tropical agriculture platform

Subdirección de Investigación y ExtensiónOffice of Knowledge Exchange, Research and ExtensionFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations

G20 Conference on Agricultural Research for DevelopmentResearch for Development

Montpellier – 12 & 13 September 2011

Tropical Agriculture Platform: Tropical Agriculture Platform: a proposal to promote anda proposal to promote anda proposal to promote and a proposal to promote and

ensure the impact of partnerships ensure the impact of partnerships for food securityfor food securityfor food securityfor food security

Ms Xiangjun Yao Ms Xiangjun Yao Director, Director, Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research

and Extensionand Extension

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and Extensionand ExtensionFAO FAO –– Rome, ItalyRome, Italy

Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and ExtensionFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations

Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform: Tropical Agriculture Platform: a proposal to promote and ensure a proposal to promote and ensure

th i t f t hi fth i t f t hi fthe impact of partnerships for the impact of partnerships for food securityfood security

Introduction and Introduction and justificationjustification

The proposal The proposal •• Development outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomes•• Approach and Approach and

componentscomponentspp•• Membership and Membership and

structurestructure

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ConclusionsConclusions


T i l A i ltT i l A i ltTropical Agriculture Tropical Agriculture Pervasive poverty and Pervasive poverty and p yp yfood insecurityfood insecurity

All but 3 leastAll but 3 leastAll but 3 least All but 3 least developed countriesdeveloped countries

40% of human40% of human40% of human 40% of human populationpopulation

Agriculture = up to 30%Agriculture = up to 30%Agriculture = up to 30% Agriculture = up to 30% of GDP, up to 40% of of GDP, up to 40% of labourlabour forceforcelabourlabour forceforce

33% of global crop 33% of global crop land but only 25% ofland but only 25% of

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land, but only 25% of land, but only 25% of food productionfood production

Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and ExtensionFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations JustificationJustificationJustificationJustification

•• Access to new and traditional Access to new and traditional technologies key totechnologies key totechnologies key to technologies key to developmentdevelopment

•• Individual and institutionalIndividual and institutional•• Individual and institutional Individual and institutional capacity deficitscapacity deficits

•• Need for more people trainedNeed for more people trained•• Need for more people trained Need for more people trained in technical areas in technical areas

•• Need for higher quality andNeed for higher quality and•• Need for higher quality and Need for higher quality and relevance of the training relevance of the training

•• Need for radicalNeed for radical•• Need for radical Need for radical transformation of tertiary transformation of tertiary education and research education and research

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educat o a d esea ceducat o a d esea cinstitutionsinstitutions


Increasing investments inIncreasing investments inIncreasing investments in Increasing investments in agriculture.... agriculture.... gg

Maputo declaration Maputo declaration pp(2004)(2004)

FAO Summits (2008FAO Summits (2008FAO Summits (2008 FAO Summits (2008 and 2009)and 2009)

GCARD (2010)GCARD (2010)

G8 L’Aquila (2009)G8 L’Aquila (2009)G8 L’Aquila (2009)G8 L’Aquila (2009)

G20 Seoul (2010)G20 Seoul (2010)

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....and in agricultural innovation....and in agricultural innovationggThe GCARD called for a The GCARD called for a tripling of AR4D tripling of AR4D investments investments

IFPRI estimates need for IFPRI estimates need for investment increase from investment increase from US$ 5 1 t US$ 16 4US$ 5 1 t US$ 16 4US$ 5.1 to US$ 16.4 US$ 5.1 to US$ 16.4 billion per year by 2025billion per year by 2025

To fill the capacity gaps To fill the capacity gaps becomes an urgent and becomes an urgent and essential prerequisiteessential prerequisite

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essential prerequisiteessential prerequisite


Current InternationalCurrent InternationalCurrent International Current International PartnershipsPartnershipspp

Various interventions Various interventions •• SouthSouth--SouthSouthSouthSouth South South •• NorthNorth--South (bilateral or South (bilateral or

triangular)triangular)triangular) triangular)

Majority of cases these interventions Majority of cases these interventions are not coordinated with each otherare not coordinated with each otherare not coordinated with each otherare not coordinated with each other

All parties would gain significantly All parties would gain significantly from:from:from:from:•• more coherent approachesmore coherent approaches•• avoiding duplicationavoiding duplication

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•• avoiding duplication avoiding duplication •• making use of synergiesmaking use of synergies

Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and ExtensionFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform: Tropical Agriculture Platform:

a proposal to promote and ensure a proposal to promote and ensure the impact of partnerships forthe impact of partnerships forthe impact of partnerships for the impact of partnerships for

food securityfood securityIntroduction and Introduction and justificationjustificationjustificationjustification

The proposal The proposal (prepared in (prepared in collaboration ith CIATcollaboration ith CIATcollaboration with CIAT, collaboration with CIAT, EMBRAPA and others)EMBRAPA and others)•• Development outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomes•• Approach and Approach and

componentscomponentspp•• Membership and Membership and

structurestructure

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Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and ExtensionFood and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations Tropical Agriculture Tropical Agriculture

Platform: Platform: Development outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomesDevelopment outcomes

Improved effectiveness Improved effectiveness and efficiency in capacityand efficiency in capacityand efficiency in capacity and efficiency in capacity building programmes to building programmes to foster the generation, foster the generation, sharing and utilization of sharing and utilization of agricultural technologies agricultural technologies

d ti fd ti fand practices for and practices for smallholders in tropical smallholders in tropical developing countriesdeveloping countriesdeveloping countries developing countries through new and existing through new and existing mechanisms.mechanisms.

