalorinternationallevel

• InitiatedbythreeormorePartnersandprioritizedbytheGlobalForum

• Alwaysincludesproducersandwithaparticularfocusonwomenandyouth

• ContributestotheobjectivesoftheGlobalForumandtheGCARDRoadMap

Howdoesitwork?• Worktowardsshareddemand-drivendevelopmentaims,centred onneedsoftheruralpoor

• ThePartnersinGFARagreetocommitandgenerateresourcestogether,inactionsoradvocacythatstrengthenandtransformagri-foodresearchandinnovationsystems

• Addvaluethroughtheirjointactions• Mutualaccountability:actionsrecognizedandsharedamongthePartnersinGFAR

GFAR:AForumofSelf-declaredPartners,eachwiththeirownroles

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3% 2% 5%

BySector

CSOs Consumers Farmers&Agworkers Financeinsts

Facilitatingagencies Highereducation Internationalresearch Nationalres&RegionalFora

Privatesector Ruraladvisoryservices Womensgroups Youthassociations

GFAR’snewSteeringCommittee,atrulymulti-stakeholdergovernance

Global Regional/National

Farmers&Agriculturalworkers 1 2

Consumers 1 1

Privatesector 1 1

NGO/CSO 1 1

Advisoryservices 1 1

Education 1 1

Women 1 1

Youth 1 1

Internationalresearch 3

Regionalfora&Regions 8

FacilitatingAgencies&Donors 3

Chair, Vice-Chair,Exec.Sec. 3

WhatitmeansforGFAR’soperation

• Actionsaremanaged,coordinatedandledbythePartnersthemselves

• SCrepresentsallsectorsandregionsandmembersareaccountabletoeach

• Secretariatroleisoffacilitating,catalyzingandlearningfromcollectiveactions

• Notjustthematic- canincludeadvocacyandinstitutionalreform,newfinancingmodels

• Notjustproduction– includespostharvest,marketchains,ruralindustries,foodprocessing

KeychallengesforcollectiveactionasidentifiedbyGFARPartners• Mutualtrustandequitability• Governance&inclusivity• Legitimacy&recognition• Self-Sustainability&commitment• Clearchampions&communication• Mobilizingresources

Andsomeanswers:• Trulymulti-stakeholderactions• Bottom-upprocesses• Usechampions&catalysts• Institutionalizeself-commitment• Participatory- ensureunderstandingand

commonownershipoftheaims• Agreedoperatingprinciplesandconsensus• Mutuallearning,sharingprogressopenly• Valuingandrecognizingallpartnersequally• Socialmedia,breakdowninstitutionalwalls&hierarchies

• Moneyisimportant,butsecondary:community,trustandrealpartnershiparevital

Secretariatshelpsupporttheactorstomeettheseneeds…

TheGCARD3process:Ensuringnooneisleftbehind• SustainableDevelopmentGoalsprovidenewframe• GFARGovernancereform&CollectiveActionsagreed• CGIARnextphaseCRPsdeveloped&discussed• NationaldialoguesalignCGIARCRPs&countryagendaandneeds,siteintegration

• Regionaleventsaddressingkeyneeds:betterinvestment,communityforesight,shapingfutures

Ø GlobalEventaddressingkeypracticalchallenges

GCARD3,Creatingnewalliancesforcollectiveaction:• Re-appropriatingruralfutures• Platformsforimpactfromresearch&innovation

• CurriculumReformandStudentleadership

• ChangingthemetricsforSDGimpact

• Turninginnovationintofarmingenterprise

► InwhichoftheseEFARDwanttoengage?Playaconveningrole?