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Technical approach andTechnical approach andTechnical approach and Technical approach and modalitiesmodalities

Starting from the Starting from the assessments of needsassessments of needs

Integrating different Integrating different interactive learninginteractive learning--

Building on existing Building on existing initiatives and promoting initiatives and promoting

oriented methodologiesoriented methodologies•• OnOn--thethe--job learningjob learning

new activitiesnew activitiesIntegrating education and Integrating education and

•• Exchange of expertsExchange of experts•• ShortShort--term term

training into broader training into broader innovative capacity innovative capacity building programsbuilding programs

placementsplacements•• Group trainingGroup training

building programsbuilding programsAddressing both Addressing both individual andindividual and

•• Distance learningDistance learning•• MentoringMentoring

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individual and individual and institutional capacitiesinstitutional capacities


4 Platform components4 Platform componentspp1.1. Capacity and Needs Capacity and Needs 3.3. Development of Development of

AssessmentsAssessments

2.2. Development of Development of

Institutional CapacitiesInstitutional Capacities•• Reviews of tertiary Reviews of tertiary

education curriculaeducation curriculappIndividuals’ Capacities:Individuals’ Capacities:•• Exchange of experts and Exchange of experts and

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education curriculaeducation curricula•• Collaboration between Collaboration between

research institutions in research institutions in technicianstechnicians

•• Fellowships, Internships, Fellowships, Internships, and Shortand Short--term term

different countriesdifferent countries•• Organizational Learning Organizational Learning

and changeand changePlacementsPlacements

•• Group trainingGroup trainingD l t f l iD l t f l i

and changeand change

4.4. Sharing of information Sharing of information and knowledgeand knowledge

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•• Development of learning Development of learning resource materialsresource materials

and knowledge and knowledge


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ppfunding agenciesfunding agencies


StructureStructure

Financial Financial G20 countries’ G20 countries’ Research and Research and

Developing Developing countries’ countries’

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Component Component 1 1

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Comparative advantagesComparative advantages

Better coherence and Better coherence and coordination of existing coordination of existing capacity development capacity development initiativesinitiativesinitiativesinitiatives

Leverage of additional Leverage of additional f f dif f diresources from funding resources from funding

agencies and agencies and participating countriesparticipating countriesparticipating countries participating countries

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Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform:Tropical Agriculture Platform: Tropical Agriculture Platform: a proposal to promote and ensure a proposal to promote and ensure

th i t f t hi fth i t f t hi fthe impact of partnerships for the impact of partnerships for food securityfood security

Introduction and Introduction and justificationjustification

The proposal The proposal •• Development outcomesDevelopment outcomes•• Approach and Approach and

componentscomponents•• Membership and Membership and

structurestructure

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KKKey messagesKey messagesMessage 1: Message 1: the Tropical the Tropical gg ppAgricultural Platform vision is Agricultural Platform vision is to promote and to ensure to promote and to ensure impact to international impact to international ppscientific partnerships for scientific partnerships for capacity building in capacity building in agricultureagricultureggMessage 2: Message 2: the Tropical the Tropical Agriculture Platform mission Agriculture Platform mission iiis is •• to offer a hub to existing to offer a hub to existing

initiatives to optimize initiatives to optimize ppcomplementarities, and complementarities, and

•• to promote to promote new new partnershipspartnerships to addressto address

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partnerships partnerships to address to address recognized needsrecognized needs


K (K ( tt ))Key messages (Key messages (cntcnt.).)Message 3: Message 3: the Tropical the Tropical A i lt l Pl tf ill bA i lt l Pl tf ill bAgricultural Platform will be a Agricultural Platform will be a facilitation mechanism based on facilitation mechanism based on a virtual, agile and efficient a virtual, agile and efficient t t ith t tit t ith t tistructure, without creating new structure, without creating new

structures structures Message 4:Message 4: the Tropicalthe TropicalMessage 4: Message 4: the Tropical the Tropical Agricultural Platform will be Agricultural Platform will be managed by the members though managed by the members though a Management board anda Management board anda Management board and a Management board and facilitated by FAOfacilitated by FAOMessage 5:Message 5: funding of thefunding of theMessage 5: Message 5: funding of the funding of the Tropical Agricultural Platform (to Tropical Agricultural Platform (to be assured) will be covered by be assured) will be covered by voluntary financial and involuntary financial and in--kindkind

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voluntary financial and involuntary financial and in--kind kind contributions by its memberscontributions by its members


Next stepsNext stepsConsolidation of feed backConsolidation of feed back

FaceFace--toto--face consultation withface consultation withFaceFace toto face consultation with face consultation with main stakeholders main stakeholders

Formulation of a full fledgedFormulation of a full fledgedFormulation of a full fledged Formulation of a full fledged project documentproject document

Fund raisingFund raisingFund raisingFund raising

Inception phase (component 1 Inception phase (component 1 i tit ti l t )i tit ti l t )+ institutional arrangements)+ institutional arrangements)

Implementation (components 2 Implementation (components 2

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to 4)to 4)


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