TheAllianceforRe-appropriationofruralfuturesbylocalactors• Bringstogetherfarmers&research-innovationactors• Createvirtualandface-to-faceforesightplatforms• Usedesiredfuturestochangethepresent,toshape&achieve

thedesiredfuture.• SharingknowledgeandexperiencesPartners:• FarmerorgsinAfrica,Asia/Pacific,

CentralAsia/Caucasus,LatinAmericaEurope,NearEast/NorthAfrica

• Research&innovationactorsineachregion

Multi-stakeholderplatformsforimpactfromresearch&innovation• Platformsfosteredwithethosofcollectiveaction

• Communitiesidentifyinnovationneedsalongvaluechains

• Multi-stakeholderinnovation&learningtoaddresskeyneeds

• Capacities& resourcesmobilized

• Embedinnovationintowiderruraldevelopment&investments

• Turninnovationintoenterprise

AllianceforCurriculumReformandStudentleadership• ReformofUndergraduateeducation&learning,startingin100universitiesover5continents

• Linkeducation&enterprise

• South-North&South-SouthPartnershiplinksuniversitiesacrossregionsforpostgrad.Education

• Linkstoregionalcentersofexcellence

• Newskillsfortheruralleadersoftomorrow

Alliancefornewmetricsofimpacts

• Shareexperiencesandlessonslearnedfromanalyticalframeworks

• Develop&agreeindicatorsforSDGs:foodsecurity,poverty,livelihood,social,health,resilience,environmental,etc

• Fieldpiloting&evaluationofindicatorswithcommunities

• Integrated determinationofimpactsonwell-being;comparisonofresults

• Buildnationalcapacityforintegratedmeasurements

• Usediverseimpactsinadvocacyforchangeinagri-foodvaluesystem&values

Allianceforturninginnovationintofarmingenterprise• Empower&enablefarming

families,womenandyouthtoturninnovationintoruralenterpriseopportunitiesbothinproduction&alongagri-foodvalue-chains

• Buildfarmers’businessskills,knowledge&learning

Knowledgeenablingchangeandimpact• CollectiveactionsofGFARPartnerscreatingmanyopeninformation&knowledgemanagementplatforms,e.g.GODAN,CGIAROpenAccess,TAPIPEDIA

• Cross-linkexistingplatformstosynergizeandcreatenewapplications&uses

• Capacitiesandcodesofpracticerequiredforequitableaccessandusebytheresourcepoor

IntegratedAgriculturalInnovation&EnterpriseFacility

Internationaltechnicalsupport

toovercomekeybarriers,guidedby

desiredfutures&TAPcommoncapacitydevelopmentapproach

NationaldeliveryDrivenbyruralneeds,ledbyinformed&empoweredlocalactors&mentors,workinginmulti-

stakeholderinnovationplatforms

Integratednationalactions:integratingdemandwithAgriculturalInnovation&Enterprise...

IntegratedPPPPInvestmentsNewformsofnationalfundingcross-leverageoffundsaddressingeachcomponent,innovativefinancing

TheAgriculturalInnovationandEnterpriseScheme:Egyptpilot• Women’senterprisedevelopmentfromagric.innovation• Needsandchallengesofpoorruralwomenresearchedin5

governoratesand24villagesofEgypt• Aimstobuildentrepreneurialandultra-smallbusiness

managementcapacitiestoincreaseincomeandwell-being• 500womentobenefitfrom

theinitiative’sfirstphase• Innovationandcapacity

developmentsupported&mentoredthroughlocalpartners

HowtheGFARSecretariatcanhelp

• Supportingcommunityforesightandidentificationofneeds

• IntegrateEFARDroleinglobalcollectiveactions• AssistinLinkingEFARDwithexperiencesandreformactionsinotherregions

• Helpstrengthenengagementoffarmers,CSOs,privatesectoretc.inEFARDandinchangingnationalinstitutionsandsystems

• Helpcommunicateandsharesuccessesofcollectiveactions

GFARandEFARD:Networkingouractions

Somekeyquestionstoconsider:1. WhatformandscopedoesEFARDwishtotakegoingforwards?2. WhatisEFARD’scatalyticrole?3. HowwillEFARDstrengthenitsmulti-stakeholderapproach?Howtolinkwith

Europeansectoralnetworkse.g.education,science,farmers,retail?4. IsEFARD’sfocustostayasEuropeanlinkstodevelopingcountriesorwillit

cometoaddressEuropeanissues?5. WhatistherelationshipofEFARDtotheagri-foodresearch&innovation

agendawithinEurope?6. Whatarekeyregionalandinter-regionalthemesforwhichEFARDwishesto

developandchampioncollectiveactions?7. HowdoesEFARDholditselfaccountable?Andtowhom?

GFARisopentoallSimplyenteryourcontactsunder“BecomeaPartner”at

http://www.gfar.net

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